DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM SPECIALIST

• You will serve as the DTS Compliance and Support Manager for HQSVCBN, MARFORPAC and its supported units.
• You will promulgate command specific travel policy and mange administrative guidelines for processing travel requests, settling retravel vouchers, an archiving travel documents within DTS per DoD guidance.
• You will conduct administrative review of DTS operating methodologies and reporting practices as it pertains to DTS implementation /operations.
• You will familiarize with all instructions, directives, orders, and policy letters that govern DTS.
• You will maintain functional organization structure within HQSVCB, MARFRPAC in DTS.
• You will implement and administer business rules and SOPs that are compliant with DoD, Marine Corps, and MARFORPAC directives and orders.
• You will serve as the command liaison with the Commercial Ticketing Office (CTO) and the Defense Transportation Management Office (DTMO) for DTS, as well as GTCC supporting bank for HQSVCBN, MARFORPAC, and its supported units.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final Secret clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
• his position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases., PCS may be authorized at the commands discretion, contingent on local command approval and funding.

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Specialize experience must demonstrate the following: Instituting traveler training; Establishing Defense Travel System organizational hierarchy; Coordinating with Tier II help desk; Accepting travelers into organization; practical knowledge of Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), Defense Travel System (DTS), and Government Travel Credit Card (GTCC) programs; High level of inter personal skills; Knowledge and skill in researching policy issues; Possessing basic written and oral communication skills; Resourceful solving unique problems associated with DTS techniques; Resolving complex issues; Planning and carrying out assignments.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site:

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Master’s or equivalent graduate degree

or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or LL.B.

or J.D., if related, PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.