Services Program Management Specialist

Air National Guard; Westphalia (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Air National Guard is seeking a program manager to oversee Sustainment Services programs at the MAJCOM/base level, including Subsistence, Food Services, Fitness & Sports, and Lodging to support federal, state, and local missions.

The role requires advanced knowledge of ANG Base Services, military command structure, and PPBES budgeting. You will advise senior staff, publish guidance, and develop plans to improve readiness for Homeland Defense and contingencies.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of ANG Base Services programs including Subsistence and Food Services, Fitness & Sports, and Contingency Operations (Lodging).
• Understanding of military command structure, missions, programs, goals, milestones, and evaluation methods.
• Experience publishing guidance and directives for Services operations with diverse software.
• Knowledge of financial management principles to manage resources and PPBES budgeting for sustainment.
• Ability to design studies and develop solutions to comply with laws and policy directives.

Responsibilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Skills

Base Services

Lodging & Contingency

Regulatory knowledge

PPBES budgeting

KSAs development

Job description

The primary purpose of this position is to manage and maintain the ANG Sustainment Services Programs. Provide MAJCOM level oversight to the ANG Wing Level, Base Services programs and develop programs to facilitate the execution and deliberate planning of core competencies in support, Homeland Defense, Civil Support and other contingencies.

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:

• (1) thorough knowledge of ANG Base Services programs including Subsistence and Food Services, Fitness & Sports, and/or Contingency Operations (Lodging) to evaluate, plan, and direct support for federal, state, and local missions. Knowledge of pertinent laws, regulations, and policies that affect the use of program and related resources to provide authoritative advice to senior staff and to facilitate mission/program accomplishment;
• (2) knowledge of military command structure, missions, programs and organizational relationships and program goals and objectives, the sequence and timing of key operational events and milestones, and methods of evaluating the effectiveness of planning actions as related to actual events. Knowledge of the various command entities involved in overall planning and execution of operations and evaluations;
• (3) knowledge of management and organizational techniques, systems, and procedures to publish guidance, manuals, directives, and operating instructions for Services operations. Knowledge and skill in using numerous and dissimilar on-line and off-line software in support of various assigned programs and to develop new work methods, structures, procedures for administering program services and support;
• (4) knowledge of financial management principles to manage fiscal resources and carry out resource management and contracting responsibilities to include planning, programming, budgeting, and execution system (PPBES) principles to prepare long-range and short-range financial estimates for program sustainment.

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-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 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 (KSAs):

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

• 1. Thorough knowledge of ANG Base Services programs including Subsistence and Food Services, Fitness & Sports, and/or Contingency Operations (Lodging) to evaluate, plan, and direct support for federal, state, and local missions. Knowledge of pertinent laws, regulations, and policies that affect the use of program and related resources to provide authoritative advice to senior staff and to facilitate mission/program accomplishment.
• 2. Knowledge of military command structure, missions, programs, and organizational relationships and program goals and objectives, the sequence and timing of key operational events and milestones, and methods of evaluating the effectiveness of planning actions as related to actual events. Knowledge of the various command entities involved in overall planning and execution of operations and evaluations.
• 3. Knowledge of management and organizational techniques, systems, and procedures to publish guidance, manuals, directives, and operating instructions for Services operations. Knowledge and skill in using numerous and dissimilar on-line and off-line software in support of various assigned programs and to develop new work methods, structures, procedures for administering program services and support.
• 4. Knowledge of financial management principles to manage fiscal resources and carry out resource management and contracting responsibilities to include planning, programming, budgeting, and execution system (PPBES) principles to prepare long-range and short-range financial estimates for program sustainment.
• 5. Skill in designing and conducting comprehensive studies, and developing solutions to comply with laws, regulations, and policy directives pertaining to military operations.

Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writ