Assistant Director

Army•Fort Bragg, NC

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Director position is located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The incumbent oversees all projects and is delegated full authority to make decisions on behalf of the Director. The Assistant Director represents the Branch at Councils of Colonels, conferences, meetings, and working groups, providing advice and guidance as needed, and serves as a subject matter expert on proponent tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). The position directs proponent initiatives and integration across Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational (JIIM) subordinate offices. The incumbent oversees the Proponent Directorate’s use of validated AI tools to facilitate and expedite the review, analysis, and summarization of lessons-learned reports, unit after-action reports, new doctrine, and other relevant information. The Assistant Director leads and is responsible to the Director for determining requirements and developing future force capabilities, and oversees the development and preparation of directed Army Concept and Capability Development Plan (AC2DP) products. The position provides leadership, professional guidance, decisions, advice, and assistance on matters pertaining to the Branch and civilian personnel management. The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain eligibility for a Top Secret security clearance or access. The position includes a temporary duty or business travel requirement of 25% of the time and may involve demanding physical conditions, varied terrain and weather, hazardous conditions, and use of protective equipment associated with live-fire operations.

Requirements

One year of specialized experience, typically gained at the GS-13 level, involving the listed PSYOP Branch planning, advisory, long-range planning, mission direction, and leadership functions.
Applicants must meet the specialized experience requirement through experience; education cannot substitute for the required experience.
Applicants who held a General Schedule position within the past 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13).
Must be able to obtain and maintain eligibility for a Top Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination based on a background investigation.
Subject to pre-employment drug screening and random testing thereafter, including testing based on reasonable suspicion or involvement in an on-duty accident.
Must complete a one-year probationary period unless previously completed; a one-year probation to assess supervisory duties is also required unless previously completed.
Must meet the position’s 25% temporary duty or business travel requirement.
Must be able to work in demanding physical conditions, varied terrain and weather, and sometimes hazardous conditions; may need to use protective equipment associated with live-fire operations.
Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
Must submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 450) upon entry and annually thereafter.
Direct deposit of pay is required.
Applicants must belong to at least one of the employment authority categories listed in the announcement.

Responsibilities

Oversee all projects and exercise delegated authority to make decisions on behalf of the Director.
Represent the Branch at Councils of Colonels, conferences, meetings, and working groups, providing advice and guidance as necessary.
Serve as a subject matter expert on proponent tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
Direct proponent initiatives and integration across Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational (JIIM) subordinate offices.
Oversee the Proponent Directorate’s use of validated AI tools to review, analyze, and summarize lessons-learned reports, unit after-action reports, new doctrine, and other relevant information.
Lead the determination of requirements and development of future force capabilities, reporting to the Director.
Oversee development and preparation of directed Army Concept and Capability Development Plan (AC2DP) products.
Provide leadership, professional guidance, decisions, advice, and assistance on Branch matters and civilian personnel management.
Formulate and revise plans, programs, policies, and procedures to execute the vision of the PSYOP Branch.
Advise the Director and Commanding General and confer with directors and office chiefs regarding proponent programs or major projects to be initiated, dropped, or curtailed.
Direct long-range planning for prospective changes in PSYOP functions, programs, and resourcing.
Direct courses of action to accomplish the mission in doctrine development, training development and execution, leader development, personnel proponency, and other domains affecting the PSYOP Branch.