Protocol Specialist
· Department of the Air Force
This job in plain English
This is a Protocol Specialist job with the National Security Agency in Texas (NSAT), based in San Antonio, TX. The job plans and runs NSAT's protocol program, which covers visitors, official events and official funds. Stand-out points include occasional travel, a required intelligence clearance for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), drug testing, and a hiring system run through the Air Force called DCIPS.
Can you apply?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.
- Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
The job is open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or someone who owes allegiance to the United States. The position is also subject to the DoD Priority Placement Program, which means current eligible employees may get priority.
What you would do
- Manage, direct and coordinate NSAT protocol activities and ensure legal and regulatory compliance
- Develop and put in place NSAT protocol policy and procedural guidance
- Make sure visitors and NSAT functions receive proper protocol
- Represent NSAT with local installation and functional area organizations
- Maintain custody of the Commander's Official Representation Funds and Special Morale and Welfare Funds
Do you qualify for GG-12?
With experience: Your experience must match the GG-12 level, which the announcement says is equivalent to GS-12, and show the quality it describes. Examples include expert knowledge of protocol and military ceremonies, broad knowledge of the U.S. military services and the Department of Defense, and experience handling high-ranking visitors. Your resume must show hours worked per week and dates of employment for each job.
With education: If you use education to qualify, the school must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. The announcement does not list a specific required degree.
How to apply well
What to send:
- Resume of no more than two pages, in font no smaller than 10 points
- Hours worked per week and month/year dates on your resume
- Your full name on your resume and all other documents
- Online Application Questionnaire
- SF-50 showing your most recent federal appointment, if you are or were a federal employee
- Transcripts if you qualify through education
- Documents proving veterans' preference eligibility, if you claim it
- Optional: recent performance appraisals and list of awards, if you are a current federal employee
How you will be rated: Your application is rated into Best Qualified, Fully Qualified, or Basically Qualified groups based on your resume, documents and questionnaire answers. Your questionnaire answers are compared with your documents, and if they do not match, you may be rated not qualified or insufficient information and removed from consideration.
Tips for this job:
- Your resume must show hours per week and month/year dates for each job, or it may be marked insufficient
- Keep your resume to two pages or less, because longer resumes will be removed from consideration
- Make sure your questionnaire answers match what your resume and documents say
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full-time
Conditions of employment:
- U.S. citizenship required
- Two-year DCIPS trial period for all new employees
- Probationary or trial period of 1 or 2 years, depending on the appointment type
- Must be registered for Selective Service
- Direct deposit required for all federal employees
- Background check and suitability review
- Drug test, including initial and periodic short-notice testing
- Counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination required
- Special-sensitive position requiring SCI eligibility and a signed non-disclosure agreement
- Must be able to work under stressful conditions with frequent schedule changes
- May be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft
- Disclosure of political appointments required
- No statutory right of return to a previous position or location
We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.
Job details
- Salary
- $90,823 – $118,072 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- GG-12 · General Schedule equivalent
- Location
- San Antonio, Texas
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Full-time
- Service
- Excepted
- Openings
- Few
- Security clearance
- Sensitive Compartmented Information
- Travel
- Occasional travel
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- No
- Occupation
- Miscellaneous Administration And Program (0301)
- Announcement
- 8X-DCIPS-13097731-515334-BM
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