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Duties

The United States Space Force (USSF) Headquarters Space Force Command (HQSF) at the Pentagon is searching for a Deputy Division Chief, USSF Resource Integration (NH-0343-04). Description: The Chief Strategy and Resources Office (CSRO: HQSF/S5/8), specifically the Plans and Programs Directorate, is responsible for developing the future years resource plan and budget request for all research, development, test, and evaluation; procurement; manpower; MILCON; and operations and sustainment funding. Additionally, the CSRO engages with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Legislative Liaisons, USSF Field Commands, and the Office of Manpower and Budget to outline and execute the USSF's investment priorities and requests on behalf the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Space Operations. In coordination with the S8PE Resource Integration Division Chief, this position as the Deputy Division Chief leads the team to analyze, develop, and integrate the Space Force Program Objective Memorandum (POM) across the Future Year's Defense Program (FYDP). The candidate leads a team to program and integrate resources with supporting data while also ensuring the Service investments appropriately account for current requirements, joint mission needs, and future warfighting capabilities. This position will work closely with the Space Force and Air Force Planning, Programming, and Financial Management Divisions to execute the corporate structure for budget process and implications; and communicates across staffs, field commands, and direct reporting units to ensure prompt and effective decision-making process in support of senior leadership. The candidate will lead the Resource Integration team and be the Subject Matter Expert to produce and build support programming data during POM development, approval, and defense during OSD Program and Budget Review for CSRO, USSF, and DAF leadership. The ideal candidate should be an expert in DoD operations, planning, acquisitions, budget, and/or space staff and have substantial experience with DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE). Candidates with critical thinking, strategic vision and planning, organization skills to quickly recall or find information, excellent written/oral communication, ability to collaborate with geographically separated teams, and the ability to deliver on short deadlines are well-suited for the position. Expertise of existing space systems or Space Force initiatives is strongly preferred, as well as resource or program experience in Program Objective Memorandum (POM) development, approval, and defense during the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Program and Budget Review is desired. Experience as a supervisor of civilian or military personnel is also highly desirable. Key Skills and Abilities: 1. Mastery, knowledge and skill in DoD, Joint, Department of the Air Force and Space Force management, planning, engineering, and budget principles. Understand and apply concepts, methodologies, and appropriate financial management and manpower directives, concepts, procedures, guidance, and policy. 2. Extensive knowledge of military service program goals and objectives, the sequence and timing of key operational events and milestones, and methods of evaluating the effectiveness of budget and planning actions as related to actual events. 3. Knowledge of the relationship of the various Space Force entities involved in overall planning and execution of military operations and evaluations, and the way the PPBE supports them. 4. Knowledge of Space Force entities and organizations. 5. Ability to gather, assemble and analyze facts, draw conclusions, conduct analysis, devise recommended solutions, and package the entire process in briefings, papers or reports suitable for top management use and decision-making. 6. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; negotiate complex issues; and maintain good working relations.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• This position is on-site and eligible for telework, 2-4 days per pay period.
• Employee must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Sensitive security clearance.
• Position may include additional program security requirements in order to fully perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. The incumbent must be willing to submit to a Counterintelligence Polygraph and mandatory drug testing.
• May be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft in the performance of TDY assignments.
• May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
• This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to random testing for drug use.
• PCS funding is not available
• Please limit resumes to a maximum of 5 pages.
• Position will be closed after 5 business days or after 75 applications are received.

Qualifications

The 0343 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Management Positions.

Contacts

• Address USSF - Office of Chief of Space Operations 1670 Space Force Pentagon Washington, DC 20330 US
• Name: US Space Force Enterprise Talent Management
• Email: [email protected]