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Washington, DC (On-Site/Office)•Tampa, FL (On-Site/Office)•Fort Meade, MD (On-Site/Office)•Hanover, MD (On-Site/Office)
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As a Supervisory Program Analyst Division Chief, Trusted Workforce Implementation Group (TWG) you will be responsible for the following duties:
- Plans, directs, and assigns work to the division's senior analysts, establishing deadlines and sequencing of operations for complex, multi-year program analysis projects.
- Defines and issues internal instructions, procedures, and quality standards for all analytical work products, ensuring they are technically sound and meet the requirements of DCSA leadership and external partners.
- Exercises the full authority for supervisory personnel functions, including developing performance plans, conducting performance evaluations, providing primary input for promotions and awards, resolving complaints, and initiating disciplinary actions.
- Revises work schedules and alters the division's organizational structure and assignments to respond to frequent, often abrupt, changes in workload and agency priorities
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Conditions of employment
The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/management-and-program-analysis-series-0343/ for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 03/02/2026
Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position.
You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GG-14 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility.
Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience.
Specialized experience for this position includes:
- Extensive knowledge in Public Laws, Executive Orders, National Security Strategies, and multi-year DoD strategic plans related to personnel vetting and respective supporting and enabling capabilities,
- Comprehensive knowledge of supervisory/managerial competencies, including professionalism, leadership, teamwork, oral and written communication, strategic focus, responsibility and accountability, innovation and initiative, customer service and resource stewardship to ensure the accomplishment of work through combined technical and administration direction of subordinate staff members.
- Proficiency in the application of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of program effectiveness or the improvement of complex management processes and systems.
- Skill in advising senior level and management officials, recommending strategies and establishing plans for implementing activities and monitoring progress towards goals.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively plan, organize, implement, and execute high level programs or projects that are highly specialized and impact the agency or organization level.
- Ability and skill to communicate orally and in writing to effectively present a variety of persuasive briefings to senior management on complex financial issues.
- Exceptional skills negotiating, gaining consensus, cooperation and accomplishing goals
Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies:
1. Business Analysis: Defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to process improvement, communication management, strategic planning and policy development.
2. Creativity and Innovation: Develops new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches; encourages new ideas and innovations; designs and implements new or cutting edge programs/processes.
3. Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
4. Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.
5. Qualitative/Quantitative Analysis: Developing and applying quantitative and qualitative analytic methods to identify, collect, process, and analyze large data sets.
Education
Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.
Additional information
VETERANS PREFERENCE/CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL
In accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause. Therefore, veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service, or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria.
Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf
Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period.
If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions.
If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS.
All Defense Intelligence positions under the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) are in the excepted service by specific statue, 10 U.S.C. 1601. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status.
For more information on the DCIPS occupational structure click here .
For more information about career advancement in DCIPS click here .
Help
As a Supervisory Program Analyst Division Chief, Trusted Workforce Implementation Group (TWG) you will be responsible for the following duties:
- Plans, directs, and assigns work to the division's senior analysts, establishing deadlines and sequencing of operations for complex, multi-year program analysis projects.
- Defines and issues internal instructions, procedures, and quality standards for all analytical work products, ensuring they are technically sound and meet the requirements of DCSA leadership and external partners.
- Exercises the full authority for supervisory personnel functions, including developing performance plans, conducting performance evaluations, providing primary input for promotions and awards, resolving complaints, and initiating disciplinary actions.
- Revises work schedules and alters the division's organizational structure and assignments to respond to frequent, often abrupt, changes in workload and agency priorities
Requirements
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Conditions of employment
- Must be a US citizen
- Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. For more information http://www.sss.gov
- Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59PM EST will be considered
- This is a Drug Testing designated position
- Position is a (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under U.S.C. 1601
- Work Schedule: Full Time
- Overtime: Occasionally
- Tour of Duty: Flexible
- PCS (Permanent Change of Station): Not Authorized
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
- Financial Disclosure: Not Required
- Telework Eligibility: Supervisors may approve situational telework on a case-by-case, temporary basis for limited situations.
- If selected, the incumbent must obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance as indicated in job announcement.
The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/management-and-program-analysis-series-0343/ for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 03/02/2026
Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position.
You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GG-14 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility.
Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience.
Specialized experience for this position includes:
- Extensive knowledge in Public Laws, Executive Orders, National Security Strategies, and multi-year DoD strategic plans related to personnel vetting and respective supporting and enabling capabilities,
- Comprehensive knowledge of supervisory/managerial competencies, including professionalism, leadership, teamwork, oral and written communication, strategic focus, responsibility and accountability, innovation and initiative, customer service and resource stewardship to ensure the accomplishment of work through combined technical and administration direction of subordinate staff members.
- Proficiency in the application of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of program effectiveness or the improvement of complex management processes and systems.
- Skill in advising senior level and management officials, recommending strategies and establishing plans for implementing activities and monitoring progress towards goals.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively plan, organize, implement, and execute high level programs or projects that are highly specialized and impact the agency or organization level.
- Ability and skill to communicate orally and in writing to effectively present a variety of persuasive briefings to senior management on complex financial issues.
- Exceptional skills negotiating, gaining consensus, cooperation and accomplishing goals
Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies:
1. Business Analysis: Defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to process improvement, communication management, strategic planning and policy development.
2. Creativity and Innovation: Develops new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches; encourages new ideas and innovations; designs and implements new or cutting edge programs/processes.
3. Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
4. Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.
5. Qualitative/Quantitative Analysis: Developing and applying quantitative and qualitative analytic methods to identify, collect, process, and analyze large data sets.
Education
Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.
Additional information
VETERANS PREFERENCE/CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL
In accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause. Therefore, veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service, or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria.
Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf
Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period.
If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions.
If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS.
All Defense Intelligence positions under the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) are in the excepted service by specific statue, 10 U.S.C. 1601. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status.
For more information on the DCIPS occupational structure click here .
For more information about career advancement in DCIPS click here .
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