COUNTERDRUGS PLANS SPECIALIST

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 Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army) 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 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible 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 Reinstatement 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) utilizing DoD and SOUTHCOM strategy, policy, and plans in future operations, to include Counterdrug (CD), Counter Narco-Terrorism (CNT), and Countering Transnational Organized Crime (CTOC) support and Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) engagement; 2) applying knowledge of CD program objectives, policies, operations, and resource requirements to develop and evaluate operational plans; 3) planning and developing exercise objectives and operations to ensure overall support of USSOUTHCOM missions with respect to crisis management preparedness, response, and recovery; 4) applying advanced skills and techniques to identify, define, and perform detailed analysis on complex issues, situations, and problems in order to develop practical plans, policies, tactics, techniques, and procedures; and 5) demonstrating an in-depth understanding of issues and documents relating to Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA), Joint Doctrine concerning future operations (to include CD/CNT support), AT/FP and combat support, Task Force operations relating to terrorist incidents and natural disasters, DoD strategy, and the processes by which other primary agencies execute requests for assistance from DoD and how that support is delivered. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). 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-12).

Direct the efforts of USSOUTHCOM Operational Planning Teams (OPTs) to achieve the command's Counterdrug (CD), Counter Narco-Terrorism (CNT), and Countering Transnational Organized Crime (CTOC) strategic goals in the area of responsibility.
Represent USSOUTHCOM at meetings and briefs senior staff and high-ranking government officials concerning CD, CNT, and CTOC plans, policies, and agreements.
Develop CD, and CNT doctrine, policy, and plans into usable products to support USSOUTHCOM.
Provide advice to senior staff and government agencies and develops the basis for resource allocation in support of national policy for CD, CNT, and CTOC. This position requires a high level of knowledge in interagency operations.
Coordinate extensive planning, spanning the entire enterprise, while touching all levels of the joint process.