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Mission Support Officer

Full Time
$105,383 – $137,000 Per Year
Closing on Nov 26, 2025

Location:
Kansas, McConnell AFB
Requires Relocation:
Yes
Start Date:
19/11/2025
End Date:
26/11/2025
Offering Type:
Permanent
Hiring Paths:
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees - Competitive service Federal employees - Excepted service Land & base management Military spouses Veterans
Service Type:
Competitive
Travel Percentage:
25% or less

About Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command

The mission of the United States Air Force is: To fly, fight, and win … Airpower anytime, anywhere. To achieve that mission, the Air Force has a vision of Global Vigilance, Global Reach and Global Power. That vision orbits around three core competencies: Developing Airmen, Technology-to-Warfighting and Integrating Operations. Core competencies and distinctive capabilities are based on a shared commitment to three core values — integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do. THIS IS AN AIR RESERVE TECHNICIAN OFFICER POSITION. This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) Officer position located at HQ AF RESERVE CM with the military rank of Colonel/O-6, AFSC: 012M4Y. For questions concerning military eligibility please contact the Air Force Reserve Qualification Center at 1-800-257-1212. Who May Apply:: 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans AF DCIPS Interchange AF Internal Employee DoD Transfer (Excluding Air Force) EO 12721 Certain Former Overseas Employees EO 13473 Appointment of Certain Military Spouses Former Federal Employees (Reinstatement) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Employee Military Spouse Preference Non-AF DCIPS Interchange Non-Appropriated Fund Non-DoD Transfer Other (Interchange Agreements) PPP DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunities Act

Job summary

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. Air Reserve Technicians are full-time civilian employees who are also members of the Air Force Reserve unit in which they are employed. In addition to their civilian assignments, they are assigned to equivalent positions in the Reserve organization with a Reserve military rank or grade. Appointee's civilian assignments will consist of the following duties.

Major duties

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as an Air Reserve Technician (ART) Officer to serve as the Senior ART/Mission Support Group Commander at a tenant location, responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, directing, and controlling the activities and operations of the Mission Support Group. RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Plans, directs, organizes, and manages the Mission Support Group program including such areas as logistics planning and readiness, security forces, civil engineering, communications, services, and personnel. Incumbent manages a limited number of support functions or does not have the full complement of base support services as these services are provided by the host activity. 2. Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Directs, coordinates, and oversees work through subordinate supervisors. Advises staff regarding policies, procedures, and directives of higher-level management or headquarters. 3. Represents the wing with a variety of installation and functional area organizations. Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with other group commanders, representatives and senior staff at Numbered Air Force, HQ AFRC, and gaining MAJCOMs. 4. Accomplishes special staff studies and projects resulting from reorganizations, regulatory changes, new technology, mission changes, etc. Identifies the need for studies, establishes goals and objectives, and accomplishes research. Evaluates data and reports. Collaborates and coordinates with representatives of host base, other AFRC tenant locations, and HQ AFRC to develop action plan regarding subject that provides positive benefit.

Qualification

THIS IS AN AIR RESERVE TECHNICIAN OFFICER POSITION. This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) Officer position located at 931ST MISSION SUPPORT GROUP with the military rank of Colonel/O-6, AFSC: 030CO. For questions concerning military eligibility please contact the Air Force Reserve Qualification Center at 1-800-257-1212. In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions. AW AFRCI 36-111, Military qualifications reserve assignment to the ART position. For ART officer positions with authorized counterpart military reserve grades of colonel and above, HQ AFPC does not certify, refer, or consider employees who are more than one grade below authorized grade of reserve position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One year of specialized experience which includes performing work with knowledge of planning, organizing, coordinating, directing, and controlling the activities and operations of the Mission Support Group. This includes but not limited to logistics planning and readiness, communications, civil engineering, personnel, security forces and services. Assuring reasonable equity (among units, groups, teams, projects, etc.) of performance standards and rating techniques developed by subordinates or assuring comparable equity in the assessment by subordinates of the adequacy of contractor capabilities or of contractor completed work. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the GS-12 grade/level or equivalent position in the federal service. Federal Time-In-Grade (TIG) Requirement for General Schedule (GS) Positions: Applicants must have served at least 52 weeks at the GS-12 grade level or higher grade (or equivalent in an alternate pay system) within the Federal Civil Service to be considered for referral. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks 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. Comprehensive and detailed knowledge of a variety of logistics functions including but not limited to communications, civil engineering, mission support, logistics planning and readiness, supply, transportation, contracting services, civil engineering. 2. Knowledge of support mission requirements in all areas of base support. 3. Knowledge of safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures. 4. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and mentor, motivate, and appraise a highly diverse staff and workforce through subordinate supervisors. 5. Ability to analyze, plan, and adjust work operations of several organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources. 6. Ability to exercise tact and diplomacy in relations with labor groups, civic groups, unit organizations, etc. 7. Ability to communicate both orally and in writing. OTHER SIGNIFICANT FACTS: 1. This is an ART position. The incumbent is required to meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements. Work schedule will be aligned to allow incumbent to fully participate in unit training assemblies. The incumbent's regular assignments are primarily ART duties; however, the incumbent may also be assigned some non-ART duties, generally not to exceed 30 percent of total responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to fly in commercial or military aircraft for performance of TDY. 2. Incumbent must be willing to move/transfer to another unit/ location on a lateral or promotion as directed by HQ AFRC. 3. This is a key management position in which the incumbent is required to formulate, determine or influence training policies of the unit to which assigned. 4. The incumbent must possess demonstrated leadership and managerial abilities essential to successful accomplishment of the responsibilities inherent in a senior command position. 5. Mobility is a condition of employment. The employee must sign an Air Force-wide mobility agreement. ???????6. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance. 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.

Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcripts with the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.

Evaluations

Applicant must be commissioned or commissionable as an ART Officer in the Air Force Reserve. Air Reserve Technicians are part of the regular career civil service and enjoy all the benefits granted to Federal employees in the competitive civil service. In addition, Air Reserve Technicians are required to maintain their active membership in the Air Force Reserve unit where assigned. As members of Reserve units, Air Reserve Technicians receive on average one weekend of military training per month. In addition, they are eligible for 15 days active duty tour each year for which military leave is granted with full civilian pay. Air Reserve units and members are subject to immediate call to active duty in mobilization to meet a national emergency. Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. Your responses to the questionnaire may be compared to the documents you submit. The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "insufficient information" and you will not receive further consideration for this job. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further. APPRAISALS/AWARDS: Hiring Managers use objective methods and consider previous performance appraisals and awards in the selection process. Current Federal Civilian employees should list any relevant performance related rating and/or awards in your resume.