SUPERVISORY GLOBAL FORCE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Summary

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Duties

• The primary purpose of this position is: To serve as the Supervisor, Forces Division (Assistant Division Chief) and Task Force Coordinator, Forces Division, Operations Directorate, Central Command (USCENTCOM) and senior command subject matter expert (SME) for Global Force Management (GFM). Shares with the Division Chief the full scope of responsibilities for managing the activities of the division, possessing the same authority and prerogatives. Oversees numerous complex and varied day-to-day operational support activities. Duties Plans, organizes, and oversees the current and future activities of the HQ USCENTCOM, Operations Directorate, Forces Division. Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Actively influences HQ USCENTCOM strategy for the employment of force rotations, emergent requirements, and other military capability necessary to meet USCENTCOM operational and United States strategic objectives. Represents USCENTCOM with a variety of operational and functional area organizations.

Qualifications

Conditions of Employments: (cont'd) This position is emergency-essential. In the event of a crisis situation, the incumbent, or designated alternate, must continue to perform the Emergency-Essential duties until relieved by proper authority. The incumbent or the designated alternate may be required to take part in readiness exercises. This position cannot be vacated during national emergency or mobilization without seriously impairing the capability of the organization to function effectively. This meets the criteria of an Emergency-Essential position and requires that the incumbent, or the designated alternate, be removed from any military recall status. Employee must sign DD Form 2365 as a condition of employment. LAUTENBERG AMENDMENT: This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenburg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position. In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions, series 0301. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-13, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes comprehensive knowledge of DoD, Joint Staff and HQ USCENTCOM headquarters organization, vision, strategy, authorities, and missions, to effectively integrate Global Force Management policies, programs, procedures and activities to achieve organizational and National level objectives; Comprehensive knowledge of DoD and JS GFM policy, directives, regulations, and business rules related to force management and the function and application of the various tools employed to conduct routine force management operations to include applicable automated platforms; Advanced knowledge of program management principles, qualitative and/or quantitative methods, tools, concepts methodologies, to recognize and analyze facts and problems, conduct research, draw reasonable conclusions, summarize results, identify changes and trends and make appropriate recommendations to make improvements or solve problems. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in­-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-13 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-14 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Comprehensive knowledge of DoD, Joint Staff and HQ USCENTCOM headquarters organization, vision, strategy, authorities, and missions, to effectively integrate Global Force Management policies, programs, procedures and activities to achieve organizational and National level objectives. 2. Comprehensive knowledge of DoD and JS GFM policy, directives, regulations, and business rules related to force management and the function and application of the various tools employed to conduct routine force management operations to include applicable automated platforms. 3. Advanced knowledge of program management principles, qualitative and/or quantitative methods, tools, concepts methodologies, to recognize and analyze facts and problems, conduct research, draw reasonable conclusions, summarize results, identify changes and trends and make appropriate recommendations to make improvements or solve problems. 5. Expert ability to plan, organize, and lead others in studies or projects and to negotiate effectively with management to accept and implement recommendations, where proposals involve substantial resources, and require extensive changes in established concepts and procedures. 6. Ability to analyze, plan, and adjust work operations or priority of effort to meet the HQ USCENTCOM operational demand for capability in the USCENTCOM AOR with available resources. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, with a high degree of technical accuracy; discuss and negotiate complex issues; and maintain good working relationships across global forums. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How to apply

The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/08/2026 To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13050604 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the application questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Application button at the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent will be reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the latest timestamp. Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and private sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. Additional information on how to complete or update your resume may be located here. For qualification determination your resume must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive consideration for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e. GS-0301-09. Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance related rating (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. A complete Application Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional information may be located here. PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources WILL NOT modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant.