U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center Hiring for Acquisition Management Specialist at Fort Knox, Kentucky Full Time

Summary This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. This position may be made permanent without further competition. This position is located at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Responsibilities Assist staff with acquisition document development and IPT management Work with reporting processes and maintains data in the various electronic business systems such as PIEE modules, including WAWF, EDA, VCE/PCS, CPARS, or TOMT. Serve as government Purchase Cardholder and a focal point for purchasing small supplies or equipment in support of Division Operations. Provide support or assistance to the Director through oversight of calendar, review of file documentation, management of administrative functions and other related functions. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications ADMINISTRATIVE CAREERS WITH AMERICA (ACWA) ASSESSMENT: This series is covered under the Administrative Careers With America (ACWA) examining program. A link to the assessment will be sent to all eligible applicants that are required to take the ACWA assessment and you will have 48 hours to complete the assessment. The position is being recruited at the NH-02 level (GS 5-11 equivalent). You must meet the qualification requirements for the position and complete/pass the ACWA assessment. Position may be filled as a temporary promotion or temporary reassignment NTE 5 years by a current permanent Army employee. Temporary promotions or reassignments may be extended up to a maximum of five years, and may be made permanent without further competition. Position may be filled as a term appointment NTE 5 years, if the candidate is not a current permanent Army employee. Term appointments may be extended up to a maximum of six years. This position may be converted to permanent career or career-conditional appointment without further competition as long as all requirements are met. To be eligible for conversion, employee must complete at least 2 years of current continuous service under a term appointment in the competitive service AND employee must have a current performance rating under such term appointment of at least fully successful or equivalent. Who May Apply: US Citizens 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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. General Experience for NH-02 grade level: In order to qualify at the NH-02 grade level, your resume must describe three years progressively responsible experience, 1 year of which was equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level, which includes: (1) Maintaining electronic data or files in business systems; AND 2) Managing administrative or operational office activities. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-01/GS-04). 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 Direct Deposit of Pay is required. This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a Career Program (CP) 51 – 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. Due to COVID-19, the agency is currently in an expanded telework posture. If selected, you may be expected to temporarily telework, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area. Once employees are permitted to return to the office, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement within a designated time frame identified by the organization. At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to telework one or more days a pay period depending upon the terms of the agency’s telework policy. Information may be requested regarding the vaccination status of selectees for the purposes of implementing workplace safety protocols. For more information, visit https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/faq/vaccinations/. This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for Foundational A-Program management certification within 36 months as of entrance on duty. All acquisition Workforce Positions Mandated in Title 10, USC, Section 1723. DOD 5000.52-M, DOD Acquisition Career Development Program, contains specific requirements for acquisition categories and grades/levels and can be found at https://asc.army.mil.