Summary About the Position: This position is with the United States Army Reserve Command, G-1, Services and Support Division, Programs Branch located at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. Responsibilities Serve as a senior advisor and consultant for integrated primary prevention. Analyze United States Army Reserve prevention related plans and prepare specific analyses crossing all program director areas of interest. Responsible for process evaluation and research of public health and social/behavioral science activities utilizing standards of science and peer-level review. Synthesize complex data sets and evidence-informed and evidence-based research within public health and social/behavioral sciences translating the findings into policy and related guidance. Develop program objectives, policies, and performance measures using public health and social/behavioral science methodology and practices to ensure program effectiveness. Recommend public health and social/behavioral scientifically acceptable adaptations of evidence-informed and evidence-based prevention activities within organizational and cultural context. Establish interactive and engaging training courses in order to ensure a broader understanding of integrated primary prevention scientific methods, techniques, and activities. Develop strategic messaging in coordination with internal and external stakeholders to widely disseminate evidence-based and evidence-informed information, training strategies, and evaluation results. Manage, direct, and coordinate specified USAR assigned decision points from concept to execution. Serve as a lead prevention evaluation specialist for evidence-based and evidence-informed integrated primary prevention efforts. Evaluate the United States Army Reserve (USAR) primary prevention efforts pertaining to sexual assault and harassment, retaliation, substance misuse/abuse, suicidal behavior, intimate partner violence, and child abuse/neglect. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Postal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement: A. Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position, such as behavioral or social science; or related disciplines (health information, health informatics, epidemiology, data analytics, public health, social workers, psychologist, counselors and social service managers). or B. Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. or C. Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes managing a prevention program activities addressing such harmful behaviors as sexual harassment/assault, suicide, domestic and/or intimate partner violence, child abuse/neglect, equal opportunity, military equal opportunity, command climate, substance misuse/abuse, ;developing plans to facilitate a primary prevention initiative; analyzing primary prevention programs to identify key policy and planning issues that impact the effectiveness and/or efficiency of the programs processes in prevention and establishing and tracking milestones and critical events for the primary prevention initiatives across programmatic areas; and providing technical assistance to personnel on prevention issues across large geographically dispersed areas of operation. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required specialized experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the specialized experience qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for specialized experience is permitted. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11). Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a(n) Medical Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire