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Military and Family Readiness Manager

$93,400

Columbus, OhioFull-timePosted Oct 19, 2026

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Job description

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a MILITARY AND FAMILY READINESS MANAGER, Position Description Number T5701100 and is part of the OH G1 Family Readiness, National Guard. The Military and Family Readiness Manager is assigned to the Joint Forces Headquarters and reports to the Manpower and Personnel Directorate (G1), or TAG-designated representative.

As a MILITARY AND FAMILY READINESS MANAGER, GS-0301-12, you will perform the following duties:

  1. Serve as TAG's State-level technical Subject Matter Expert, consultant and policy advisor on the full scope of military and family member readiness and well-being programs. Oversee and measure program effectiveness, adequacy of program capabilities and synchronization of Service Member and Family Readiness programs to OSD, Service, NGB policy and accreditation/certification standards. Develop and implement full spectrum Service Member and Family programs across the military lifecycle, enabling Soldier and family member self-reliance and resilience.
  2. Supervise, evaluates performance and directs the Readiness Support staff, including subordinate program team leads. and direct the Support Services staff. Demonstrate authoritative discretion, provide direction, technical oversight, budget oversight, support, guidance, and assistance to enable programs that positively impact readiness and enhance the quality of life for members and families during steady state/peacetime and mobilization/deployment periods.
  3. Interpret, adapt and implement program and resource guidance, regulations, policies, and public law from higher headquarters (National Guard Bureau) and other sources (including DoD, Army and Air Force), tailoring guidance to specific and unique Readiness of the state/territory/DC within program requirements. Identify, plan, and direct family readiness, mobilization, and deployment priorities based on mission requirements and unit OPTEMPO within the state/territory/DC. Provide, consult on, and coordinate pre deployment preparation in support of TAG and Commanders to include financial readiness, medical, legal and family care plan awareness, Family Readiness Groups (FRGs) and volunteer corps opportunities, and other benefits and entitlements.
  4. Serves on a variety of NGB, state-level and unit-level military and family readiness councils and community councils to keep informed on operations and/or to coordinate programs and requirements (e.g., Commander's Ready and Resilient Council). Develops the most effective and acceptable approaches and meets with program and activity managers and other stakeholders to gain their concurrence and support and to develop innovative joint programs and activities. Serves as the State focal point for Servicemember and Family Readiness policies and practices.
  5. Performs other duties as assigned. *The above duty description does not contain all details of the official position description. A copy of the entire position description can be found on FASCLASS by searching the position description PD#: ( T5701100). https://acpol2.army.mil/fasclass/search_fs/search_fasclass.asp

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Applicants who have the 1 year of appropriate specialized experience, as indicated in the table, are not required by this standard to have general experience, education above the high school level, or any additional specialized experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements.

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