Program Analyst

Air Force Elements, U.S. Central Command•MacDill AFB, FL

24d

About The Position

The position serves as the Senior Joint Operations Plans Officer, leading and analyzing joint operational planning capability requirements and providing strategic planning guidance on broad, undefined, complex issues that are recurring and situational. The incumbent provides direct analytical and expert support to the Branch Chief and Division Chief in planning, organizing, and supporting the daily activities of the HQ USCENTCOM Operations Plans Division. The role oversees contingency and crisis-response operational planning to meet Combatant Command requirements and uses operational experience to develop, analyze, and evaluate detailed plans, goals, and objectives for Joint Planning Group activities as directed by the HQ USCENTCOM Command Planning Board, chaired by the Deputy Commander, HQ USCENTCOM. This is a special-sensitive, emergency-essential position requiring a TOP SECRET security clearance and eligibility for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information or other specified sensitive information. The incumbent must sign a nondisclosure agreement, comply with drug-testing requirements, and may be required to travel domestically and overseas, accompany USCENTCOM staff during exercises and actual wartime situations, and perform duties in field conditions or a combat zone. When deployed overseas, the position may require carrying and qualifying with a firearm, operating a government vehicle in authorized situations, wearing a gas mask and chemical protection gear, and wearing an approved DoD civilian uniform. The incumbent may also be required to receive vaccinations and boosters, participate in readiness exercises, and continue emergency-essential duties during a crisis until properly relieved. Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 level or equivalent, including expert knowledge of joint operational planning systems and processes, joint programs, and interagency and multinational aspects of joint operations. The role requires the ability to assess planning documents and systems, conduct studies, make recommendations, and communicate findings through reports, briefings, training, consultations, and strategy sessions. No education qualification requirement is specified.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
At least one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 level or equivalent is required.
For merit promotion applicants, one year at the GS-12 level is required for GS-13 time-in-grade eligibility, where applicable.
Expert knowledge of Joint Operations and Planning Execution Systems (JOPES), including Crisis Action Planning (CAP) and the Joint Operational Planning Process (JOPP).
Knowledge of joint programs, objectives, missions, policies, planning formats, guidance processes, and the interagency and multinational aspects of joint operations.
Knowledge of analytical and evaluative methods for assessing operational planning documents and systems, and of methods for conducting studies and developing recommendations.
Ability to conduct studies, analyze findings, and make recommendations on operations planning, long-range planning, and forecasting.
Ability to prepare and deliver detailed written and oral presentations, briefings, training, consultations, and strategy sessions.
Ability to coordinate strategic planning with allied nations, coalition partners, and governmental agencies.
Must obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET security clearance and eligibility for specified sensitive information access; must sign a nondisclosure agreement.
Must comply with the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program, including initial testing and potential random, reasonable-suspicion, safety-mishap, or accident testing.
Must meet emergency-essential position requirements and may be required to receive vaccinations and annual boosters.
May be required to travel periodically within and outside the continental United States, including travel in commercial and military aircraft.
Must obtain and maintain firearms qualification if deployed overseas.
Must be removed from any military recall status while serving in this emergency-essential position.

Responsibilities

Provide analytical and expert support to the Branch Chief and Division Chief for the daily activities of the HQ USCENTCOM Operations Plans Division.
Oversee contingency and crisis-response operational planning to meet Combatant Command requirements.
Develop, analyze, and evaluate detailed plans, goals, and objectives for Joint Planning Group activities as directed by the HQ USCENTCOM Command Planning Board.
Conduct studies, analyze findings, and make recommendations concerning the overall operations planning program, including long-range planning and forecasting.
Prepare and deliver detailed reports, briefings, training sessions, consultations, and strategy sessions to secure cooperation, resolve controversial matters, and communicate proposed program changes.
Perform emergency-essential duties during crises and participate in readiness exercises as required.
When deployed overseas, carry and qualify with a firearm, operate a government vehicle in specified authorized situations, wear a gas mask and chemical protection gear, and wear the approved DoD civilian uniform.