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federalgovernmentjobs.us | New Jobs | Jobs By State | Job Titles | Jobs By Agency | Forms | Resumes | Search Quality Assurance Specialist Job in Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar Vacancy No. NCBG171952802591 Department U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command/9th Army Signal Command Salary $62,722.00 to $81,541.00 Grade 12 to 12 Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time Open Date 8/1/2017 Close Date 8/14/2017 Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Status Candidates Locations: Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar Job Description (Please follow all instructions carefully) Open & closing dates 2017-08-01 to 2017-08-14 Salary $62,722 to $81,541 / per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Series 1910 Quality Assurance Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-Time Job announcement number NCBG171952802591 Control number 475641300 Locations 1 vacancy in the following location: Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar This job is open to Federal employees Current or former competitive service employees. Includes merit promotion, CTAP, ICTAP, transfer, and internal to the agency positions. Veterans Internal to an agency This job is only open to current employees of this agency. Share Job Overview Job Overview Summary Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army. About the Position: Permanent duty location for this position is Qatar, but the selectee will be physically located in Afghanistan for a majority of the tour. This position will be filled on a permanent basis. Initial overseas tour is for one (1) year with possible extensions up to five (5) years. Headquarters 160th Signal Brigade was reactivated for the fourth time on 3 September 2003 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait with two battalions (25th and 54th Signal Battalions). The Headquarters 160th Signal Brigade provides the US Army Central Command and Third US Army with enterprise communications capabilities necessary to accomplish missions throughout the Southwest Asia and US Central Command area of responsibility. 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. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Permanent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 Duties As a Quality Assurance Specialist, you will be responsible for the following duties: Serves as the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) responsible for overseeing all support service contract management, associated resource management program and issues. Assist other Contracting Officers Representatives in surveillance and quality assurance for various information technology service contracts, telecommunication, and communication systems. Initiates, plans, develops, implements, and execute internal plans, policies and procedures necessary to accomplish effective quality assurance of assigned contracts. Visits higher agencies to advise, assist, and provide guidance concerning maintenance and quality assurance implementation procedures and schedules, existing problems and their resolution. Supervisory Status No Travel Required Occasional Travel Business travel is up to 5% of the time. Relocation Authorized Yes Moving expenses may be authorized in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR). Who May Apply This job is open to… Internal Employee, Status Candidates and Veterans Recruitment Questions? This job is open to 3 groups. Job Requirements Job Requirements Key Requirements This is an Emergency Essential positon. Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the education 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. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: reviewing quality assurance policy and procedure for efficiencies; assisting with the oversight of information technology and information management support service contracts; executing quality assurance surveillance of assigned contracts; and evaluating contractor performance. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Contracting Support Quality Assurance Reading Comprehension 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-11). If you are a current, Federal employee, you must include your pay plan, series and grade in your work experience(s) on your resume submission and/or upload supporting documentation (within-grade increase SF50) to show that you meet the time-in-grade requirement. In addition, if your step reflects '00', you must include your current salary for each position. 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. Foreign differentials may be authorized while TCS (Temporary change in station) to downrange locations, if applicable. For more information on Foreign Allowances please visit the Department of State website: http://aoprals.state.gov/Web920/location.asp?menu_id=95. Other Requirements: Click here for expanded definitions. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. Two year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct Deposit of Pay is Required. May require shift work and/or work on rotating shifts to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays and in other situations. Immunization screening is required. Position may require employee to wear a uniform and/or protective clothing. This position has been designated as non-critical sensitive as defined in DoD 5200.R, and requires you to possess, or obtain and maintain for the duration of employment, a Secret security clearance. This position requires you to satisfactorily complete an overseas deployment physical. This position requires you to possess/obtain and maintain a valid U.S. Passport and driver's license. This position requires you to travel within and potentially outside of country. This position requires you to work overtime, including 12-18 hour workdays. This position requires you to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement upon entering the position and annually, in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R, Joint Ethics Regulation, dated 23 March 2006. Security Clearance Secret Additional Information Additional Information What To Expect Next If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration. The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "incomplete application" and you will not receive further consideration for this job. BENEFITS Review our benefits Other Information If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19. U.S. citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement. Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area. In the overseas areas, access for civilian employees to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only. Medical care may be provided by host nation providers. The availability and level of care at host nation medical facilities will vary by location. Movement overseas may require you to initiate a change in your health benefits plan to ensure coverage. Selectees recruited outside the U.S. will have their eligibility for foreign area benefits determined at the time of hire. Overseas allowances may be authorized in accordance with Department of State Standardized Regulation (DSSR) and DoDI 1400.25 volume 1250. http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/1400.25-V1250.pdf This is a Career Program (CP) 15 position Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Statutory return rights are granted for Department of Army employees. For other DoD component employees, administrative return rights may be granted. Government housing is provided. Temporary storage of household goods costs will be paid for 1 year assignments. This position is Emergency Essential. You may be required as a condition of employment to take the series of anthrax vaccine immunizations to include annual boosters. May include other immunizations that may be required for this position/for a position you may fill as an emergency essential alternate. Failure to take immunizations may lead to your removal from position or separation from Federal service. Selection for assignments to this position will require annual physical examinations. Note: Key and Essential are not to be filled by persons with military recall status (one who is in status of a Ready Reserve, Standby Reserve or is military retiree subject to recall active duty). Tour is unaccompanied. This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/475641300. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered. How to Apply How to Apply To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 08/14/2017 to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10032591). Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. The Department of Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Your requests for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. How You Will Be Evaluated Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority. See Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) for more information. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. Required Documents Required Documents The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Merit Checklist (Outside the Continental United States) and Proof of Eligibility. As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further. Your resume: Your resume may be submitted in any format. If you submit more than one copy of your resume, only the most recent version will be reviewed. The latest timestamp will be used to determine which version of your resume is "most recent." It is your responsibility to check the status and timestamp of all documents you submit as part of your application. If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position. Proof of Eligibility to Apply: Your application must include the documents which prove you are eligible to apply for the vacancy. The Proof of Eligibility document describes authorities commonly used in merit promotion recruitment and what document(s) are required to prove you meet the requirements of the authority. You must meet the requirements of at least one of the authorities listed in the Who May Apply section above to receive further consideration. NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. 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