Management Analyst

Defense Security Cooperation Agency • Arlington, VA

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About The Position

This position is part of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). The incumbent serves as a Senior Management Analyst responsible for executing civilian and military manpower programs for DSCA-funded Security Cooperation positions at U.S. embassies performing Security Cooperation activities. The role provides technical and expert-level leadership for managing global Security Cooperation manpower authorizations and developing programs, policies, procedures, and processes to manage, evaluate, and support personnel changes across the DoD Security Cooperation enterprise operating at U.S. embassies worldwide.

The analyst studies workload, billet funding mechanisms, and program execution across the global Security Cooperation Organization enterprise to establish baselines and forecast future training, performance, and manpower requirements. The position leads efforts to evaluate global staffing posture and improvement initiatives, and provides recommendations to senior officials on complex workload, training, and resource-execution challenges. It also leads analyses that inform policies and operating procedures for managing Security Cooperation personnel at U.S. embassies and Geographic Combatant Commands.

The incumbent reviews changes to laws, policies, and regulations affecting Security Cooperation operations and staffing to ensure Department publications accurately reflect current Administration and DSCA policy and practices. The position analyzes, evaluates, and initiates appropriate manpower changes for Security Cooperation Organizations, ensuring documentation complies with applicable policy and procedures and the Security Cooperation Workforce Development Program. The incumbent must attain DoD Security Cooperation Workforce certification and complete continuing learning requirements, including Expert-level certification requirements within two years of entering the position.

Requirements

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service.
• Experience integrating manpower requirements determination into force structure, programming, budgeting, allocation, and documentation processes for military and civilian manpower.
• Experience performing strategic analyses to identify constraints, limitations, and assumptions in program-improvement initiatives.
• Experience conducting workload and organizational-structure studies and analyzing resourcing mechanisms and program execution.
• Experience measuring and evaluating workforce posture and policy to determine effects on agency mission and resource goals.
• Experience providing strategic-level manpower and organizational-development counsel to stakeholders at all levels.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
• Must be suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
• Must attain DoD Security Cooperation Workforce certification and complete associated continuing-learning requirements.
• Must have at least one year of successful Security Cooperation work experience with a performance appraisal rating of 3 or better for Proficiency Level 3 requirements.
• Must complete DoD Security Cooperation Workforce Expert-level certification requirements within two years of entering the position.
• Must complete 80 hours of continuing education every two years.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Position is subject to initial and random drug testing; a negative test result must be received within 30 calendar days after the start date.
• Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level.

Responsibilities

• Lead management of global Security Cooperation manpower authorizations funded by DSCA.
• Formulate programs, policies, procedures, and processes for managing, evaluating, and supporting personnel changes across the DoD Security Cooperation enterprise at U.S. embassies worldwide.
• Analyze and direct studies of workload, billet funding mechanisms, and program execution to determine baseline and forecast future training, performance, and manpower requirements.
• Lead efforts to measure and evaluate global Security Cooperation Organization manning posture and improvement initiatives.
• Plan, direct, review, and evaluate the development of DSCA and OSD policy on Security Cooperation Organization manpower, force management, and organizational structures.
• Provide recommendations to senior officials on complex workload, training, and resource-execution challenges.
• Lead program analyses that result in policies and operating procedures to improve management of Security Cooperation personnel at U.S. embassies and Geographic Combatant Commands.
• Review changes to laws, policies, and regulations affecting Security Cooperation Organization operations and staffing, and ensure Department publications are current and accurate.
• Analyze, evaluate, and initiate appropriate manpower changes for Security Cooperation Organizations.
• Review documents for conformance to policy, principles, and procedures under the Security Cooperation Workforce Development Program.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package, with benefits available to the employee and family; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed