ASSISTANT PROTOCOL OFFICER

ASSISTANT PROTOCOL OFFICER

Department: Department of Defense

Location(s): Fort Meade, Maryland

Salary Range: $102415 - $133142 Per Year

Job Summary: This position for The Defense Information Systems Agency is at Fort Meade, Maryland .

Major Duties:

• Assists senior Protocol Officer in planning, directing, and executing support for the Director, Deputy Director, Chief of Staff and Heads of Corporate Board, other DISA senior leadership, and Heads of Primary Field Offices. (i.e., Joint Task Force).
• Administers program planning and procedures and implements regulations to provide for a comprehensive execution of Agency-wide protocol policy.
• Provides protocol support to both the military leadership and civilian executives of the Agency and other DOD agencies on all matters relating to all special events.
• Monitors operations and assures protocol services and activities are efficiently maintained, operated and controlled for all DISA Generals, Flag Officers, and members of the Senior Executive Service.
• Monitors, recommends, briefs and maintains updated information on special events, protocol, and ceremonies.

Qualifications: Time in Grade: For entry at the GS-12 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-11 or higher grade in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience: For the GS-12, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-11 if outside the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience planning, establishing, directing, and implementing Agency-wide policy for conferences, special visitors, and protocol events (to include but not limited to ceremonies, awards, retirements and changes/assumptions of command). In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing competencies are required. Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.

How to Apply: To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package. See required documents below. Your Resume Your resume MUST include the following information for each job listed: Job title; duties (be as detailed as possible); month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008); and full- time or part-time status (include hours worked per week). Read more about what should I include in my federal resume here. DO NOT include the following information: Classified or government sensitive information; Social Security Number; Photos of yourself; Personal information, such as age, sex, religious affiliation, etc.; or encrypted and digitally signed documents. Read more about what should I leave out of my resume here. A complete Assessment Questionnaire Other required supporting documents: (SEE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ON REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS) Click 'Apply Online' to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application. Check application status by logging into your USAJOBS account, clicking Application Status, then More Information for this position. Return to an incomplete application by logging into your USAJOBS account and clicking Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-19