Senior Management and Program Analyst

Office of the Secretary of Defense; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Office of the Secretary of Defense seeks an experienced advisor to counsel the Executive Director for Business Operations and senior leadership on administration and management of OUSW(A&S) and related programs.

The role requires the ability to orchestrate senior leadership calendars, manage high-sensitivity decision packages, and develop strategic communications for executive leadership. Federal experience is required, with documented capability to work across complex organizations.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to NH-0343-III (GS-12/13) in the Federal service, including: orchestrating the battle rhythm of an Executive Office; managing senior leadership agendas, calendars, and action-tracking systems; filtering and prioritizing highly sensitive packages and requests to optimize time and focus; formulating and implementing short- and long-range organizational and management plans to enhance business operational efficiencies; developing executive-level correspondence and synthesized memoranda for senior leadership.

Job description

The purpose of the position is to counsel and advise the Executive Director for Business Operations and senior leadership on the administration and management of OUSW(A&S) and the effectiveness and efficiency with which OUSW(A&S) and its components carry out their assigned programs and functions.

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below. You may qualify at the NH-0343-IV level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-0343-III (GS-12/13) grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to (1) Executing functions to orchestrate the battle rhythm of an Executive Office; managing senior leadership agendas, calendars, and action-tracking systems; (2) Filtering and prioritizing highly sensitive decision packages, policy disputes, and incoming requests to optimize the time and focus; (3) Formulating and implementing short- and long-range organizational, administrative, and management plans to enhance business operational efficiencies; and (4) Developing and coordinating executive-level correspondence, strategic communications, and synthesized decision memoranda for senior leadership.

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.

All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages.

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration. Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include

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Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.