You will serve as a DIRECTOR FOR POLICY AND STRATEGY in the DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (POLICY) (DUSN (P)) OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.

Duties

You will provide advice, counsel and executive assistance on matters such as continuing responsibility for development, implementation and review of strategy, policies, plans, and programs of critical interest. You will be responsible for general defense and foreign policy development, and for all policy coordination at the executive level with the Offices of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (OUSD(P)). You will be responsible for assessing Navy and Marine Corps programs, technology development and warfighting concepts and analyzing the implications for development of future naval capabilities. You will assess service programmatic solutions and their relationship to Departmental and Secretarial guidance within the DON Program Objective Memorandum (POM)/Budget process. You will advise subordinates on all administrative matters, including personnel policies and regulations. You will speak for and represent the DUSN (P) in interactions with private industry, think tanks, non-profit organizations and foreign partners and allies to promote DON interests in the areas of defense policy, capabilities and readiness.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final TOP SECRET security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• MSP/PPP applicants must currently hold TOP SECRET (SCI) security clearance.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience using quantitative and qualitative methods and techniques to develop staffing standards covering complex program functions or missions (e.g. management of agency research operations, or staffing requirements for new or substantially altered training or missions and programs). Experience with the DON, DoD, houses of Congress and the wider Executive Branch of Government including the White House and associated offices' organizations, operations, and administration processes. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Contacts

• Address OFF OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF THE NAVY 1000 Navy Pentagon Washington, DC 20350 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]