About the Position: This position is with the Defense Health Agency AD Support, Research and Engineering, Research Support located in Silver Spring, MD.

Duties

Provide technical advice and guidance on issues necessary to develop policy recommendations, functional requirements, new criteria, methodology and plans. Conduct special research projects, including gathering, compiling and analyzing information. Develop policy and/or directive actions for issuance to insure implementation of plans, decisions, priorities, and other actions emanating from the sections. Complete projects and perform studies requiring analysis of interrelated issues of effectiveness, efficiency and productivity of substantive mission-oriented programs. Participate as the VCE representative and/or technical member of committees, panels, or working groups.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Approximately 5% travel may be required.
• Incumbent must be able to acquire and maintain a SECRET security clearance.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes: developing and maintaining programmatic information on assigned programs and operational requirements; performs analytic/evaluative assignments; manage and coordinate program related activities during various lifecycle phases of the project/program. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementDecision MakingOrganizational AwarenessPlanning and Evaluating Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify, For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone. No substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address KF-DHA-DDAAFC DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY HQ DO NOT MAIL Falls Church, VA 22042 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk