Program Manager (Deputy Mission Support Officer) Title 32

Air National Guard Units•Peoria, IL

About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted service position with the Illinois 182nd Airlift Wing. The Program Manager serves as the full assistant to the Mission Support Group Commander and supports direction and oversight of base operating support and mission support functions. The role involves supervising through subordinate supervisors, coordinating with higher headquarters and cross-functional agencies, and helping plan and execute support activities for Wing, State, and MAJCOM operations. The position requires membership in the Illinois National Guard in the specified military grade, and the selectee must wear the military uniform. The position supports wing strategic planning, activation, mobilization, deployment, and demobilization, as well as response to Military Support to Civil Authorities missions. It also oversees the application of technological developments affecting command, control, communications, and computers; personnel data systems; air base operability; and security systems. This is a GS-0340-13 position. Applicants must qualify through experience; education cannot substitute for the required experience.

Requirements

One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-12, including analyzing problems, identifying significant factors, gathering pertinent data, and recognizing solutions.
Experience preparing reports, plans, policies, and correspondence; evaluating objectives; and developing plans to support effective use and availability of resources.
Knowledge of the organization, its mission, and organizational staff procedures.
Experience applying analytical and evaluative techniques to issues or studies concerning program efficiency and effectiveness, or administrative and professional operations and support functions.
Specialized supervisory experience managing the work function, including leading, directing, and assigning personnel work.
Must be a member of the Illinois National Guard in the required military grade before the effective date of placement; applicants must be willing and able to obtain ILNG membership where applicable.
Military grade: Lieutenant Colonel only.
Must wear the military uniform.
Federal employment suitability is subject to a background investigation.
May be required to complete a trial period and a supervisor probationary period.
Position is subject to the Lautenberg Amendment; individuals convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties.
Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
Must participate in direct deposit.
Irregular and/or overtime hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies, including work outside normal duty hours.
Applicants must describe their experience in their own words and include dates, position titles, and how the experience was gained.
Education cannot be substituted for the required experience.

Nice To Haves

Preferably holds AFSC 030C0.

Responsibilities

Assist in directing an organization with 8–12 full-time direct-report subordinate supervisors and 100–150 base support employees, including technicians, AGR military personnel, state program employees, and contract employees.
Assist in directing and supervising staff and production functions affecting base operating support, communications and computer systems, personnel data systems, real property assets, and related equipment.
Evaluate employees and review performance evaluations prepared by subordinate supervisors.
Coordinate legal and technical criteria and procedures for decisions involving mission support functions and higher-headquarters and cross-functional agencies.
Plan, develop, and execute support annexes to Wing, State, and/or MAJCOM operating plans.
Assist the Mission Support Group Commander with oversight and direction of host-base operating support programs to meet mission requirements and applicable federal and state requirements, regulations, and statutes.
Assist the Mission Support Group Commander in managing wing activation, mobilization, deployment, and demobilization activities.
Serve as a liaison for wing involvement in Military Support to Civil Authorities and assist with planning, implementing, and directing unit responses involving homeland defense, weapons of mass effect, counterdrug support, and disaster response.
Advise the Mission Support Group Commander, Wing Commander, and other group commanders on planning, developing, and implementing a Wing Strategic Plan.
Participate in strategic planning at the state and federal levels.
Monitor technological advances and oversee application and implementation of developments related to C4, personnel data systems, air base operability, and security systems.
Maintain working knowledge of changing technologies affecting the wing mission and base operating support through conferences, workshops, symposia, trade journals, periodicals, and newsletters.