Summary You will serve as a DIESEL ELECTRIC SUBMARINE INITIATIVE OFFICER in the PLANS AND POLICY DIRECTORATE of SUBLANT CENTRALLY MGD PROGRAM. Responsibilities You will manage the process for development, review and final adjudication of Concept of Operations (CONOPS) between COMSUBLANT and participating Partner Nations. You will assist in conducting negotiations with Partner Nation navies, to ensure the accomplishment of program goals and optimization of deployed diesel-electric submarines. You will assist in the identification of opportunities for the conduct of bilateral operations and exercises, track generated recommendations and action items and generate reports pursuant to annual bilateral staff talks. You will oversee the employment of deployed foreign diesel-electric submarines and coordinate scheduling support for major/minor fleet exercises, tactical development events, and research and development interactions. You will coordinate the implementation and tracking of the DESI deployment Required Action List (RAL) for each DESI participating nation on an annual basis and provide regular written updates to all cognizant U.S. Navy and foreign commands. You will be responsible for assisting the International Programs Director in planning work to be accomplished and setting/adjusting priorities. You will support the Diesel-Electric Submarine Initiative (DESI) Fleet Exercise Support Program. You will travel internationally. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To qualify for a GS-13, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience and expert knowledge of current submarine tactical development exercise analytical and evaluative methods to assess the effectiveness of current national and international undersea warfare (USW) tactics, techniques, and procedures. Experience with policies, regulations, and precedents regarding training operations with foreign diesel electric submarines for the development of funding acquisition and management processes. Experience of national and allied submarine operations in support of Fleet antisubmarine exercises. Experience and thorough knowledge of policies, regulations, and precedents to identify and propose solutions to exercise submarine employment requirements. Experience and expert level understating of policies, regulations, and precedents for Defense Information Security. Experience utilizing U.S. Navy foreign disclosure policies, regulations, final adjudication advisory, and implementation procedures. Experience and detailed knowledge of the U.S. Department of Defense's Theater Security Cooperation Mission Information System (TSCMIS) Experience and high degree of verbal and written communication techniques in order to produce and participate in national and international working groups, discussion forums, review conferences, and post-analysis reporting. Extensive experience and skill in analytical methods and practices to assess overall anti-diesel submarine fleet training program effectiveness. Spanish language familiarity desired. NOTE: THIS INFORMATION MUST BE SUPPORTED IN YOUR RESUME TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education There is no education substitution for this series/grade combination. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. During the application process you will have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.