Summary About the Position: Serves as the Chief of the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), Capability Development and Integration Directorate (CDID), SILENT QUEST Wargaming Division and expert subject matter consultant in support of Wargaming and Analysis. This position is located in the US Army Special Operations Command, Capability Development and Integration Directorate (CDID) Fort Liberty, NC. Responsibilities Plans and directs division operations. Exercises division-level staff responsibility for recommending and justifying the allocation of the division's resources to accomplish assigned missions and meet associated suspenses. Serves as Silent Quest Wargame Exercise Director and principal staff subject matter expert to the Capability Development and Integration Directorate (CDID) Director, USASOC, and Staff on the conduct of broad studies of future warfare. Monitors trends and drivers shaping the future operational environment and nominates refinements to concepts or proposes new concepts as needed. Reviews division products for accuracy, completeness of technical details and conformance to established policy, to include correspondence, and other documentation requiring the Director’s concurrence or approval. Manages and provides general supervision over a workforce of 2 civilian employees (GS13), and varying numbers of contractors/support personnel consisting of administrative/analytical staff. Oversees service contracts and supervises the actions of the contracting officer’s representative (COR). Supervises the conduct of broad studies and analyses of future conflicts in the far term (8-20 years) to identify issues and insights for ARSOF senior leadership. Ensures current and future capabilities analysis and integration activities meet ARSOF requirements and determines impacts on future force development programs resulting from major Joint service programmatic changes. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized which includes: 1) Conducting strategic planning and assessment of the future strategic operating environment to determine its impact on future force development for a military command (example: Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF)). 2) Maintaining oversight of future warfare products by reviewing, staffing, and/or refining information for compliance. 3) Representing a military command with in-depth knowledge and experience of current and future joint operations at wargames, Joint and Service experiments, and/or similar venues. 4) Developing wargames in support of a full range of studies including issues of future doctrine, future force development, and concept development. 5) Presenting information and decision briefings on a regular basis to General Officers or other high-ranking officials on Wargame concept generation and experimentation programs, requirements, actions, and issues. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Planning and Evaluating Research Strategic Thinking Technical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13). Education Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone, no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a Career Program (CP) 32 - Capability and Doctrine Warfighting Developers position. You may claim military spouse preference (MSP). If a MSP applicant is determined best qualified and selected, placement must be at the full performance level for priority consideration. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.