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Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

MISSION SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Department of the Navy · Yokosuka, Japan

Salary
$43,106 - $56,039 per year
Pay grade
GS-7
Schedule
Full-time
Appointment
Permanent
Opened
Nov 3, 2026
Closes
Nov 9, 2026
Remote
No
Telework eligible
Yes
Openings
1
Security clearance
Secret
Promotion potential
None
Announcement
ST-13104794-27-KLW

Who may apply: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) · Family of overseas employees · Individuals with disabilities · Internal to an agency · Land and base management · Military spouses · Veterans

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Summary

You will serve as a MISSION SUPPORT SPECIALIST in the COMMANDER, NAVAL LEGAL SERVICE COMMAND, OFFICE OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL of OSTC Det Yokosuka . ***ACCESS TO MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE IN JAPAN IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. Please see Additional Information section below.***

Duties

  • You will serve as the primary liaison for all incoming contacts for all incoming contacts and maintain a positive working relationship with all personnel, callers, and visitors.
  • You will conduct initial quality assurance review of case/client files to ensure all documents are complete and meet legal requirements.
  • You will be responsible for preparing various weekly, monthly, and annual reports as required.
  • You will be responsible for general office duties, including preparing correspondence, maintaining records and files, drafting documents, scanning, photocopying, etc.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Collecting data to accurately schedule appointments, managing a wide range of records and document control services/databases including legal/case files, preparing documents, filings, and case correspondence, and preparing and managing periodic reports and case filings/status updates for client files. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards 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: 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. Additional Information: Priority consideration will be given to military spouse preference and family member preference eligible residing in the commute area of the duty location for this position. Commute area is defined as the geographic area surrounding the duty location in which people can reasonably be expected to travel back and forth daily. Military Spouses and Family Members may apply 30 days before their anticipated arrival date. However, they will not receive preference until arrival at the foreign location. Additional documentation may be required prior to granting preference. Military spouses and family members who are appointed may not extend longer than 2 months following the transfer of the sponsor from the commuting area of the foreign duty station; 2 months beyond the separation of the appointee's sponsor; or any time beyond the time employee ceases to be a family member. 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. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade leve…

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