The United States Space Force (USSF) at the Pentagon is searching for a Management and Program Analyst to support S1C (NH-0343-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent).
Description:
Shape the future of United States Space Force (USSF) civilian personnel management as a Management and Program Analyst with budget integration, a strategic role responsible for shaping the future of HR within a newly formed military service. This position serves as the principal advisor to the Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital for all matters related to civilian personnel management, analyzing, planning, programming and budgeting activities of the USSF, driving the development and implementation of comprehensive human resources policies and strategies aligned with the USSF mission. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant contribution to the development of a world-class organization and shape the future of space operations by ensuring effective organization, training, and equipping of our space forces.
Major Duties & Responsibilities
As a proficient within the functional area, the Management and Program Analyst will spend a significant portion of their time in direct support of acquisition positions and will be responsible for:
- Program Execution, Resource Optimization & Policy Oversight (Critical): Plans, organizes, and oversees assigned division programs, projects, and acquisition-support activities.?Applies comprehensive knowledge of manpower, HR and resource management operations?to integrate personnel policy, staffing requirements, organizational structure and resources with strategic mission and analysis objectives. Establishes metrics, evaluation frameworks, and review systems to measure operational effectiveness, regulatory compliance, and human/material resource utilization. Formulates and revises organizational policies, procedures, and priorities to eliminate operational barriers and optimize workflow across headquarters elements.
- Financial Strategy, PPBE & Economic Analysis (Critical): Develops and executes innovative methodologies to assess planning, programming, budgeting and execution (PPBE) actions in support of space acquisition and operational requirements. Performs risk/benefit, life-cycle, and cost-economic analyses to evaluate program modifications and justify funding allocations. Drafts financial policy, oversees fund reprogramming actions, and prepares defensible budget justifications for leadership and higher headquarters.
- Agency Representation & Collaboration (Critical): Represents the Space Force with a variety of agency, command, installation, and functional area organizations. You will establish and maintain effective working relationships with HQ Air Force, USSF, DoD, OPM, and civilian institutions. You will directly communicate with the SECAF, Office of the Chief of Space Operations (OCSO), and Vice Chief of Space Operations (VCSO) to advocate for Space Force positions regarding senior recruitment, classification, talent management, succession planning, acquisitions, and employee/labor relations.
- Strategic Communication (Critical): Performs strategic communication to advocate for the organization. You will direct the utilization of internal and external communication systems, manage the development of executive-level memoranda and newsletters, and prepare/deliver presentations on USSF executive human resource management to all levels of the USSF, USAF, DoW, and private sector executives.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Safeguards classified or sensitive 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”.
Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
PCS / relocation funding is authorized.
This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
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 application. 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 application. 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.
