Duties * As a Military Analyst (Lessons Learned), you will perform duties to include the following: * Plan, research, write and publish the results of analysis in the form of handbooks, newsletters, articles and other forms of media as appropriate. * Participate in relevant communities of interest to gain situational awareness and understanding of issues affecting the Army's ability to conduct the range of military operations and to facilitate shared understanding across community members. * Plan and conduct collections to support research and analysis of assigned topics and issues in support of operational and institutional organizations. * Analyze information in sufficient depth to identify all doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel, facilities, and policy (DOTMLPF-P) implications, gaps and root causes for those gaps. * Collaborate and coordinate with corps, division and enabling unit commanders and staff to provide effective collection and analytical support of operational or institutional objectives and goals. * Review operational plans, reports and supporting documents to understand the context behind the tactical, operational and strategic issues to enable issue resolution and/or mitigation with proponents and stakeholders. * Provide support to the development of lessons learned capabilities across the operating and generating forces. * Analyze higher headquarters orders to identify collection and analytical requirements required to accomplish directed objectives and goals. Requirements Conditions of Employment * Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. * The incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance. * There is Temporary Duty (TDY) travel of up to 40%. Potential TDY locations are world-wide and can include combat areas of operations. * The incumbent must meet all Outside [the] contiguous United States (OCONUS) deployment requirements for duty in foreign countries or combat areas. * The incumbent must obtain and maintain have a valid state driver's license. 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. * Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited AssignmentsIn 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: Performing quantitative and qualitative analysis to produce lessons learned products supporting the continuing evolution of strategic, operational, or tactical requirements; to include after-action reports, studies, and other organizational performance improvement products. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: * Oral Communication
* Organizational Awareness
* Technical Competence
* Writing 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-11). NOTE: Applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and specialized experience requirements within thirty (30) days after the closing date of the announcement. 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. * Direct deposit of pay is required. * Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. * This is a(n) Education and Information Sciences Career Field position. * 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. * Recruitment, relocation and/or retention incentives are NOT being offered for this position. * Position may be filled as a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed (NTE) 1 year by a current permanent Army employee. Time-limited promotions may be extended up to a maximum of five years. Time-limited reassignments and changes to lower grade may exceed five years, however return rights may be impacted. Position may be made permanent without further competition. * This announcement is in conjunction with vacancy opportunity announcement SDSB244777468575 - TERM appointment NTE 3 years. * Note: This position is obligated. * Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. * Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. * Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies. The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Checklist for Internal/Merit Promotion Announcements . As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further. 1. Your resume: * Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. * If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy. * For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position. * For additional information see: What to include in your resume . 2. Other supporting documents: * Cover Letter, optional * Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable * Proof of Eligibility to Apply: Your application must include the documents which prove you are eligible to app