STRATEGIC PLANNER

About the Position:

Serves as a Strategic Planner for the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) (ASA(M&RA), reporting directly to the Executive Director for the ASA (M&RA) who provides general direction and objectives of assigned programs.

Major duties

• Evaluate government programs to assess issues of significant public interest.
• Support strategic plans to improve organizational processes within assigned functional areas.
• Analyze emerging trends to assess their impact on organizational operations.
• Develop planning documents to support strategic goals.
• Analyze and provide expert advice on senior staff action coordination.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.?????? Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes includes optimizing government programs by applying qualitative and quantitative analysis to increase operational effectiveness; evaluating program accomplishments to determine progress towards agency goals; analyzing planning guidance to support strategic objectives across the organization; reviewing, analyzing, and providing expert advice on staff action coordination. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-14).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.