Management and Program Analyst.

Defense Logistics Agency; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Logistics Agency in Fort Belvoir seeks a Management and Program Analyst to serve as a Strategic Integrator within the Transformation Directorate. You will manage high-priority enterprise projects, coordinate cross-organizational challenges, and ensure alignment with DoW objectives, including supply chain and operations integration.

The role supports policy assessment, risk mitigation, internal controls, and deployment of best practices while coordinating with headquarters and field

Qualifications

• Specialized experience coordinating cross-functional strategic initiatives across organizational boundaries.
• Ability to evaluate high-level directives and translate into plans and metrics.
• Experience applying CPI methods within complex operations.
• Experience drafting and overseeing enterprise-wide policies and guidance.

Responsibilities

• Serves as Strategic Integrator within the DLA Transformation Directorate.
• Manages enterprise-level special projects requiring external synchronization.
• Assess policy actions for DLA implications and integrate cross-organizational activities.
• Mitigate risk, test controls, and institutionalize industry best practices.
• Coordinate plan development, training, and monitoring with HQ and field stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic planning

Cross-functional work

Policy analysis

Program management

Risk mitigation

Job description

Responsibilities

• Serves as a Strategic Integrator within the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Transformation (DT) Directorate.
• Manages high priority, enterprise-level special projects that require extensive external synchronization. Coordinates cross organizational challenges to ensure alignment with broader DoW objectives.
• Assesses (DoW) policy actions for (DLA) implications, identifies major management and planning problem areas, and integrates cross-organizational activities (including supply chain and operations) into Enterprise-wide policies.
• Works with counterparts to mitigate risk, test internal controls, and institutionalize innovative industry best practices.
• Coordinates plan development, publication, training, and execution monitoring with HQ and field stakeholders, reporting progress against (DLA) objectives to higher-level management to ensure target audiences are reached.
• Supports one of the four branches within DT (Performance Improvement, Strategy, Governance, or Guidance) in addition to strategic integration support.
• Provides program support to assigned division, serving as the subject matter expert for assigned functional areas and related issues.

Duties

• Serves as a Strategic Integrator within the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Transformation (DT) Directorate.
• Manages high priority, enterprise-level special projects that require extensive external synchronization. Coordinates cross organizational challenges to ensure alignment with broader DoW objectives.
• Assesses (DoW) policy actions for (DLA) implications, identifies major management and planning problem areas, and integrates cross-organizational activities (including supply chain and operations) into Enterprise-wide policies.
• Works with counterparts to mitigate risk, test internal controls, and institutionalize innovative industry best practices.
• Coordinates plan development, publication, training, and execution monitoring with HQ and field stakeholders, reporting progress against (DLA) objectives to higher-level management to ensure target audiences are reached.
• Supports one of the four branches within DT (Performance Improvement, Strategy, Governance, or Guidance) in addition to strategic integration support.
• Provides program support to assigned division, serving as the subject matter expert for assigned functional areas and related issues.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: No
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.
• Obligated Position: This is an obligated position and occupancy is subject to the return of former incumbent. If former incumbent fails to return to the position, occupancy may become permanent.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Management and Program Analyst, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-14 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

• Coordinated cross-functional strategic initiatives and resolving integration challenges across major organizational boundaries.
• Evaluating high-level strategic directives to develop, implement, and monitor organizational plans and performance metrics.
• Experience applying quantitative and qualitative methods to lead Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) initiatives within complex operations.
• Experience drafting, standardizing, and overseeing the implementation of enterprise-wide policies, charters, and procedural guidance.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

This position is being filled as Temporary appointment not-to-exceed (NTE) One year.

Current permanent DLA employees eligible as a Promotion, this position will be filled as a Temporary Promotion NTE one year and may be extended up to a total of five years or converted to a permanent promotion without further competition. Current permanent DLA employees eligible as a Reassignment/Change-to-Lower Grade, this position will be filled as a Reassignment/Change-to-Lower Grade with the intent to be limited to the time period specified in the announcement and may be reassigned at management's discretion or made permanent at any time. Upon termination/expiration of the temporary assignment, placement will be either to the gaining or previous organization in accordance with DLA policy (DLAI 1442.04) regarding placement rights after a time-limited assignment. For all others, if selected, this would be a Temporary/Time-Limited Appointment NTE One year, and extended in increments of up to one year, NTE a total of three years. The selected applicant will be required to sign a written agreement acknowledging the conditions of this temporary assignment/appointment and that they may be released from this position upon management discretion.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

As required by 5 C.F.R.

• 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R.
• 1194).

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Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at:

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Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is illegal

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