OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

Summary You will serve as a OPERATIONS SPECIALIST in the Future Operations (FOPS) Assessment and Analysis Department of the Operations Directorate (S-3/5) of MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII. Responsibilities You will support the Strategic Plans Officer and the implementation of the Base Strategic Plan (Lines of Effort, WAYS and Means) through Continuous Process Improvement methodologies. You will serve as the Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) Program Manager responsible for all business process reengineering and Lean Six Sigma (LSS) initiatives and related training/facilitation. You will be responsible for Continuous Process Improvement Program training and administration. You will coordinate with key staff on planning and execution of on Committee meetings when directed. You will leads management advisory studies by planning the study, coordinating work with senior leaders in various Directorates, departments or branches, manages team efforts, coordinates recommendations, and assists in implementation. You will complete and meet requirements for schedules, milestones, budgets, training plans, communication plans, and risk assessment/constraints. You will be responsible as Future Operations for the planning and coordination of exercises and events, including scheduling, identification of logistics and resource support, and identification and mitigation of event conflicts. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Provide analysis, planning, and redesigning process improvements for operational programs (eg. events, exercises, training, deployments); determine impacts and solutions on initiatives that impact an installations organization; coordinate resource allocations to meet all levels of organizational management; and create briefings that defend or propose changes in business or corporate activities to be presented by senior leaders. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. Only Military Spouse Preference/PPP applicants currently occupying positions for which a comprehensive training plan has been developed and authorized are entitled to exercise their priority status for this announcement. The most common formal training positions are apprentices, formal interns, and scientist and engineering interns. Upward Mobility Positions that have equivalent training plans are also included when the positions have been pre-identified in an Affirmative Action or similar plan. You must provide documentation supporting you are in a formal training plan (e.g., SF50 and official signed training agreement between you and your command).