Summary You will serve as a POSTAL OPERATIONS SPECIALIST in the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Mail Facility, Naval Supply Fleet Logistics Center (FLC), Bahrain Island, Bahrain. Responsibilities You will manage mail services or operations (e.g., postal finance, registry, directory, supplies, customer service, personal or official mail operations) for an organization. You will evaluate postal operation inspection findings to identify corrective actions or improvements. You will review postal funds and expenditures to verify that expenditures are within budget laws and regulations. You will safeguard all U.S. Mail, official mail, private carrier mail, and messenger mail in accordance with current directives protecting them from damage, loss, theft, or misdirection. You will conduct studies on methods to improve the quality and efficiency of postal operations. You will present briefings on the techniques of handling and processing mail. You will explain programs or policies to individuals or groups to enhance understanding of agency objectives. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Ensuring compliance of United States Postal Service regulations, policies, and procedures for the operation and execution of postal functions and mail services; 2) Monitoring and improve the systematic flow and distribution procedures and technical methods of mail delivery and pickup systems (i.e. postal transportation schedules, routes, dispatch, labeling of mail); and 3) Planning long-range forecasts for postal operations, budgetary regulations and manning to establish and maintain controls of postal/mail expenditures. 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 website: 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 Applicants that do not meet the specialized experience as described above may qualify with the following education: Successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR Successfully completed three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. OR Successfully completed an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled. Https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiringpaths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ OR Have a combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent. If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume. See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=General-Policies Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/ list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Travel is dependent upon position description and availability of funding. Relocation and recruitment incentives may be authorized. The current workweek is Sunday through Thursday. Employees hired from continental U.S. will receive Sunday Premium Pay (computed at 25% of basic hourly rate, eight hours per week). The Office of the Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) limits the number of Bahrain based DoD personnel accompanied tours. Dependent entry approval from Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command is required for all accompanied tours prior to extending the final job offer and prior to issuing Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders. Accompanied tours are not guaranteed. 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/ OTHER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: This position is designated as a Mission-Essential position. This is defined as an employee who may be activated to maintain continuity of Government Operations during emergencies involving national security, a natural disaster, extended emergencies, or other unique situations such as snow emergency days, severe weather conditions, holidays, increased security periods, national emergency or other dismissal or closure situations. Incumbent "may" be coded as "key" and as such may be required be removed from their military recall status. A signed statement of understand required. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement and Alternate Placement Programs. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. Pay retention may be granted when certain conditions are met. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. 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. 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. 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. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. 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 Tour of duty will be 18 months unaccompanied/24 months accompanied. To learn more about the living and working conditions at this military installation and additional Foreign Overseas information, go to: https://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Overseas/Pages/default.aspx Priority consideration will be given to military spouse preference and family member preference eligible residing in the commute area of the duty location for this position. Commute area is defined as the geographic area surrounding the duty location in which people can reasonably be expected to travel back and forth daily. Military Spouses and Family Members may apply 30 days before their anticipated arrival date. However, they will not receive preference until arrival at the foreign location. Additional documentation may be required prior to granting preference. Military spouses and family members who are appointed may not extend longer than 2 months following the transfer of the sponsor from the commuting area of the foreign duty station; 2 months beyond the separation of the appointee's sponsor; or any time beyond the time employee ceases to be a family member. 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.