Job opening: PROGRAM ANALYST
Salary: $98 496 - 128 043 per year
Published at: Oct 31 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
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The primary purpose of this position is to to serve as a senior program analyst planning, organizing, and determining necessary policies, regulations, directives. programs, doctrine. and procedures for the establishment and maintenance of assigned major Acquisition programs involving Air Force space/cyberspace operations.
Duties
1. Applying Air Force military space and cyberspace operations experience, analyzes tests, and evaluates assigned major command program(s).
2. Documents planning und test programming decision/recommendations lo appropriate formats to meet Air Force and Major Command requirements.
3. Prepares and delivers oral presentations such as briefings, trainl11g sessions, consultations, and strategy sessions with other staff service functions and activities to secure cooperation.
4. Actively participates in the strategic planning processes to improve organizational directions and focus using qualitative and/or quantitative methods and techniques.
Requirements
- Air Force space, missile, and/or cyberspace operations experience is highly desirable.
- This position may require travel.
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
- Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position.
- PCS expenses if authorized will be paid IAW JTR and Air Force Regulations. This is a Centrally Managed position under the Force Support Career Field.
- Relocation costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organization.
- This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
- This position may require drug testing and the candidate may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection.
- Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays
- Shift work and emergency overtime may be required
- Employee must maintain current certifications
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
- Selectee may be required to serve a probationary or trial period.
- Work is primarily sedentary, such as sitting comfortably. There may be some walking, standing, bending, and carrying of light items.
- The work is typically performed in a properly heated and ventilated, and well-lighted office setting.
- The work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
Qualifications
Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Management and Program Analysis Series 0343, 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-12, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes planning, organizing, and developing studies or projects, and to negotiate effectively with management; knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of critical command plans and programs for participating in or conducting major operations such as munition capabilities, development, test and evaluation, fielding and employment; munition capabilities, development, test and evaluation, fielding and employment; munition mission areas including tactics, techniques and procedures; munition mission execution and integration with ground forces and other airborne and space assets; and associated mission and flight operations, tactical training, deployment, mobilization, PPBE, acquisition, special operations, exercise, training systems, foreign military sales, contingency, or similar operations. 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-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.
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 for the assessment and improvement of command level plans and programs for conducting major operations such as Space Situational Awareness & Command and Control; Space Protection; Space Intelligence, Surveillance &. Reconnaissance.
2. Knowledge of military (including command level) program goals and objectives; the sequence and timing of key operational events and milestones; methods of evaluating the effectiveness or planning actions related to actual events;
3. Knowledge of the application of military space/cyberspace operations expertise as they apply to programs and weapons systems.
4. Skill in designing and conducting comprehensive studies and preparing solutions to especially broad, important, and severe military operational and contingency areas.
5. Ability to plan and organize studies or projects and to negotiate effectively with 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 ln 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
IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you
MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click
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FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Contacts
- Address Eglin AFB
310 W Van Matre Ave
Ste 102
Eglin AFB, FL 32542
US
- Name: Total Force Service Center
- Phone: 1-800-525-0102
- Email: [email protected]
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