Plans And Operations Specialist (Title 32)

Army National Guard Units•Springfield, IL

26d

About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted service position with the Illinois National Guard. The Plans and Operations Specialist develops plans and procedures and coordinates preparations for state active duty and the operational employment of Army National Guard personnel and military resources. The specialist serves as the State National Guard focal point for Crisis Action Planning and as Officer in Charge of the Joint Operations Center (JOC), which remains operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The position develops procedures for executing civil-military taskings and responses directed by the National Command Authority, Governor, or National Guard senior leaders. These include responses to natural disasters, civil disturbances, homeland defense and security events, weapons of mass destruction, antiterrorism and force protection, critical infrastructure protection, national security special events, and continuation of governmental operations and public services. The specialist establishes and validates procedures and tasks that provide the JOC command staff, geographically separated Quick Reaction Force platforms, and the Air National Guard Survival Recovery Center with situational awareness and continuous command and control. The role plans for and physically establishes the JOC within the Joint Force Headquarters complex and Quick Reaction Force Platform Control Centers at designated locations across the state. It also manages command-and-control crisis-action training and certification, including program evaluation, inspections, exercises, testing, and documentation for crisis action team members and controllers.

Requirements

Membership in the Illinois National Guard is required before the effective date of placement.
Must meet the military grade requirement: enlisted, warrant officer, or officer, not to exceed O-4.
At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-9, including relevant program or managerial experience; policy development; program organization and evaluation; operational-method improvement; managerial or administrative policy, practice, or procedure analysis; and preparation of written communications and oral presentations.
If qualifying through education at GS-11, must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a related LL.M.
Must wear a military uniform.
Must meet federal employment suitability requirements based on a background investigation.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
Irregular or overtime hours may be required, including work outside the normal duty day.
A qualifying conviction for a crime of domestic violence disqualifies an individual from performing the duties of this position.

Responsibilities

Serve as the State National Guard focal point for Crisis Action Planning and as Officer in Charge of the Joint Operations Center.
Develop operational procedures to execute civil-military taskings and directed responses to emergencies and other contingencies.
Establish and validate procedures, practices, and tasks that provide situational awareness and continuous command and control to the JOC, Quick Reaction Force platforms, and the ANG Survival Recovery Center.
Plan for and physically establish the Joint Operations Center and Quick Reaction Force Platform Control Centers at designated locations across the state.
Establish, execute, evaluate, and maintain the command-and-control crisis-action training and certification program through inspections, exercises, and testing.
Establish and maintain training and certification documentation for crisis action team members and controllers.
Develop operational procedures to implement contingency and emergency plans.