Joint Operations Planner (Civilian Casualty)

About the Position: Serves as a Joint Operations Planner and subject matter expert on civilian casualty (CIVCAS) mitigation and reporting. Ensures that civilian casualty mitigation, response, and risk assessments are seamlessly integrated into all phases of joint operational planning, targeting, and force employment across the USAFRICOM's Area of Responsibility (AOR). Serve as the primary subject matter expert and action officer-level point of contact for the command’s Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response (CHMR) “CIVCAS” program. Manage the command’s application of and adherence to Department of War and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff CHMR policy, direction, and guidance. Maintain the command’s CIVCAS instructions, identify and recommend lessons learned from operations associated with civilian casualty claims, and recommend and document best practices for CIVCAS program implementation. Ensure CIVCAS principles are accounted for in command Joint Operations Planning and targeting processes. Coordinate command efforts to impartially assess reported instances or claims of civilian casualties, prepare recommended responses or dispositions for claims, and draft associated command leadership correspondence as necessary. Support command Joint Operations Planning as required. Position may be filled as a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed (NTE) 36 months by a current permanent Army employee. Time-limited promotions may be extended up to a maximum of five years. Time-limited reassignments and changes to lower grade may exceed five years, however return rights may be impacted. Position may be made permanent without further competition. Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a Term appointment will be appointed/converted into a Term appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position. Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience at or equivalent to GS-12 which includes 1) managing a command Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response (CHMR)/civilian casualty (CIVCAS) program; 2) assessing civilian casualty incidents and claims; and 3) supporting CCMD-level Joint Operations Planning. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12). Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/sections/28980686389652-Reasonable-Accommodation-Information