AFMCI36-2645 — Senior Functional Roles And Responsibilities

AFMCI36-2645 governs senior functional roles and responsibilities and functional management across Air Force Materiel Command.

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  • Publication number: AFMCI36-2645
  • Title: SENIOR FUNCTIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Date: 2023-10-23

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It establishes a Senior Functional construct at Headquarters, Centers, Sites, and Organizational levels. It addresses workforce requirements, functional policies and processes, civilian performance management, and shared responsibilities.

Applies to: This AFMCI applies to all AFMC Centers and organizations that report directly to AFMC/CC, with HQ AFMC functionals providing functional management oversight.

Topics covered

  • Senior Functional construct
  • Functional workforce planning
  • Functional policies and processes
  • Center Senior Functionals
  • Civilian performance management
  • Functional workforce competencies

Questions and answers

What does functional management allow Program Executive Officers to do?

Functional management allows Program Executive Officers to focus on program execution and supports the Office of the Secretary of Defense policy on independence of contracting. (paragraph 1)

Who is included in the functional workforce under AFMCI36-2645?

For the purposes of this instruction, the terms functional personnel and functional workforce include assigned active-duty military, DoD civilians (to include overhires), Individual Mobilization Augmentees/Individual Reservists, the support contractor workforce, and all associated manpower authorizations (Note: Senior Functionals will be involved in the identification of functional contractor workforce requirements, not the management and development of the contractor workforce). (paragraph 2)

What are Senior Functionals responsible for?

Senior Functionals are responsible for determining functional workforce requirements and developing personnel to meet the Command’s mission to ensure AFMC has the right talent in the right place at the right time to accomplish the mission. (paragraph 1)

What are Senior Functionals responsible for developing and implementing?

Senior functionals are also responsible for developing and implementing functional policies and processes. (paragraph 1)

How are functional civilian employees rated?

Functional civilian employees will be rated by their immediate supervisors (Raters of record). (paragraph 1)

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