Operations Specialist

The primary purpose of this position is: To serve as a Lead Operations Analyst and Subject Matter Expert in the Decision Support Office (DSO) in Deputy Commanders Office at Headquarters Air Mobility Command (HQ AMC). The incumbent applies a high degree of analytical skills and recognized expert knowledge Mobility Air Forces (MAF) capabilities and authorities. Leads a cross-functional team as a peer-leader based on subject-matter expertise as required of senior joint field grade officers civilians and contractor personnel developing policy and operations recommendations for the commander.

• Provides senior-level operations planning advice and knowledge across all AMC capabilities and operations to support decision makers in achieving overall AMC and MAF objectives and priorities.
• Serve as senior strategic operations manager for compartmented and sensitive activities at AMC.
• Determines strategic operational requirements related to MAF Operations.
• Performs Engagement Consulting and Liaison Duties.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service see
• If authorized PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements may be found at: position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• The employee may be recalled to duty may be required to work other than normal duty hours which may include evenings weekends and/or holidays and may be required to work overtime.
• Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military and/or commercial aircraft.
• Experience working with Mobility Air Forces (MAF) sensitive activities and employment of MAF compartmented operations is highly desired and critical to successfully carryout out the mission.

Qualifications

Conditions of Employment Cont.:

• Position is designated special sensitive and incumbent must be able to obtain and retain a TOP SECRET (TS) security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and other intelligence-related Special Sensitive information or involvement in Top Secret Special Access Programs (SAP) with a current Counter-Intelligence polygraph as a condition of employment. A non-disclosure agreement must be signed.
• This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program. Illegal drug use by employees in sensitive positions presents a clear threat to the mission of the Air Force national security and public safety. Therefore incumbent is required to: (a) refrain from the use of illegal drugs and (b) if requested submit to urinalysis testing. Incumbent may be selected for random drug testing and may be subject to reasonable suspicion testing and safety mishap or accident testing.

1. Knowledge of laws policies directives regulations and authorities governing security intelligence and special operations. Knowledge of the principles concepts and theories of all Mobility Air Forces (MAF) Capabilities (to include Information Operations and Sensitive Activities across the spectrum of competition crisis and conflict) and the standard practices methods and tactics techniques and procedures related to Commanders objectives sufficient to perform difficult and complex assignments peculiar to the MAF.
2. Knowledge of analytical and evaluative methods and techniques as well as ability to plan schedule and conducts projects and studies to evaluate and recommend ways to reduce risks and improve the effectiveness of operations to include adapting or developing new or modified methods. Knowledge of laws policies directives regulations and authorities governing security intelligence and special operations in reference to MAF operations plans programs capabilities technologies techniques concepts and policies.
3. Knowledge of MAF operations to perform analytical studies and prepare reports briefings documentation and correspondence to articulately communicate factual and procedural information peculiar to mobility operations to senior AMC and Department of Defense leaders. Knowledge of senior combatant command joint staff OSD inter-governmental and congressional staffing processes.
4. Skill in applying the principles concepts and practices of operations sufficient to perform difficult assignments.
5. Ability to communicate clearly concisely and with technical accuracy both orally and in writing as well as work in a professional manner with peers Joint service-members and Senior Leaders to include congressional and international partners. Expert on all DoD and AMC staff processes.
6. Ability to understand all aspects of intelligence in support of operations and planning and ability to integrate intelligence into all proposed solutions.