Defense Articles and Operational Support Specialist

About the Position: Incumbent serves as Defense Articles Specialist, Office Manager, Country Clearance Officer, Customs Officer, and an action officer in the European Command (EUCOM) Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC), France. Acts as ODC France's primary liaison to French Ministry of Defense (MoD), the French Delegate General for Armament (DGA), French MILDEPs, OSD, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), US MILDEPs, and French and US defense industries for visitor travel and approvals. Manage and implement both the Routine and Enhanced End Use Monitoring and Third-Party Transfer Programs. Responsible for the management of the government purchase card (GPC) account and for ensuring appropriate and legal use of the card. Oversee the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) France's Country Clearance Program. Ensure administrative completeness and adherence to established procedures, governing policy, and necessary requirements. Interpret, prepare, and incorporate information and data in response to inquiries, problems, or projects for use in the decision-making process. Receive calls and visitors, make appointments, maintain files, and prepare official correspondence, narrative reports, or other forms of correspondence. Plan and execute daily office functions for Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) France. Assist with the planning and coordination of support to US Embassy France, EUCOM, Department of Defense (DoD), and US government interagency participation in recurring international tradeshows. 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 Applying to OCONUS Positions Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 which includes: 1) Managing daily office operations and comprehensive records management for the organization; 2) conducting site inspections to ensure strict adherence to regulatory standards; AND 3) utilizing automated tracking databases to manage non-expendable assets. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. This position has a foreign language requirement: French. Knowledge of and skill in reading, writing, and speaking French and English. Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) Score 2/2 is required prior to entrance on duty. 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-09). FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.