UNIT DEPLOYMENT MANAGER TITLE 32 PERMANENT in Newington, New Hampshire

Summary THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a Unit Deployment Manager, Position Description Number D2506000 and is part of the 157th Maintenance Operations Flight, MXO FT, New Hampshire National Guard. This vacancy is to gather applications that may or may not result in a referral or selection. Responsibilities Plans, organizes, and oversees all unit level deployment activities. Configures and maintains functional Unit Type Codes (UTCs) as postured by MAJCOM FAMs (Functional Area Managers) using available unit assets. Notifies the wing Installation Deployment Officer (IDO) and MAJCOM FAM for remedial action when UTCs cannot be supported due to changes in manpower or equipment. Monitors UTC/Unit Manning Document (UMD) authorizations and notifies senior management/applicable offices when mismatches are identified. Using established guidance, develops and implements home station military workload mitigation plans to maximize deployable capability. Reviews all deployment related documents for applicable equipment and personnel taskings and identifies the units total deployment requirements. Works closely with unit personnel to tailor packages as required to meet exercise and contingency deployment actions. Utilizes Logistics Module (LOGMOD) to monitor and track unit status during deployments and exercises. Plans and schedules personnel deployment/redeployment processing within the Installation Personnel Readiness (IPR) office and ensures a smooth and orderly flow of deployment personnel. Ensures continuing support for communications requirements are accomplished throughout the deployment duration. Performs UTC development, management, and maintenance activities. Where applicable, ensures deployment equipment and supplies maintained are in a constant state of readiness. Coordinates personnel/equipment movement requirements with IDO and with Traffic Management Flight for scheduled Air Expeditionary Forces (AEF) deployments. May be required to manage and operate the Unit Deployment Control Center (UDCC) during exercise or contingencies. Performs analysis activities. Establishes metric and system analysis systems for unit and higher level management to assess the efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with regulatory procedures. Analyzes the combat capability of unit through intensive evaluation of training, equipment status, manning, and unit supervision. Reviews data to determine deficiencies, if any, and directs or performs appropriate corrective actions. Assists/Manages status of reporting to include unit’s, Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS) and AEF Reporting Tool (ART) reporting requirements. Submits reports which reflect the unit’s ability to meet wartime mission requirements. May initiate studies, changes, and validation actions concerning UTC effectiveness when required. Assist MAJCOM FAMS in conducting analyses to determine the wartime readiness of their functional area. Provides manning and material reports to functional managers on UTC make-up to meet contingency and peacetime mission requirements. Provides technical guidance and recommendations to senior leadership regarding unit deployment program. Advises commander on the direction, management, and operation of all aspects of unit deployment capabilities. Interprets and applies Joint, Air Force, MAJCOM, or Air Force Component operational/exercise planning and execution policies. Briefs unit commanders and staff on deployment process. Answers policy or procedural program questions concerning deployment process and programs. Ensures personnel and equipment readiness. Ensures the unit is ready to meet wartime and peacetime mobility taskings by scheduling and tracking unit deployment training. Ensures authorized deployment equipment and supplies are maintained in a constant state of readiness. Coordinates all readiness training and monitors unit members’ deployment eligibility with the assistance from additional duty unit deployment managers, as appropriate. Utilizes AEF Online tools to prepare unit members for deployment. Reviews/schedules immunizations and ensures proper documentation. Maintains recall roster and Deployment Readiness Checklist, documents readiness status, mobility status report, mobility training and records, personnel readiness training, and maintains Air Force Deployment Folders (AFDFs)/mobility folders. Oversees establishment and maintenance of AFDF’s/mobility folders according to the Installation Deployment Plan for military/civilian personnel subject to deployment. Conducts initial review of folders with each individual and ensures new personnel receive proper training. Periodically reviews folders to ensure completeness, currency, and accuracy. Prepares deployment availability code (DAV) waiver letters as needed, and forwards to deployment processing unit. Tracks and reports squadron recall response status to the commander and Installation Personnel Readiness office. Supports redeployed personnel in the redeployment support process within the unit. Counsels family members of deployed personnel on service programs available. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Compatible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective date of placement. This is a Title 32 excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state’s National Guard. Military Grades: E5 to E7 Selectee(s) must be within the military grade(s) listed in this job announcement prior to the effective date of placement into the technician position. Applicant(s) (Enlisted) who are over grade must clearly state, in their resumes, their intentions to willingly take a reduction in grade. Compatible Military Assignments: 8U000 GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must have experience, education or training which provided a general knowledge of principles of organization, management, and administration. Compiling reports, letters, memoranda, etc., and required person-to-person contacts to convey information. Progressively responsible experience which demonstrates the ability to provide technical guidance and assistance in the type of work or in comparable work of the position to be filled. Experience using computer and automation systems. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: (GS-09) – Must have one year of specialized experience, education or training equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-07). Must have experience providing technical guidance and assistance in the type of work or in comparable work of the position to be filled. Must have a thorough knowledge and understanding of administrative procedures and practices of management. Experience developing administrative procedures. It is not necessary for applicants to possess the MOS/AFSC listed as compatible to the position in order to apply. It is, however, the applicant’s responsibility to acquire a compatible MOS/AFSC within 1 year of appointment. Coordinate with your unit’s training representative to determine whether or not you can qualify for a specific MOS/AFSC and/or receive training. Education Additional Information If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx). This agency participates in the Fair Chance Act, Title 5 USC 9202 Limitations on requests for criminal history information. An employee of an agency may not request, in oral or written form (including through the Declaration for Federal Employment (Office of Personnel Management Optional Form 306) or any similar successor form, the USAJOBS internet website, or any other electronic means) that an applicant for an appointment to a position in the civil service disclose criminal history record information regarding the applicant before the appointing authority extends a conditional offer to the applicant. Certain exceptions do apply to this Act.