Senior Technical Planner

HQ USAF and Support Elements; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

HQ USAF and Support Elements seeks a Senior Technical Advisor for the SecAF/CSAF Strategic Execution Group to provide strategic guidance to the Air Force Director of Staff. The role requires deep knowledge of Air Force policy, programming, and organizational planning to shape high-level decisions.

You will engage senior leaders, manage multiple projects, and produce concise, actionable recommendations, supporting a wide range of stakeholders, including active duty, civilian staff, and

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of DoD concepts, principles, and policies.
• Expertise in Air Force law, policy, and instructions.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic advice to senior leaders and planning teams.
• Develop recommendations for decision makers and support integration efforts.
• Manage multiple projects while coordinating with SecAF, CSAF, DS and other principals.

Skills

Strategic advisory

Senior leadership liaison

Project management

Analytical thinking

Policy interpretation

Job description

Primary Purpose

The primary purpose of this position is: to serve as the Senior Technical Advisor for the SecAF/CSAF Strategic Execution Group (HAF/DSX), Air Force Director of Staff, Headquarters United States Air Force.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management positions. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-13, or equivalent in other pay systems.

• 1) Applying extensive experience with Department of Air Force concepts, principles, practices, laws, regulations, policies, and precedents to provide comprehensive strategic advice and recommendations on complex organizational, operational, and mission-related matters;
• 2) Applying specialized expertise in Air Force law, policy, and instructions to analyze issues and provide guidance related to the Department of the Air Force as a force construct;
• 3) Analyzing military and civilian missions, organizational structures, work processes, and Department of the Air Force program goals and objectives to support strategic planning and decision-making;
• 4) Using advanced analytical and evaluative methods, together with a thorough understanding of the United States Air Force organizational structure, to assess complex programs, policies, operations, and organizational issues and develop recommendations for senior-level decision makers;
• 5) Identifying and resolving complex organizational and management problems characterized by significant breadth, importance, or severity, including situations in which established management techniques, policies, or procedures are insufficient.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-13 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-14 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Knowledge of requirements, staff functions (including program management, staffing procedures, collaboration and coordination, Air Force Corporate Process, Strategic Planning and Programming System, etc.), the sequence and timing of key events and milestones, implementing policy and other actions, programming, and force structure as they apply to the organizational environment of the Department of Defense and the Department of the Air Force. Thorough understanding of military organization and commander issues sufficient to initiate, develop and drive strategic conference plans to support Air Force active duty, Air Reserve Component, Civilians, and Contractors.
2. Skills and ability to interpersonal emotional intelligence to engage with senior leaders and a planning team on a regular basis. Includes the ability to adapt and change course of action quickly, understand and interpret intent, and provide advice in a very concise and effective manner. Be able to engage and build trust with Senior Leaders at the highest level, thrive in a team environment as both a leader and a follower, display attention to detail, and possess strong organizational skills. Quickly assimilate and distill broad sets of information, and be comfortable working in complex, uncertain environments with minimal oversight.
3. Skills and ability to lead individuals and simultaneously manage multiple projects in a leadership capacity, and ability to perform any civilian responsibilities. Be able to engage in creative, actionable problem solving directly alongside SecAF, CSAF, DS and other principals to devise engagements that advance strategic objectives.
4. Ability to evaluate and assess conference and engagement effectiveness in all echelons of command, prepare reports on accomplishment of objectives, support a detailed integration effort, and developing recommendations while representing a wide variety of viewpoints and synthesizing complex, and often competing, information and viewpoints, to resolve issues, and to develop options and recommendations for senior Air Force leaders.
5. Skill in communicating effectively with tact and diplomacy, orally and in writing, to advocate positions; to respond to criticism of the organization's functions or performance; to explain programs, functio