About the Position: Serves as a Strategic Planner leading, planning, and executing analytical war-games in a systematic and rigorous manner to examine operational and strategic level issues, questions, problem sets, and scenarios to inform decision-makers within the organization.

Duties

Direct the performance of a broad range of wargaming methodologies to evaluate operational and strategic problem sets and scenarios to meet National Security Strategy (NSS) and National Military Strategy (NMS) goals. Analyze suitability, feasibility, and acceptability of operational and strategic approaches, emerging technologies, or radically different proposed policies. Review research and analysis regarding major geographical areas or functional programs with world-wide implications necessary to plan and execute wargames. Apply ideas for new programs, policies, studies, and approaches in one or more subject areas that impacts the development of war-games programs and war-gaming analysis. Coordinate study plans, methods, and findings with different command, component, and DoD elements. Lead cross-functional study teams and directs the performance of operational and strategic analysis to plan, execute, and lead wargaming studies.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

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. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)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.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority 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 EligibleReinstatementVeterans 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 which includes leading analytical wargames to examine operational and strategic contexts, informing senior leadership and national security organizations; directing wargaming methodologies to evaluate problem sets and generate ideas that inform decision-makers in achieving National Security Strategy and National Military Strategy goals; designing impactful ideas for programs, policies, and studies that enhance war-games development and analysis; leading study teams in cross-functional analysis to enhance wargaming strategies; managing resources, coordinating projects, representing the organization at high-level meetings, and supporting organization initiatives. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Creativity and InnovationPlanning and EvaluatingProblem Solving 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-13).

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 HT-W3WCAA CENTER FOR ARMY ANALYSIS DO NOT MAIL Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]