Management and Program Analyst

US-Joint-Activities; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

US-Joint-Activities in the Miami area seeks a senior executive advisor to USSOUTHCOM/J3. The role provides high-level analytical and strategic support to the J3 Chief of Staff, guiding manpower, force-structure, and workforce planning across the Directorate.

The position requires one year of specialized Federal experience coordinating taskings via ETMS2, along with briefing senior leaders and developing readiness dashboards. Strong policy interpretation and leadership skills are essential.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience in the Federal service including advising senior leadership and coordinating internal command and Joint Staff taskings via ETMS2.
• Experience analyzing manpower, force-structure, organizational-design, and staffing to support USSOUTHCOM priorities.
• Interpreting and implementing DoD/Joint Staff personnel policies to develop compliance procedures and workforce dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior executive advisor to the J3 Chief of Staff providing high-level analytical and strategic support.
• Advise on workforce planning, talent acquisition, and readiness reporting to improve mission execution.
• Coordinate internal command and Joint Staff taskings and develop workforce dashboards and reporting tools.

Skills

Senior advisor to J3 or comparable

Operational synchronization

Executive-level briefings

ETMS2 coordination

Tools

ETMS2

Job description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for certain competitive service to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position:

This position is located in the Operations Directorate (J3) at Headquarters, U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM). Serves as the senior executive advisor to the J3 Chief of Staff, providing high level analytical, strategic, and operational integration support across the Directorate.

Who May Apply:

US Citizens

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 in the Federal service which includes 1) serving as a senior advisor to a geographic combatant command J3 or comparable operational directorate, supporting operational synchronization, senior-leader engagements, executive-level briefings, and the coordination of internal command and Joint Staff taskings through the Enterprise Task Management Software Solution (ETMS2); 2) conducting complex civilian and military manpower, force-structure, organizational-design, and workforce-distribution analyses to assess Joint Table of Distribution (JTD), Joint Manning Document (JMD), and Joint Table of Manpower and Distribution (JTMD) requirements and recommend staffing, authorization, billet, skill-mix, and organizational changes aligned with USSOUTHCOM mission priorities; 3) interpreting and implementing Department of Defense, Joint Staff, and USSOUTHCOM personnel and manpower policies to develop Directorate-level compliance procedures, personnel-action trackers, workforce dashboards, and reporting tools that identify readiness impacts, staffing trends, and administrative risks; and 4) advising senior leadership on workforce planning, talent acquisition, performance management, training, awards, succession planning, property accountability, and workforce-engagement initiatives to improve Directorate readiness, organizational effectiveness, and mission execution.