Personnel Program Management Specialist

Department of the Air Force Headquarters • Fort Meade, MD

17d

About The Position

This GG-13 position serves as a Personnel Program Manager for Air Force manpower assigned to NSA/CSS. Its primary purpose is to support the AF SCC Commander by providing position alignment and position management advisory services for Air Force personnel resources, ensuring force organization and presentation meet NSA requirements. The position manages the Human Resources Management System (HRMS), oversees Air Force personnel actions in NSA program databases, and conducts complex research, evaluation, and analysis of personnel-record data to support senior-leader decisions and agency requirements. The incumbent brokers mutually beneficial solutions to personnel matters among agency and Air Force stakeholders and serves as a senior technical authority on the AF CCP personnel program for NSA/CSS leadership.

The position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS), in the Professional work category at the Full Performance work level, equivalent to GS-13. It is in the Excepted Service. The incumbent must be able to obtain and retain a TOP SECRET clearance with SCI access, pass initial and periodic short-notice drug testing, undergo counter-intelligence polygraph examinations and periodic re-examinations, and maintain NSA/CSS security suitability. A non-disclosure agreement and Air Force-wide mobility agreement are required. Travel, including by vehicle throughout the Washington, DC metropolitan area and by military or commercial aircraft for temporary duty, may be required. Overtime may be required based on workload, sometimes without notice.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Meet the specialized experience requirements for administrative and management positions, including experience demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies required for successful performance.
• Knowledge of Federal personnel principles, practices, programs, laws, and Executive Orders sufficient to handle complex, interrelated activities and difficult classification issues.
• Knowledge of position management principles and personnel processes sufficient to advise managers on efficient and cost-effective organizational structures and relate personnel issues to position management.
• Skill applying qualitative and quantitative methods to design and conduct comprehensive personnel studies and projects.
• Comprehensive knowledge of DoD, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Air Force doctrine, human resources and force management principles, and rules governing military, federal civilian, and/or non-appropriated fund personnel management.
• Knowledge of manpower systems, organizational principles and practices, federal programs and missions, management principles, and analytical and evaluative methods.
• Ability to conduct in-depth research, assess information accurately, and make sound decisions on complex position alignment and management problems.
• Skill organizing complex issues into decision points and gaining consensus on controversial or unprecedented issues.
• Ability to plan, organize, and direct functions and mentor, motivate, and appraise staff through subordinate supervisors.
• Ability to establish program objectives and goals, develop plans, assess progress, analyze problems, develop timely and economical solutions, and organize work independently.
• Must be able to obtain and retain a TOP SECRET security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.
• Must sign a non-disclosure agreement and an Air Force-wide mobility agreement.
• Must pass initial and periodic short-notice drug testing.
• Must undergo a counter-intelligence polygraph examination and periodic re-examinations and meet and maintain NSA/CSS security suitability standards.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license.
• Overtime may be required, including with no notice; travel may be required for temporary duty and coordination.
• Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• Must complete a one-year probationary period or a two-year trial period, depending on appointment type; new DCIPS employees are required to complete a two-year DCIPS trial period.

Nice To Haves

• A business management or professional/scientific degree is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide position alignment and position management advisory services for Air Force personnel resources in support of the AF SCC Commander.
• Ensure force organization and presentation meet NSA requirements.
• Manage the Human Resources Management System (HRMS).
• Oversee Air Force personnel actions in NSA program databases.
• Conduct complex research, evaluation, and analysis of personnel-record data to support senior-leader decisions and agency requirements.
• Broker mutually beneficial solutions to personnel matters among agency and Air Force stakeholders.
• Serve as a senior technical authority on the AF CCP personnel program for NSA/CSS leadership.
• Plan, organize, and direct organizational functions, and mentor, motivate, and appraise staff through subordinate supervisors.
• Establish program objectives and goals, develop plans, assess progress, analyze problems, and develop timely and economical solutions.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package.
• Disabled veteran leave may be available to eligible veterans hired on or after November 5, 2016.
• Certain selectees for foreign-area employment may be eligible, subject to approval, for benefits such as Living Quarters Allowance or government quarters, Post Allowance, and Home Leave.

What This Job Offers

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