PROGRAM ANALYST

Experteer Italy; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious government position is available supporting COMSIXTHFLEET operations within complex geopolitical contexts. Candidates must possess specialized experience in security cooperation management and analysis, particularly in bilateral military engagements, while being prepared for potential overseas assignments. Expertise in analytical skills, policy analysis, and strategic planning is essential for successful candidates.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in managing security cooperation and engagement programs.
• Coordinated multi-disciplined activities with partner nations.
• Experience in political-military advisory roles.

Responsibilities

• Support COMSIXTHFLEET operations and strategic meetings.
• Provide comprehensive analysis of NATO geopolitical relationships.
• Develop key engagement strategies concerning security cooperation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Policy analysis

Coordination

Research

Strategic planning

Job description

Duties

• You will work to support COMSIXTHFLEET operations, investments and activities and prepare materials to support meetings with Heads of Navy, Fleet Commanders and other Dignitaries, including Ambassadors and Ministers of Defense.
• You will coordinate and present complex issues of other military and civilian members to the Director of Plans, Engagements, and Assessments.
• You will think analytically, research broadly, and provide comprehensive policy analysis concerning geopolitical NATO relationships in the U.S. European command.
• You will prepare papers, action plans, talking points and presentations concerning security cooperation strategy and plans.
• You will develop key leader engagement strategy and products concerning security cooperation, naval capability development, access, basing and overflight and freedom of maneuver.
• You will provide analytical, research-driven policy analysis of geopolitical security partnerships and influence within the U.S. African Command theater of operations.

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.
• This is an overseas position. You will be subject to and must be able to satisfy the overseas requirements of the 26Jul12 DODI 1400.25 V1230: http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025v1230.pdf
• This position may require travel to places within and outside the contiguous United States which could include remote or isolated sites. You may be required to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• If eligible for permanent change of station, the appointee will be required to sign a transportation agreement to establish a Government time in service requirement of 12 months.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport.
• May be required to obtain a VISA dependent on the overseas country's laws/regulations.
• You will be required to sign the Statement of Understanding for Overseas Employment acknowledging receipt and understanding of the statement of living and working conditions for this location.
• 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 successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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 may include:
1. Managing and developing security cooperation and engagement programs to foster an environment that instills public trust while accomplishing the mission.
2. Coordinating and executing multi-disciplined activities to increase cooperative security efforts with partner nations.
3. Advise on political-military issues and develop supporting material for key leader engagements concerning national security to support organizational objectives with partner nations.
4. Formulates the plan for and manages the execution of Security Cooperation activities in a bi-lateral context to execute among subordinate commands.
NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for this position.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/management-and-program-analysis-series-0343/
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

No Educational Requirements for this position.
Additional Information Cont.
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:
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.
If you are a dual citizen, please identify the countries of citizenship. The NATO Status of Forces Agreement prohibits employment in the U.S. Civilian Component in a host nation of any person who holds dual citizenship of the U.S. and the host nation. For example: A person who holds both Italian and U.S. citizenship may not be employed in the U.S. Civilian Component in Italy; however, that person is not prohibited by the NATO Status of Forces Agreement from employment in the U.S. civilian Component in another NATO host nation of which (s)he does not hold citizenship.
Conditions of Employment Cont.
1. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret / SCI security clearance. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in removal.
2. Due to the requirement to acquire and maintain a Top-Secret clearance, the incumbent is subject to pre-employment and random drug urinalysis testing while assigned to this position.
3. Overtime, on-call support, and travel (30-90 days annually) may be required in the performance of duties.
4. This position requires satisfactory completion of a pre-employment physical as a condition of employment. Incumbent must therefore meet and maintain requirements specified on OF 178 or equivalent, Certificate of Medical Examination.
5. The incumbent may be required to travel 40% of the time.
6. The employee must be deployable. As situations warrant, employee will be required to perform duties while deployed at sea or remote work locations to support various exercise/operations. Travel in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments may be required. Employee
must pass a medical examination and as required, receive immunizations or prophylactic medicine for overseas/deployed locations.
7. This is a Mission Essential Position. A position may be designated as mission essential, consistent with the criteria described in DoD Instruction (DoDI) 3020.42, "Defense Continuity Plan Development," dated February 17, 2006, certified as current as of October 29, 2019, and any other component-unique policies or definitions. Mission essential positions are those that are needed to ensure the continued operation of mission essential functions of an activity. Mission Essential designations are not prescribed by DTM 17-004. This decision is based on the type of work and supporting activities necessary to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations essential to the mission. This may require the incumbent to be subject to recall for emergency overtime, work overtime or uncommon tours of duty based on the needs of the organization as directed. This position is not E-E, or Key.
Physical Demands: Work is primarily sedentary in nature, although slight physical effort may be required. Deployment on warships is expected.
Work Environment: Work is performed in areas that are adequately lighted and climate controlled where normal safety precautions for an office are practiced. The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices and meeting rooms. The dynamic work environment with multiple competing priorities and requirements is stressful and requires resiliency.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement and Alternate Placement Programs.
Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.
Pay retention may be granted when certain conditions are met.
Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.
A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.
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 an option 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:
Tour of duty will be 36 months.
To learn more about the living and working conditions at this military installation and additional Foreign Overseas information, go to:
Priority consideration will be given to military spouse preference and family member preference eligible residing in the commute area of the duty location for this position. Commute area is defined as the geographic area surrounding the duty location in which people can reasonably be expected to travel back and forth daily.
Military Spouses and Family Members may apply 30 days before their anticipated arrival date. However, they will not receive preference until arrival at the foreign location. Additional documentation may be required prior to granting preference.
Military spouses and family members who are appointed may not extend longer than 2 months following the transfer of the sponsor from the commuting area of the foreign duty station; 2 months beyond the separation of the appointee's sponsor; or any time beyond the time employee ceases to be a family member.
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.

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.
When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to the Occupational Questionnaire, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies:

• ANALYTICAL CONCEPTS, POLICIES, AND PRINCIPLES
• INFLUENCING/NEGOTIATING
• PARTNERING
• PROBLEM SOLVING
• REPORTING AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The USA Hire Assessments includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered. You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment.
You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.
If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified.
Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.