PROGRAM ANALYST

Duties
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• You will serve as a management advisor using high-level of discernment and judgment to address a wide variety of interrelated subject matter that include financial, contractual, programmatic, or other program office focus areas.
• You will attend high level meetings as a senior authoritative representative of acquisition programs.
• You will provide a wide range of substantive oral and written presentations and reports to internal and external stakeholders.
• You will develop and implement overall program requirements based on new or revised legislation.
• You will analyze and evaluate effectiveness of program requirements throughout the lifecycle.
• You will make determinations on resources to accomplish program objectives and apply technical expertise to various levels or operations.
• You will develop and implement improvement and efficiency strategies for programming, budgeting and procurement based on findings from key program specialists and analyst.
• You will perform program reviews and recommend improvements to production and programmatic deficiencies.
• You will identify and facilitate potential solutions and evaluate technical, cost, and schedule implications of each viable solutions.
• You will work with complex software and hardware-intensive development programs, relevant areas of technology evolution, modernization, capability improvements and ship modernization and maintenance to meet specific requirements.
• You will manage program and risk management associated PEO IWS platform projects including requirements development, system integration and testing and evaluation.
• You will oversee the administration of contracts, award of new contracts and establish budget priorities.
• You will identify problems, develop solutions, communicate and aggressively implement actions plans to deliver capability in a fast-paced environment is essential.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower pay band, NH-03 (GS-13 Equivalent), in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector managing complex systems and schedules, strong communication and coordination skills, or a background in acquisition and life-cycle management for advanced systems.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/management-and-program-analysis-series-0343/

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

This announcement uses the DHA for AcqDemo Business & Technical Mgmt direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

The NH-04 broadband is equivalent to the GS-14 and GS-15 grade levels. This position has a control point; thus, the salary range for this position is capped at GS-15, step 05, which is currently equivalent to $191,850. If your current salary is above this amount, your salary may be matched.

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf .

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.