Summary This National Guard position is for an ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, Position Description Number D2368000 and is part of the OH 178 Wing, Ohio Air National Guard. The purpose of this position is to provide subject matter expertise, leadership, consultation, collaboration, and advisory services essential to the direction and efficient operation of the organization. Responsibilities As an ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, GS-0341-12, you will perform the following duties: 1. Ensures internal systems and procedures for carrying out the organization's administrative functions meet the requirements of balancing costs, benefits, productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness. Accomplishes or assigns actions/staff work to subject matter experts/functional proponents as appropriate based on knowledge of organizational responsibilities, familiarity with subject matter, and broad guidance from the command group. Work relieves Wing leadership of all but the most pressing and necessary decision and action policies. Provides sound research, analysis, advisory and consultation to the Command team; recommends improvements in the formulation and application of policies and procedures. Addresses Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) initiatives, legislative activities, and responses to congressional inquiries. Supports the organization through the development and oversight of the knowledge management program. Acts as an intermediary to resolve significant or controversial issues, problems and disagreements that are referred to Commander. Directs the management of a myriad of unique, atypical, and unrelated problems. Establishes communication channels internal and external to the organization; keeps internal and external customers as well as unit members, traditional and full time, informed and facilitates communication laterally and horizontally throughout the organization. 2. Initiates, plans, directs, and/or participates in special studies and projects in areas such as; resource utilization, personnel management, logistical support, knowledge management, readiness programs, etc. Researches, reviews, and analyzes processes and procedures to determine the overall applicability, effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of activities and programs; develops final report and briefing, makes recommendations that impact high level decision making, and increases efficiency. Directs and oversees actions required to implement procedural changes, conducts in-process efficiency reviews, participates in site visits, completes after action reports, maintains historical data; ensures documented evidence is provided to support cost savings without compromising required standards of readiness, accuracy, effectiveness, and/or safety. 3. Represents the Wing in meetings with congressional, state and local officials, special interest and business group spokespersons to market and advertise ANG programs, activities, and requirements to gain support for ANG missions. Attends community functions and serves as protocol specialist, spokesperson to create public interest in ANG programs. Provides oversight, coordination and collaboration as it pertains to protocol functions. Implements, directs, and coordinates executive functions, services and activities. Represents the commander in interaction with other agencies; markets, publicizes, and distributes information as it pertains to unit programs, initiatives, community events, open house, and special projects. Plans and executes special programs and projects relative to visits of dignitaries, conferences, briefings, etc. Develops briefing material, technical and non-technical correspondence from input provided by leadership. Researches information, composes narrative, and prepares documents, charts, graphs, slides, executive summaries and other narrative to support the specific visit. 4. Collaborates and consults with Wing Public Affairs Officer (PAO), drafts, develops, and finalizes narrative, prepares and coordinates news releases with State JFHQ to support communication with local media, high-ranking public officials, corporate leadership, civic groups, other reserve components, Air Force, Army, National Guard Bureau (NGB) and respective headquarters staff representatives. Provides the full scope of supervision to subordinates assigned to Wing PublicAffairs. Assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, difficulty of assignments, and the capabilities of employees. Provides technical and administrative oversight. Develops performance plans, counsels and rates employees. Reviews position descriptions, facilitates request for all personnel actions, interviews candidates for subordinate positions, and recommends hiring, promotions, or reassignments. 5. Performs as the historian, responsible to ensure timely, complete and accurate capture and cataloging of significant historical data, and generation of required reports. Prepares the annual historical summary for submission to higher headquarters. 6. Performs other duties as assigned. *The above duty description does not contain all details of the official position description. A copy of the entire position description can be found on FASCLASS by searching the position description PD#: (D2368000). https://acpol2.army.mil/fasclass/search\_fs/search\_fasclass.asp Requirements Conditions of Employment Ohio Air National Guard Membership is required. Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation. May be required to successfully complete a probationary period. Participation in direct deposit is mandatory. MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: Compatible military grade and assignment required within one year of the effective date of placement. This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the Ohio Air National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact an Ohio Air National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position. Military Grades: O2 through O4. Compatible Military Assignments: 097E0. Other Requirements: This position requires military membership, compatible unit and Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) assignments, and the ability to obtain and maintain a clearance level which is based on the position security access requirement. The employee may be required to travel in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments. The work may require the employee to drive a motor vehicle and if so, an appropriate valid driver's license is required. This position may be designated mission essential based on local conditions. Mission essential personnel report for duty at normal times when the base is closed or delayed reporting and remain on duty during phased or early release. May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; compensatory time may be required Qualifications GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience, education or training in managing or directing, one or more programs, including appropriate supporting service organizations. Supervisory, managerial, professional or technical work experience and/or training which has provided knowledge of management principles, practices, methods and techniques. Experience using computer and automation systems. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 1-year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Must have experience, education, or training using quantitative and qualitative techniques for analyzing and measuring the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of administrative and technical programs. Experience developing the mission and work processes of programs throughout the military organization and multi-level agencies. Experience in analytical and investigative techniques. Education Additional Information ***If serving under an incentive contract, termination of that incentive(s) will occur effective one day prior to your AGR, Permanent Military Technician, or Indefinite Military Technician start date. Temporary Military Technicians will have their incentive terminated if their tour exceeds 179 days in a continuous 12-month period.*** If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx).