The United States Space Force (USSF) in Washington D.C. is searching for a Mission Support Specialist to support DELTA 13 (NH-0343-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent).
Description:
Step to the leading edge of national defense and help architect the future of the United States Space Force. In this high-impact strategic role, you will bridge the gap between cutting-edge space and cyber operations and the Pentagon's resource allocation engine. Your expertise will directly shape how the Space Force organizes, educates, and resources its total force-translating advanced operational concepts in Space Domain Awareness, Space ISR, and multi-domain warfare into fully funded, actionable programs across the Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and Future Years Defense Program (FYDP).
Ideal Candidate:
The ideal candidate is a seasoned human capital strategist, academic program manager, or military space operations professional with extensive headquarters-, Field Command-, or Delta-level staff experience in Total Force management and specialized Administratively Determined (AD) personnel systems.
They possess deep expertise in the DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process to build, defend, and integrate Space Force education, faculty pay requirements, and human capital initiatives into the Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) and Future Years Defense Program (FYDP). Additionally, they bring proven capability in administering complex AD faculty personnel actions, managing academic selection boards, and synchronizing requirements across Space Delta 13, STARCOM, and higher headquarters.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Coordinates end-to-end personnel lifecycle actions for Administratively Determined (AD) Faculty, including recruitment, hiring authorities, salary determinations, appointments, contract extensions, onboarding, in/out-processing, and performance management across Senior Level Education programs. Serves as the primary personnel liaison between faculty, academic leadership and Space Delta 13.
2. Applies Department of Defense Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) processes to forecast, formulate, and execute faculty personnel and operational budgets. Develops Program Objectives Memoranda (POM) inputs, Budget Estimate Submissions (BES), cost projections, financial exhibits, and FYDP personnel projections/offsets for Delta 13 education programs.
3. Synchronizes personnel actions and operational alignment for Joint military instructors, Active Duty Guardians, and Total Force personnel assigned to or augmenting Space Force educational programs. Tracks suspense management, program records, and cross-service instructor memorandums of agreement (MOAs/MOUs).
4. Integrates Space Delta 13 faculty footprint, academic facility requirements, and classroom technology requirement.
5. Develops and standardizes Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), governance charters, business rules, and administrative tracking systems for the emerging Space Force education enterprise. Coordinates high-level academic meetings, faculty symposiums, and Distinguished Visitor (DV) engagements.
6. Analyzes complex programmatic, personnel, and fiscal data to identify operational gaps and formulate actionable courses of action (COAs). Drafts executive correspondence and staff summary sheets for Space Delta 13 leadership and higher headquarters.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret /SCI 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.
Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 15 days per year.
This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to pre-employment drug testing as a condition of employment, and participation in random drug testing.
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.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
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.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:
Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
Job title
Detailed duties and accomplishments
Employer's name and address
Supervisor's name and phone number
Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
Hours per week
Salary, if applicable
Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses
College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Do not email applications. To submit your resume for this Direct Hire opportunity click here.
PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:
Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
Job title
Detailed duties and accomplishments
Employer's name and address
Supervisor's name and phone number
Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
Hours per week
Salary, if applicable
Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses
College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Do not email applications. To submit your resume for this Direct Hire opportunity click here.
PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
