PROGRAM ANALYST

U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Little Creek (DE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Fleet Forces Command seeks a Program Analyst to lead cross-warfare teams in creating and promulgating fleet-level doctrine and tactics.

You will plan work, prioritize tasks, and ensure published materials reflect joint and Navy concepts across the competition continuum. You will coordinate with OPNAV, NWDC, and other Fleet staff to align doctrine with goals, support training, and conduct studies spanning warfighting domains.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience at or equivalent to GS-12 level required.
• Experience leading cross-warfare specialty teams for doctrine/publications.
• Knowledge of Navy/Joint concepts and doctrinal publications.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-warfare teams in developing and promulgating fleet-level doctrine and publications.
• Plan work, set priorities, and prepare schedules for staff and contractors.
• Ensure publications reflect Navy/Joint concepts and capabilities.
• Review strategic guidance and doctrine requirements to support development.
• Coordinate with OPNAV, NWDC, Fleet staff and other services on doctrine initiatives.
• Assess training alignment with doctrine and TTPs; conduct program studies.

Skills

Cross-warfare teams

Naval doctrine & concepts

Joint/NATO publications

Program management

DoD/Navy publications alignment

Analytical reasoning

Job description

Summary

You will serve as a Program Analyst of entitled Doctrine and Tactics Program Manager, in the Doctrine, Tactics, Analysis, and Assessment Directorate (N5) of the Expeditionary War fighting Development Center (EXWDC) of NAVY EXPEDITIONARY WARFIGHTING DEV CTR.

Duties

• You will lead cross-warfare specialty development teams of military, civilian, and contract team SMEs in the development and promulgation of doctrine and tactics.
• You will plan the work to be accomplished by other military, civilian staff, and contract planners, adjust their priorities and prepare schedules for completion of work.
• You will ensure capabilities are correctly represented in emerging and existing Navy and Joint concepts and developmental doctrine and doctrinal publications.
• You will support and otherwise develop and revise doctrinal publications for NECF operating across the competition continuum, ensuring alignment with the objectives and priorities of supported commanders.
• You will conduct substantive reviews of strategic documents including plans and planning guidance.
• You will review strategic guidance, concepts, and doctrine requirements, and other documents to support doctrine development.
• You will maintain a current working knowledge of major doctrinal publications, expeditionary plans, programs and initiatives in order to synchronize relevant NECF and Navy FP capabilities in concert with these publications and incorporate changes
• You will consolidate inputs on doctrine reviews and issues and provide adjudicated responses to the appropriate tasking commands.
• You will participate in EXW, CON, CIC, and FP working groups, exercises, war games, experimentation, and conferences.
• You will liaise with Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV), NWDC, Fleet staff personnel and other Service/Joint organizations on issues related to doctrine, plans and policy guidance, and other initiatives or issues.
• You will assess training to ensure alignment of curriculum with doctrine and TTPs.
• You will lead management surveys and research projects, and/or studies and provide advisory services of a wide variety of substantive issues that require extensive coordination with higher and adjacent commands.
• You will investigate TTPs, science-and-technology, and Concepts to address and mitigate emerging threats.

Requirements

• 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 an interim and/or final 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.
• 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.
• This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.
• This position may require visits to training facilities including field-training areas in possible austere environments. These visits will require the ability to work in rough, uneven, unimproved terrain.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

(1) leading cross-warfare specialty teams in the creation and promulgation of new fleet level developmental publications. (2) Knowledge of joint, combined, Navy and Naval warfare objectives, operations, concepts, and doctrine (e.g. naval concepts, CONOPS, joint pubs and NWPS). (3) Professional understanding of a variety of disciplines, including naval warfare and the mission areas of expeditionary, construction, force protection and countering irregular challenges. (4) Knowledge of major Navy and Marine Corps doctrinal publications, expeditionary plans, programs and initiatives in order to synchronize relevant NECCF and Navy FP capabilities in concert with these publications and incorporate changes to these publications as they apply to the Navy forces providing EXW, CON, CIC, and FP capabilities. (5) Recommending changes to Joint, multi-service, allied, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and other Naval publications and concepts; provide reviews to appropriate primary review authorities on all publications in development or revision to ensure NECC equities, capabilities, and concept of employment are incorporated. (6) Competency with a variety of duties involving different and often unrelated processes and methods, requiring consideration of a myriad of factors, extending traditional techniques to develop new procedures to meet organizational goals.

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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

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.

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 (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) 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 are 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.

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

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.

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-transitio

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.

This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. 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 to successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or final job offer 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.

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