Military Personnel and Administrative Specialist

U.S. Army Reserve Command • Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ

6d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a military technician position with the 99th Readiness Division, Reserve Personnel Action Center (RPAC) Dix Satellite NJ005, located at Fort Dix, New Jersey. The position requires active membership as a Soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve before a start date can be set, and requires the employee to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance. Occasional temporary duty travel is required.

The specialist prepares military correspondence, orders, and personnel actions; advises on pay and personnel matters; supports compliance with applicable laws and regulations; helps develop standard operating procedures; and analyzes personnel and pay data for management. Applicants must meet the stated specialized experience, graduate education, or combined education and experience qualifications, along with any applicable federal time-in-grade requirements. The appointment may require a suitability or fitness determination and a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period.

Requirements

• Active membership as a Soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve is required before a start date can be set.
• Must obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• Must meet one of the listed employment authority categories to apply.
• Qualifying specialized experience: one year preparing military personnel actions; researching or analyzing pay issues; reviewing incoming regulations; ensuring compliance with rules and regulations; and advising on pay and personnel processes. This experience is typical of work at the GS-07 level.
• Alternatively, a related master's or equivalent graduate degree, two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a related LL.B. or J.D. may qualify.
• A combination of education and experience may qualify if it meets at least 100% of the requirements.
• Applicants who held a GS position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).
• Foreign education used to qualify must be evaluated as equivalent to accredited U.S. education or receive full credit from an accredited U.S. college or university.
• 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.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• A suitability or fitness determination may be required, based on a completed background investigation.
• Must complete a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare military correspondence and orders and maintain files.
• Prepare military personnel actions, including evaluation reports, applications for appointment, promotions, individual orders, retirement point cards, and transfers.
• Provide technical advice on establishing and maintaining pay accounts, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, and researching complex pay issues.
• Assist in developing Standard Operating Procedures to ensure uniform interpretation and application.
• Provide guidance on administrative and personnel matters, including recruitment, retention, assignment and transfer, Military Occupation Specialty, personnel strength, discharge, retirement, promotion, discipline, and utilization.
• Research and analyze data to identify trends and report results to management.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefit eligibility depends on position type.
• Permanent Change of Station allowances may be authorized subject to applicable regulations and agency determination.
• New Army Reserve Military Technicians may be authorized moving expenses to their first official duty station if eligible.
• Recruitment, retention, and/or relocation incentives, advance in-hire rates, advanced leave accrual, and creditable service for leave accrual may be authorized when determined to be in the government's best interest.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level