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Manpower and Personnel Manager, MD31/S1

Department of the Air Force
Space Systems Command
United States Space Force / Space Systems Command / Mission Delta 31
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Overview

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Job closed
Posted 03/17/26
Location
Work site options
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Remote job
No
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$99,800 - $154,280 per year

Salary is dependent upon duty location, grade, step and locality pay. Equivalent to GS-12/13.

Pay scale & grade
NH 3
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type
Permanent
Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Competitive Service
Represented by a union
No
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Secret
Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk
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Background check type
Financial disclosure required
No
Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.
Announcement number
SF-FY26-6S-NH-301-3-SPLASH
Control number
861547900

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The United States Space Force (USSF) at Peterson SFB, Colorado Springs CO is searching for a Manpower and Personnel Manager to support MD31/S1 (NH-0343-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent).

Description:
As the Manpower and Personnel Manager for the MD31 S1 office, you will be at the forefront of our organizational strategy. Your mission will be to provide clear direction and expert resolution for all civilian and military personnel matters. Your daily responsibilities will include identifying manning needs, processing personnel actions, and managing critical taskers. A key part of your role will be developing insightful reports and briefings that communicate our manpower strategy to senior leadership. From managing civilian appraisals to overseeing officer assignments, your work will directly drive efficiency and enhance our overall performance. We require a candidate with outstanding communication and problem-solving skills who thrives in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.


Ideal Candidate:
The ideal candidate for this role is a proactive and decisive professional with a proven track record in human resources. You should possess either a bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience, coupled with an aptitude for navigating complex personnel programs. Success in this position requires exceptional communication skills to confidently interact with senior officials and a strategic approach to problem-solving. We are looking for an individual with a strong work ethic and meticulous attention to detail who thrives in a dynamic environment and is committed to delivering excellence.

Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of process and procedures of federal Civilian and Military Human Resource and personnel program management.
2. Knowledge of other federal HR processes sufficient to relate recruitment and placement issues to them.
3. Skill in working with customers to assess needs, provide assistance, resolve problems, and satisfy expectations in written or oral communication.
4. Ability to lead, organize work, set priorities, and determine resource requirements; determine goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinate with other organizations; monitor progress, and evaluate outcomes.
5. Ability to identify problems and use sound judgment and decisions to generate and evaluate alternatives and make recommendations to management.
6. Ability to encourage new ideas and innovations; manage human, financial and information resources strategically and build coalitions to achieve common goals.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S Citizen.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
  • Safeguards classified or sensitive budget-related information and/or files.
  • May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
  • Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
  • This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
  • Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
  • PCS / relocation funding is not authorized.
  • Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise; employee must obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
  • Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): 20 days a year.

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.

Additional information

Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information.

Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:

Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.

Space Systems Command

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This Job Opportunity Announcement (JOA) will be used to form a pool of qualified applicants who will be considered for direct hire vacancies as they become available.

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Agency contact information

US Space Force Enterprise Talent Management
Email
HQ.USSF.TalentAcquisition@spaceforce.mil
Address
USSF - Space Systems Command
1670 Space Force Pentagon
Washington, DC 20330
US

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