Unit Deployment Manager

Air Force Special Operations Command • Hurlburt Field, FL

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About The Position

The Unit Deployment Manager (UDM) ensures assigned personnel are qualified and ready to meet Air Expeditionary Force requirements. The position plans, organizes, and oversees unit-level deployment activities; performs analysis; provides technical guidance and recommendations to senior leadership regarding the unit deployment program; and ensures personnel readiness.

The incumbent must complete mandatory UDM training, including IDS/LOGMOD, AEF Reporting Tool (ART), and Pallet Build-Up/Hazardous Cargo Preparation training. The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance. The position may require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft. It may be designated mission essential, requiring attendance when the base is closed or reporting is delayed and continued duty during phased or early release. Work may occur outside normal duty hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must be registered for Selective Service if male, as applicable.
• Must complete mandatory UDM training, including IDS/LOGMOD training, AEF Reporting Tool (ART) training, and Pallet Build-Up/Hazardous Cargo Preparation training.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance.
• Must meet one of the qualification pathways: at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-07 level or equivalent; qualifying related graduate education; or a qualifying combination of education and experience.
• Specialized experience includes knowledge of laws, regulations, policies, and precedents affecting deployment operations; management and organizational principles and administrative practices; and administrative processes and documentation requirements for deployment readiness.
• Qualifying education may include 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.
• Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable federal time-in-grade requirements; one year at GS-07 is required for GS-09 consideration when TIG applies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of deployment evaluation methods, federal and agency deployment/mobilization concepts and regulations, occupational safety and health principles and risk assessment, and federal planning policy and guidance.
• Ability to identify, analyze, and translate complex information; exercise judgment and evaluate options concerning unit readiness; and integrate information to assess overall program status.
• Transcripts must be submitted if qualifying based on education, or if education forms the basis for qualifications.
• Foreign education must be supported by evidence of equivalency to U.S. education.
• Must clearly identify duties, responsibilities, and hours per week for part-time or unpaid experience claimed.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and oversee all unit-level deployment activities.
• Perform analysis activities.
• Provide technical guidance and recommendations to senior leadership regarding the unit deployment program.
• Ensure personnel readiness.
• Evaluate and perform deployment operations to identify and meet deployment requirements.
• Analyze complex information, make appropriate judgments, and evaluate options concerning unit readiness.
• Integrate information from related operating programs to evaluate overall program status.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

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