MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ANALYST

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a senior Air Force manpower program analyst and to provide Air Force resources expertise in developing and disseminating planning, programming, and resources manpower policies and guidelines for the HAF A3 Operations and associated FOAs.

Major duties

Plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of the Manpower Division. Responsible for the manpower for the Headquarters Air Force (HAF/A3). Responsible for working collaboratively with the SAF/AA, MAJCOMS, Space Force, A1M, AF/RE, Reserves Detachments, HAF/2Ltr to ensure all HAF portfolio resources are integrated and provides the ability for the Manpower Division to determine and validate HAF/A3 requirements. Directs and/or leads broad studies involving major manpower programs and policies that affect all HAF/A3 missions. Studies concern such areas as actions related to managing the HAF/A3 directed initiatives, directing competitive sourcing and privatization initiatives. Manpower advisor to the Resources Chief on matters pertaining to law, policies, manpower resource strategy and execution within the HAF/A3 portfolio. Provides the Resources Chief with expert advice for making decisions regarding manpower assessments and execution to ensure all decisions and actions are in strict compliance with OPM, DoD, USAF guidelines, regulations, federal laws, and SAF/AAR processes. Maintains a continuous liaison with other HAF Resources teams and other service headquarters counterparts, and DOD offices to integrate Air Force PPBE support actions.

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-12, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes knowledge of military organizational structures, missions, programs, and organizational relationships and program goals and objectives, the sequence and timing of key events and milestones, and methods of evaluating the effectiveness of planning actions as related to actual events. To include knowledge and skill in comparing cost benefits, cost projections, budgetary trade-offs, and programmatic factors to produce fully justified options that can be presented to higher levels of management for use in defending resource decisions. 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-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 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. Knowledge of the Planning, Programming, and Budgeting Execution (PPBE) and policy, procedures, and schedules for developing Program Objectives Memoranda (POM), and Resources Plans in support of major war, mobilization, and other contingency and operational plans as well as methods for developing manpower forecasts, unfunded requirements justifications, POM narratives, offsets and disconnects, reclamas, and issue papers.
2. Knowledge of military service 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.
3. Knowledge of the relationship of the various military entities involved in overall planning and execution of military operations and evaluations and the methods in which the manpower and PPBS processes support them.
4. Knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of Enterprise plans and programs.
5. Ability to gather, assemble, and analyze facts, draw conclusions, conduct analysis, devise recommended solutions, and package the entire process in briefings, papers, or reports suitable for top management use and decision-making.
6. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, negotiate complex issues, and maintain good working relations.??????? PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.