Protocol Specialist

Quick Facts

Protocol Specialist responsible for tenant-wing protocol planning and execution and for advising leadership on formal events and dignitary visits.

Description

Plan, manage, coordinate, advise, execute, and train on matters pertaining to protocol for a tenant wing. Serve as event planner for distinguished visitors and groups for events such as special purpose meetings and conferences, awards presentations, and ceremonies. Provide policy and procedural guidance and coordinate visits, agendas, briefings, tours, and related special projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide protocol policy/procedural guidance for Commander, Vice Commander, Director of Staff, and other personnel on visiting dignitaries and official events.
• Arrange, supervise, and coordinate visits, agendas, briefings, and tours.
• Act as protocol advisor to leadership and installation-level points of contact; plan and deliver protocol briefings for ceremonies, receptions, and special projects.
• Prepare recommended guest lists for review.
• Custodian for Official Representation Funds (ORF) and Special Morale and Welfare (SM&W) Funds; coordinate with comptroller, non-appropriated fund, and legal personnel to ensure ethical and legal compliance.
• Monitor expenditures for regulatory compliance, ethical propriety, and funds availability.
• Prepare and update presentations, protocol briefings/reports, correspondence; perform special projects and data collection for accurate recurring and one-time reports.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Selective Service registration for eligible males
• Obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance
• Valid state driver’s license
• Ability to perform moderate physical activity (lifting, brisk walking, standing)
• Attend a two-week Protocol Fundamentals training course at Maxwell AFB, AL
• Complete initial online questionnaire and additional assessments
• Meet specialized experience or education qualification pathway (specialized experience, master’s/equivalent or graduate education, or a combination)
• Direct deposit required

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government includes a comprehensive benefits package. Eligibility depends on the position type and whether the role is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.