MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS OFFICER

Your tasks

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 Deputy Chief, Manpower, Organization, and Resources Division in the Directorate of Manpower, Personnel, and Services at a major command, sharing with the Division Chief the full scope of responsibility for directing activities of the Division and, in the chief's absence, possesses the same authority and prerogatives.

Works with the Division Chief in planning, organizing, and overseeing the activities of the Division. Formulates program goals, plans, policies, and procedures and work plans dealing with the development and operation of command-wide manpower functions and activities; participates in providing both technical and administrative direction to subordinate branch chiefs and through them their assigned nonsupervisory employees. Participates with the Division Chief in the exercise of supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Directs, coordinates, and oversees work through subordinate supervisors. Advises staff regarding policies, procedures, and directives of higher-level management or headquarters. Directs and/or leads broad studies involving major manpower programs and policies that affect all major command missions. Studies concern such areas as actions related to Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), managing the Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF) directed initiatives. Serves as the command focal point for resource allocation and control and maintains effective liaison with HQ USAF program monitors and the Air Force manpower resource controller to assure accurate and equitable allocation to the command. Represents the division at higher levels within the organization and at conferences with HQ USAF, DOD, and other agencies.

Requirements

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. Examples of specialized experience include applies qualitative and quantitative techniques to apply organization management engineering principles, concepts, and methodologies; utilizing financial management directives, concepts, procedures, guidance, and policy; provide organization guidance and/or conduct studies to determine manning and skill levels to staff organizations at subordinate installations; directs and/or leads broad studies involving major manpower programs and policies that affect all major organization missions; applying manpower resource management principles and techniques as they relate to organization realignment and/or closure, contracting out, and in sourcing studies; ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and supervise, mentor, motivate, and appraise the staff of an organization through subordinate supervisors; ability to analyze, plan, and adjust work operations of subordinate organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources; ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy.

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 (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 qualitative and quantitative techniques to apply DOD, Joint, and Air Force management engineering principles, concepts, and methodologies and financial management directives, concepts, procedures, guidance, and policy.
2. Knowledge of the mission, roles, functions, organizational structures, and operation of DOD and Air Force organizations to provide command level staff guidance and/or conduct studies to determine manning and skill levels to staff organizations at subordinate installations.
3. Knowledge of manpower resource management principles and techniques as they relate to base realignment and/or closure, contracting out, and in sourcing studies.
4. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and supervise, mentor, motivate, and appraise the staff of an organization through subordinate supervisors.
5. Ability to analyze, plan, and adjust work operations of subordinate organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources.
6. Ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy.

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.