Job opening: PROGRAM ANALYST
Salary: $85 738 - 111 460 per year
Published at: Aug 18 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
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The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a command headquarters level program analyst, applying acquisition and sustainment experience to analyze, develop, and evaluate issues, develop, and coordinate recommendations to resolve substantive problems and issues of effectiveness and efficiency of work operations in a major command program.
Duties
Applying acquisition and sustainment education and training experience, analyzes, develops, and evaluates issues, and develops recommendations to resolve substantive problems and issues of modernizing the workforce activities and operations in an acquisition program
Documents planning and programming decisions in appropriate formats to meet Air Force and Major Command requirements
Provides curated training and workforce culture recommendations and program analysis for enterprise-wide impacting activities
Actively participates in strategic planning to improve organizational direction and focus using strategic planning tools and techniques
Prepares and delivers oral presentations such as briefings, training sessions, consultations, and strategy sessions with other staff service functions and activities to secure cooperation, resolve controversial matters, and convey information relative to proposed changes in assignments
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
- The position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- Relocation costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organization
- This position may require travel
- This position may require drug testing and the candidate may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection
- Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position
- Selectee may be required to serve a probationary or trial period
- Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit
- This position meets the administrative exemption criteria for the Fair Labor Standards Act (5 CFR 551.206)
- Employee is expected to meet Continuing Acquisition Education requirements
- Employee may be required to work overtime
- May travel by military or commercial air to conferences, meetings, or other functions away from the duty site
Qualifications
Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions. Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes ability to plan, organize, and develop studies or projects, making recommendations on substantive operating programs; and the knowledge and skill in applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of cooperation plans, programs, and projects.
NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.
FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-?grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.
NOTE: Due to the use of 120 day rosters, applicants within 120 days of completion of the TIG requirement are encouraged to apply.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
1. Knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods to participate in the assessment and improvement of command level plans and programs for conducting major operations such as war, mobilization, deployment, PPBS, exercise, foreign military sales, acquisition, weapon system/training device upgrade/modification, special operations, rescue, or similar operations.
2. Knowledge of Air Force and command program goals and objectives; the sequence and timing of key operational events and milestones; methods of evaluating the effectiveness of planning actions related to actual events; and the relationship of the various command entities involved in overall program planning and execution of military operations and evaluations. Knowledge of DoD acquisition process.
3. Knowledge of the application of Air Force training and education offerings as it applies to assigned programs; and assigned acquisition activities.
4. Skill in designing and conducting comprehensive studies and preparing solutions to resolve substantive problems and issues of effectiveness and efficiency of work operations in a major command program.
5. Ability to plan, organize, and negotiate effectively with senior analysts and management to accept and implement recommendations, where proposals involve substantial resources, and require extensive changes in established concepts and procedures.
6. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; negotiate complex issues; and maintain good working relationships.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address Wright Patterson AFB
2000 Allbrook Drive
Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433
US
- Name: Total Force Service Center
- Phone: 1-800-525-0102
- Email: [email protected]
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