Supervisory Program Analyst

HQ USAF and Support Elements • Arlington, VA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Serves as a first-level supervisor in the A5/7XD Design Development Division, Force Design Directorate, providing planning, direction, organization, and control over nonsupervisory employees. The position directs the division’s activities to ensure future force design integration complies with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs. It includes personnel management, representing the Force Design Directorate to installation and functional-area organizations, and maintaining liaison with Air Staff, other service headquarters counterparts, and Department of Defense offices to integrate force design into Air Force SPPBE support actions.

The work and team are distributed across Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling and the Pentagon. The position is designated as a Testing Designated Position and requires initial and periodic short-notice drug testing. Work may occasionally involve travel away from the normal duty station, including overnight travel. The role requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).

Requirements

• At least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade, GS-14, or equivalent.
• For merit promotion applicants, one year at GS-14 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirement for GS-15, where applicable.
• Knowledge of the Air Force Strategic Planning System, Air Force goals, objectives and capabilities, the international security environment, and methods of evaluating Air Force and DoD strategy.
• Knowledge of safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures.
• Knowledge and skill in analyzing personnel staffing and manpower utilization tradeoffs, fiscal strategies, and programming factors to develop justified options for management resource decisions.
• Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and staff of a small- to medium-sized organization.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to plan, organize, and develop studies or projects, and negotiate effectively with management to implement recommendations involving Air Force equities and potentially extensive changes to established concepts, procedures, or Air Force and Joint processes or doctrine.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must pass initial and periodic short-notice drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with access to SCI.
• A one-year supervisory probationary period is required if the selected applicant has not previously met this requirement.
• May be required to serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, depending on appointment type.
• Male applicants must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and direct the activities of the Design Development Division.
• Ensure future force design integration complies with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs.
• Exercise supervisory personnel management responsibilities over nonsupervisory employees.
• Represent the Force Design Directorate with installation and functional-area organizations.
• Maintain liaison with Air Staff, other service headquarters counterparts, and Department of Defense offices to integrate force design into Air Force SPPBE support actions.
• Plan, organize, and direct the functions and staff of a small- to medium-sized organization.
• Plan, organize, and develop studies or projects, and negotiate with management to gain acceptance and implementation of recommendations.

Benefits

• Federal employees receive a comprehensive benefits package, with benefits available to the employee and family; eligibility depends on position type.
• PCS may be paid if authorized under the Joint Travel Regulations and Air Force regulations.
• Leave accrual may be authorized upon request.
• Disabled veteran leave may be available to eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

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