MARITIME OPERATIONS CENTER TRAINING ANALYST (IAMD)

U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Fleet Forces Command in Norfolk seeks a Maritime Operations Center Training Analyst (IAMD) in the Navy Warfare Development Center, N7, Training and Exercise Division to plan and execute comprehensive MOC training across functional warfare areas.

You will coordinate with fleet and MOC leadership, develop and manage training content, oversee FAARs, and support readiness reporting to standardize OLW training and certification across CONUS and OCONUS theaters.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in IAMD, BMD, and the joint function of Operational Protection to design, develop, and execute an operational level of warfare (OLW) training and exercise program.
• Extensive operational experience managing and delivering comprehensive training continuums for MOCs or equivalent fleet staff, including training plans, CMPs, FAARs, and MCRs.
• Experience leading a diverse team of 25-30 Observer/Trainers and SMEs, including active duty and reserve military, civilians, and contractors, during large-scale exercises.
• Strong oral and written communication to briefs senior leaders and interact with Flag officers, SES, fleet commanders, and other senior leaders.
• Knowledge of the Navy MOC operational construct and the seven joint functions to assess MOC readiness and set global training standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the training plan to standardize fleet requirements with mission performance.
• Support standardization of OLW training and readiness reporting across Navy MOCs.
• Coordinate with major fleet training officers and MOC leadership to deliver a comprehensive MOC training continuum.
• Provide support and oversight of a FAAR upon exercise completion.
• Coordinate the delivery of training in force protection, OPSEC, force health protection, and other protective elements as a joint function.
• Develop, plan, prepare, and assess Navy training and exercises for operational-level staffs across functional warfare areas.

Skills

IAMD

OLW training

Leadership

Briefings

Oral communication

Project management

Job description

Summary

You will serve as a Maritime Operations Center Training Analyst (IAMD) in the Training, Exercises, and Wargaming (N7) Department, Maritime Operations Center (MOC) Training and Exercise Division of the Navy Warfare Development Center.

Duties

• You will serve as a desk officer on the Maritime Operations Center (MOC) Training and Exercise Team (TET).
• You will be responsible for developing and executing the training plan to ensure standardization between fleet requirements and mission performance.
• You will support the standardization of Navy operational-level of warfare (OLW) training and readiness reporting across the ten Navy MOCs.
• You will coordinate with major and numbered fleet training officers and MOC leadership to deliver a comprehensive MOC training continuum composed of functional part-task training, team, and staff collective training to improve fleet readiness.
• You will provide support and oversight of a facilitated-after action review (FAAR) upon exercise completion.
• You will coordinate the delivery of training in the areas of force protection, operations security, force health protection, and other elements of Protection as a joint function.
• You will develop and manage the content and organization of Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) and Protection-related topics for inclusion in the MOC Effective Practices Handbook and on the MOC TET portal.
• You will represent Navy operational-level training equities in joint and other service forums and participate in the crafting of official Navy training strategies.
• You will develop, plan, prepare, execute, and assess Navy training and exercises designed to train operational-level staffs in functional warfare competencies across the range of military operations.
• You will perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• You will be required to possess and maintain a final Top Secret SCI security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• MSP/PPP applicants must currently hold the required security clearance.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport.
• The incumbent must conduct ethics training annually and all other training related to activities associated with this position such as Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE).

Qualifications

To qualify for the GS-14 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience in Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD), Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD), and the joint function of Operational Protection to design, develop, and execute an operational level of warfare (OLW) training and exercise program.
• Extensive operational experience managing and delivering comprehensive training continuums for Maritime Operations Centers (MOCs) or equivalent major fleet/combatant command staff, which includes developing training plans, collection management plans (CMPs), facilitated after-action reviews (FAAR), and MOC certification reports (MCRs).
• Experience demonstrating leadership and project management skills to provide technical oversight and pre-deployment coordination for a diverse team of 25-30 Observer/Trainers (O/Ts) and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), including active duty and reserve military (O-4 to O-6), government civilians, and contractors, during large-scale service and Combatant Commander (CCDR) exercises.
• Experience utilizing oral and written communication skills required to deliver high-level briefs, represent organizational equities in joint decision-making forums, and interact routinely with Flag/General Officers, Senior Executive Service (SES) members, Fleet Commanders, and other senior joint, interagency, and international leadership.
• Experience applying knowledge of the Navy Maritime Operations Center (MOC) operational construct and the seven joint functions (movement and maneuver, command and control, fires, intelligence, information operations, protection, and sustainment) to critically assess MOC readiness and institutionalize global training standards.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

There is no education substitution for the series/grade combination.

Additional Information

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and is referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

ICTAP Applicants

To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.

There are occasional requirements to visit fleet training venues and embarkation aboard U.S. Navy ships in the performance of training MOCs that may present exposure to extremes of temperature, electrical and radiation hazards, high voltage, or high noise levels.

The work requires the use of sound suppressors, safety glasses, cold weather gear, etc. and is required to follow local safety procedures.

The incumbent must possess and maintain a TS security clearance with access to Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) as a condition of employment.

Work requires the incumbent to report to different work sites within the geographic area on different days.

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.

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