Program Manager (MANPOWER)

This position for The Defense Information Systems Agency is at Fort Meade, Maryland . **This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants. Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, HOW TO APPLY and NEXT STEPS sections below for instructions.

Major duties

• Analytical and Methodological Expertise: Mastery of quantitative and qualitative analytical and evaluative methods addressing complex org. issues, including developing new methodologies, evaluating complex data, and performing statistical analysis.
• Strategic Planning and Program Management: Develops, evaluates, implements, and organizes large-scale plans and programs. This involves coordinating with senior leaders, understanding long-range implications, and directing program activities.
• Leadership and Supervision: Leads, supervises, and provides guidance to a division, including planning work, setting priorities, evaluating performance, handling personnel matters in Payroll Support, Change Management, and Travel Programs.
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Communicates clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing, to all levels of management, including political appointees, general officers, and senior executives.
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Negotiating and persuading, with the ability to represent the agency in dealings with other DoW components and other government agencies.
• Knowledge of DoW/DISA missions, structures, management, and budgeting (PPBS/appropriations). Expert in Joint Travel, DTMO, manpower policies, Fourth Estate tracking system, DoD Cyber Excepted Service instructions, and administrative regulations.

Qualifications

Time in Grade: For entry at the GS-15 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-14 or higher grade in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience: For the GS-15, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-14 if outside the Federal service. For this position, specialized experience is defined as: (1) Experience leading and managing a military and civilian manpower program; (2) Utilizing quantitative and qualitative analytical methodologies to optimize workforce structures and resource allocation; (3) Providing advisory services to senior-level executives on manpower policies, budgeting (e.g., PPBE), and agency-wide reorganizations; (4) Experience managing administrative programs (such as military & civilian manpower, joint manpower program, joint duty assignment list, payroll, change management, travel & Government travel card program, time and attendance, and representing an organization in negotiations and high-level coordination across Department of War components or other federal agencies). In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing competencies are required. Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-15 grade level. Please Note: Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/sections/28980686389652-Reasonable-Accommodation-Information