[Comedias] position announcement--please forward!

[Vidler, Laura L CIV USA USMA]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Vacancy Announcement Number: NEBR10683420

Opening Date: December 03, 2010

Closing Date: December 16, 2010


Position:

PROGRAM COORDINATOR (STUDY ABROAD), GS-1702-09

Salary:

$53,500 - $69,545 Annual

Place of Work:

US MILITARY ACADEMY, OFFICE OF THE DEAN, DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES, WEST POINT, NEW YORK 10996

Position Status:

This is a Permanent position. -- Full Time

Number of Vacancy:

1



Duties: You will serve as Program Coordinator in Department of Foreign Languages (D/FL), developing and managing USMA cadet study abroad program. This program includes the Academy Exchange program, Semester Abroad program, Advance Individual Academic Development program and Foreign Military Development School program. Research/evaluate and advise the Dept Head on study opportunities for cadets at foreign academic institutions. Work in close coordination with the USMA Staff Judge Advocate, sister service academies, Combatant Commanders, US Defense Attache Offices and foreign military academies to negotiate and prepare Memorandums of Agreement (MOA) for the Superintendent. Coordinate with IIAD, cadet Academic Advisors, associated Directorates and other agencies for the selection process, administrative and academic requirements of USMA cadets for the various study abroad programs. Prepares, reviews, verifies, and submits all tuition, travel, and supply requests for the abroad programs.

About the Position: Located in the scenic Hudson River Valley, only 50 miles from New York City, the US Military Academy at West Point is a four-year academic institution, a nationally-renowned historic site, and the oldest continuously occupied military post in America. The undergraduates, known as cadets, are commissioned as officers in the US Army upon graduation. You can watch them in parades or competing as intercollegiate athletes in a wide range of sporting events. As a military installation, West Point is a small, self-contained city with housing for the military stationed here in support of the Academy, a Department of Public Works to maintain the roads, grounds and facilities, two libraries (Academic and Community), a military hospital, fire department, chapels, restaurants. West Points 3,000 civilian employees have access to Eisenhower Hall Theatre, the Hudson Valley's premier performing arts center, and to recreational facilities such as an 18-hole Golf Course and Ski Slope.

Who May Apply:<https://cpolwapp.belvoir.army.mil/public/forward/VAB?id=whoMayApply> (Click on Who May Apply)
*  All Federal employees serving on a career or career-conditional appointment.
*  Reinstatement eligibles.
*  NAF/AAFES Interchange Agreement eligibles.
*  Applicants eligible under Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA)
*  Veterans' Recruitment Authority (VRA).
*  Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) eligibles.
*  Family member employees eligible under Executive Order 12721.
*  Military spouses eligible under EO 13473.

Qualifications: Click on link below to view qualification standard.
General Schedule <https://cpolwapp.belvoir.army.mil/public/forward/VAB?id=qualifications&selection1=occGroup18>
*  Applicants for this position must show in their resume that they have one year specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service that provided 1) Knowledge of the mission, and functions of the U.S. Military Academy, Office of the Dean, United States Corps of Cadets, and supported activities in order to monitor and manage the administrative requirements of the Academy Exchange program, Semester Abroad program, Advance Individual Academic Development program and Foreign Military Development School program. 2) Knowledge of the goals, objectives, staff composition, educational procedures and methods, course management practices, and cadet requirements and functions of the Department. 3) Knowledge of the process of coordinating domestic and foreign travel arrangements, including knowledge concerning visa requirements for student exchange programs in Foreign schools, country clearance requests, and financial transactions associated with student exchange programs.
*  GS-09: One year of experience directly related to the occupation equivalent to at least the next lower grade level; or Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related; or equivalent combinations of experience and education.
*  The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened for the Office of Personnel Management's basic qualifications requirements, and the skills needed to perform the duties of this position as described in this vacancy announcement.
*  Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must meet the Time in Grade Restriction.
*  One year of experience in the same or similar work equivalent to at least the next lower grade or level requiring application of the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the position being filled.
*  Must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade (or equivalent).

Other Information:<https://cpolwapp.belvoir.army.mil/public/forward/VAB?id=otherInformation>(Click on Other Information)
*  To successfully claim veteran's preference, your resume/supplemental data must clearly show your entitlement. Please review the information listed under the Other Requirements link on this announcement or review our on-line Job Application Kit.
*  The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. The DoD policy is available on http://www.cpms.osd.mil/ASSETS/E8AB932EA1E44617BAC7222922E42A62/DoDI140025-V300.pdf
*  Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
*  In accordance with section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be eligible for retirement contributions, participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or redetermined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e., retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code) appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as appropriate. (See DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300, at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.)
*  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.
*  Defense National Relocation Program will not be authorized.

Other Advantages: The Federal employment offers a range of exciting opportunities and a competitive salary benefits package which includes a retirement program, health and life insurance, long-term care insurance, annual and sick leave, and 10 paid federal holidays.


Other Requirements:<https://cpolwapp.belvoir.army.mil/public/forward/VAB?id=otherRequirements>(Click on Other Requirements)
*  Personnel security investigation required.
*  You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
*  Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
*  Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
*  You may claim Military Spouse Preference.
*  Applicants claiming veteran's preference must clearly show an entitlement to such preference on the resume/supplemental data submitted.
*  One year trial/probationary period may be required.

How to Apply:<https://cpolwapp.belvoir.army.mil/public/forward/VAB?id=applyInstruction&selDoc=Resumix> (Click on How to Apply)
*  Resumes must be received by the closing date of this announcement.
*  Self-nomination must be submitted by the closing date. Applicants wishing to withdraw from consideration may contact the Central Resume Processing Center at (410) 306- 0137 or applicanthelp at cpsrxtp.belvoir.army.mil<mailto:applicanthelp at cpsrxtp.belvoir.army.mil>.
*  Resume must be on file in our centralized database.
*  Announcements close at 12:00am (midnight) Eastern Time.
If your resume is currently in our central database, you may click here to Self Nominate<https://cpolwapp.belvoir.army.mil/public/forward/VAB?id=selfNom&annouNum=NEBR10683420&position=PROGRAM%20COORDINATOR%20(STUDY%20ABROAD),%20GS-1702-09&payPlan=GS&series=1702&grade=09>


Click here to use the Army Resume Builder<https://cpolwapp.belvoir.army.mil/public/forward/VAB?id=rb> to create your resume. Follow the instructions in this vacancy announcement to apply for the job.



Point of Contact: Central Resume Processing Center, 410-306-0137, applicanthelp at cpsrxtp.belvoir.army.mil<mailto:applicanthelp at cpsrxtp.belvoir.army.mil>

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER<https://cpolwapp.belvoir.army.mil/public/forward/VAB?id=EOE>


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