Department of the Air Force

DIRECTOR OF STAFF

Langley AFB, Virginia Full time

DIRECTOR OF STAFF

Department: Department of the Air Force

Location(s): Langley AFB, Virginia

Salary Range: $148658 - $193254 Per Year

Job Summary: Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below for IMPORTANT additional information. The primary purpose of this position is to Serves as Director for the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing (ISR Wing) staff on all enterprise-related matters. Serves as the principal administrative program director to the commander. Office of the Director of Staff (DS), 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA.

Major Duties:

  • Plans, organizes, and oversees the administrative functions and activities of the Wing.Formulates and implements AF DCGS program goals, plans, policies, and procedures dealing with the development and operation of AF DCGS-wide functions and activities with little-to-no direct guidelines or direction from Wing military leadership. Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Advises and provides counsel to employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management. Represents the Wing at higher levels within the USAF, DOD, and government agencies. Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with other coordinating organizations to build alliances, gain cooperation, and/or accomplish goals impacting the organization and the USAF intelligence community. Directs and/or leads broad studies involving resources, organization, and operations across the entirety of the Wing enterprise. Continually assesses the Wing's performance and operational environment and makes independent decisions that often change policies, guidance, and programs for the AF DCGS Enterprise (two active duty ISR wings and 26 Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard units).

Qualifications: This is a GG-15 position in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). The GG-15 duties for the "Supervision/Management" work category are at the "Expert" work level and are equivalent to those at the GS-15 level. The selectee's salary will be set within the grade equivalent to a GS/GG grade based on the selectee's qualifications in relation to the job. To qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements describes in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions. EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Your resume must reflect the quality level of experience which demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for successful job performance required for this position. Examples of creditable experience include: A mastery of intelligence research, collection methods, dissemination applications, and methodologies that includes the evaluation of many diverse sources of information utilizing multiple intelligence information systems in order to develop intelligence capability and threat assessments. The employee at this level applies experimental theories and new developments to problems dealing with the development and operation of Wing-wide functions and activities. While directs the development of concepts and long-range plans posturing the Wing for success in current and future operations by accepted methods or makes decisions or recommendations that significantly change or develop needed important policies and programs to meet organizational objectives. Note: Creditable experience may include previous military experience, experience gained in the private sector, or experience gained in another government agency. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Knowledge of planning, programming, and budgeting cycles; financial systems and restrictions on expenditure of funds; and standard contracting regulations, practices, and procedures. 2. Knowledge of Command, Service, DoD, and national level doctrine & policy, guidance and initiatives related to assigned programs. 3. Skill in planning and managing Enterprise-wide projects involving innovative concepts or approaches where precedents do not exist. Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and with accuracy, both orally and in writing. 4. Ability to analyze, plan, and adjust work operations of one or more organizational directorates to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources. 5. Ability to quickly assimilate highly technical and disparate data and render knowledgeable and accurate assessments of the implications of such data; and to apply facts and estimates derived from numerous sources to a variety of problems having different technical aspects. 6. Ability to lead peers and executive level working groups, command level study teams, and committees from across the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense in forums to innovate and implement new ideas, projects, and methodologies and skilled in handling classified data in accordance with established DoD and Intelligence Community procedures. Conditions of Employment Continued: Position is designated special-sensitive and requires eligibility for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), other intelligence-related Special Sensitive information, or involvement in Top Secret Special Access Programs (SAP) to fully perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. A non-disclosure agreement must be signed The duties of this position meets all requirements as a category 4 designation, and shall not be vacated during a national emergency or mobilization without seriously impairing the capability of the parent Federal Agency or office to function effectively. This position must be removed from the Ready Reserve and CAN NOT become a member of the Ready Reserve. (IAW: DoDD 1200.7, "Screening the Ready Reserve,") Travel by regularly scheduled commercial or military conveyance in accordance with Joint Travel regulations may be required in performance of temporary duty. Incumbent will occasionally be required on temporary duty throughout the world including to remote locations with limited facilities. While every effort will be made to schedule these assignments well in advance of the travel, travel may be required with extremely limited notice. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How to Apply: The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 12/05/2025 To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12836054 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the application questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Application button at the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent will be reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the latest timestamp. Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and private sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. Additional information on how to complete or update your resume may be located here. For qualification determination your resume must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive consideration for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e. GS-0301-09. Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance related rating (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. A complete Application Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional information may be located here. 4. Return Rights: Per AFI 36-1101 - DCIPS employees have no statutory right of return to the previous position, unit, or geographic location. PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources WILL NOT modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant.

Application Deadline: 2025-12-05