Supervisory Program Manager

Office of the Secretary of Defense•Arlington, VA

About The Position

The Supervisory Program Manager is assigned to the Joint Analysis Directorate, which delivers data, analytics, and artificial intelligence capabilities in the acquisition and sustainment domain and advances digital transformation initiatives in the acquisition transformation strategy. The role provides day-to-day management of personnel and tasks and supervises government staff assigned to the Directorate. The position is being recruited through a Direct Hire Public Notice using Direct Hire Authority under the Department of War Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo), in the Business and Technical Management Professional Career Path (NH). Applications may be collected for vacancies as they occur; submission may not result in referral or selection. The incumbent directs staff and organizational operations, strategic planning, resource allocation, fiscal management, and professional development. The position requires a TS/SCI clearance and Practitioner Program Management acquisition certification, which must be achieved within 60 months under a written agreement. Travel may be required at less than 10%.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with or exempt from Selective Service.
Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
Must participate in the direct deposit program.
Subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
Requires a TS/SCI (Special Sensitive) security clearance.
Requires Practitioner Program Management acquisition certification; the incumbent has 60 months to achieve it, and a written agreement is required.
May be required to successfully complete a probationary or trial period; a one-year probationary period is specified in the additional information.
Travel may be required at less than 10%.
For the NH-04 pay band, one year of specialized experience equivalent to NH-III (GS-13) in federal service or the private sector is required.
Specialized experience must include supervising or leading personnel and coordinating organizational operations, including workload and staff assignment management, leadership taskers and suspense-driven actions, internal controls, resource analysis, program-performance evaluation, corrective actions and process improvements, policy and SOP development and maintenance, strategic and workforce planning, contractor-performance monitoring, and coordination of programs, projects, or initiatives with multiple stakeholders and senior-leader priorities.
All qualification requirements must be met by the announcement closing date and documented in a resume not exceeding two pages.
Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Responsibilities

Supervise government staff assigned to the Directorate.
Monitor and adjust staff assignments to ensure efficient workload distribution and effective use of employee skills consistent with organizational objectives.
Establish Standard Operating Procedures and ensure organizational processes remain current and are continually evaluated for improvement.
Direct strategic planning, including setting objectives, resource allocation, fiscal management, and professional development for subordinate leaders and staff.
Provide corrective action to resolve issues and recommend process enhancements.
Coordinate organizational operations, workloads, leadership taskers, and suspense-driven actions to accomplish Directorate mission requirements.
Establish internal controls and analyze personnel, funding, equipment, space, contractor, and other resource requirements.
Evaluate program performance, implement corrective actions and process improvements, and maintain policies and standard operating procedures.
Support strategic and workforce planning, monitor contractor performance, and coordinate programs, projects, and initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and senior-leader priorities.