Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to provide developmental experience designed to broaden the skills and/or enhance the leadership perspective of an identified high-potential, mid-level manager/executive; it is not a continuing position and assignment duration is 36 months.

Duties

DUTY 1: Conducts and coordinates the integration of independent studies and analyses and leads team efforts to include planning, execution, interfacing, and documentation of results, in particular to support the assessment function of operations and exercises. DUTY 2: Plans, organizes, and overseas activities in support of the development and operation of joint exercises involving the warfighting headquarters' engagement functions and the development of internal organizational exercises and training. DUTY 3: Facilitates, coordinates, and conducts all aspects of the lessons learned program for PACAF activities. DUTY 4: Prepares and presents briefing of conclusions to peers and senior leadership (PACAF/CS, PACAF/CV and PACAF/CC); many being highly technical in nature to describe the assessment processes and/or study results. DUTY 5: Maintains a liaison with PACAF; USPACOM and components; and other DoD offices to ensure that study techniques and results are consistent and integrated throughout the analysis community.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Mobility agreement must be signed.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
• If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
• PCS cost will be paid IAW Career Broadening Policy under this agreement.
• Career Broadening positions are managed by AFPC/DPCZ and are centrally funded.
• Positions are established specifically to provide developmental experience designed to broaden the skills and/or enhance the leadership perspective of a high-potential, mid-level manager.
• Career Broadening also provides training and developmental opportunities at various organizational levels.
• These assignments offer the qualified candidate a unique assignment in that the candidates brings certain experience to the assignment while gaining new experiences in a different work environment.
• TEMPORARY PROMOTION: If the position is filled as a temporary promotion, upon completion of the career broadening assignment, the temporary promotion may lead to permanent promotion without further competition.
• Position is subject to random drug testing.
• TDY is required with travel by military and/or commercial aircraft or any other mode of transportation determined to be advantageous to the government.
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• Incumbent must exhibit a high degree of sound judgement, initiative, resourcefulness, originality, and the ability to foresee the impacts of changing technology on scientific studies.
• Must have professional recognition of firmly established credibility in the Air Force analysis community.
• Knowledge of air and space doctrine and theory.
• Must have a bachelor's degree in operations research or in a related technical discipline such as mathematics, computer science, one of the physical sciences, or engineering. Advanced degree(s) are preferred.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Professional and Scientific Positions. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. BASIC REQUIREMENT: Degree in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus. EVALUATION OF EDUCATION: The primary requirement of operations research work is competence in the rigorous methods of scientific inquiry and analysis rather than in the subject matter of the problem. Therefore, applicants should have sufficient knowledge of applied mathematics to understand and use the fundamental concepts and techniques of operations research methods of analysis. In addition, some positions may require knowledge of a specific subject area. Courses acceptable for qualifying for operations research positions may have been taken in departments other than Operations Research, e.g., Engineering (usually Industrial Engineering), Science, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or Management Science. The following are illustrative of acceptable courses: optimization; mathematical modeling; queueing theory; engineering; physics (except descriptive or survey courses); econometrics; psychometrics; biometrics; experimental psychology; physical chemistry; industrial process analysis; managerial economics; computer science; measurement for management; mathematical models in social phenomena; and courses that involved application of operations research techniques and methodologies to problems of management, marketing, systems design, and other specialized fields; or other comparable quantitative analysis courses for which college-level mathematics or statistics is a prerequisite. Courses in theory of probability and statistics are highly desirable but are not specified as minimum educational requirements because to do so would possibly exclude some applicants who would otherwise be well qualified. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Applicants must have served at least 52 weeks at the GS-13 or higher grade (or equivalent in an alternate pay system) within the Federal Civil Service to be considered for referral. 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: Knowledge and a broad range of operations research, modeling, simulation and analysis techniques and the ability to design, build and apply models and simulation techniques. Specific knowledge of systems analysis, economic analysis, military utility analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, and DoD acquisition processes and directives. Ability to lead study teams and originate new ideas, objectives, and methodologies; execute projects and/or studies within established time constraints; and to develop and utilize appropriate data collection techniques. Skill in critiquing, understanding and explaining methods and techniques to analyze and evaluate research findings, and the ability to defend findings. Knowledge in Air Force doctrine, warfare theory, and evolving warfighting concepts of operations and the ability to apply this knowledge in assigned projects. Ability to review reports and analyses and to evaluate the validity of assumptions and methodology and to verify technical completeness and accuracy. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, and negotiate complex issues. Skills to establish and maintain good team building skills and working relations with superiors, peers, and subordinates.

Education

GRADUATE EDUCATION: Completion of graduate level education, in addition to meeting the basic requirements, is qualifying for positions at grades GS-7 through GS-11, and GS-12 research positions if it provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that number cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered an academic year of graduate study. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended.

Contacts

• Address AF Career Broadeners 550 C Street W JBSA Randolph AFB, TX 78150 US
• Name: Career Broadening Office
• Email: [email protected]