SUPERVISORY PROGRAM ANALYST

Duties
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• Direct the resourcing, planning, training, and strategic oversight of Sensitive Activities (SA) and Operation Preparation of the Environment (OPE) to support USSOUTHCOM's Sensitive Activities Division.
• Serve as a technical expert and principal advisor to the Director of Operations and Commander, USSOUTHCOM, providing authoritative briefings on the status of special operations and sensitive activities within the Area of Responsibility (AOR).
• Coordinate Clandestine Activities, Irregular Warfare (IW) objectives, and Counter-Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) operations into Command-wide strategies and assessments.
• Develop Command-level policies, procedures, and staffing standards for the employment of Special Operations Forces (SOF) and sensitive activity elements.
• Exercise delegated authority to supervise a technical and administrative staff, including planning work schedules, evaluating performance, identifying training needs, and resolving employee grievances.
• Manage detailed crisis response planning and provides operational oversight for contingency operations ISO CDRUSSOUTHCOM, serving as a key manager for mission-critical events.
• Represent USSOUTHCOM interests in high-level meetings with the Joint Staff, Intelligence Community (IC), and other government agencies to justify and defend Command positions on strategy and policy.
• Prioritize funding and resourcing requirements for CWMD and Special Operations missions in direct coordination with J8 budget personnel to ensure mission readiness.
• Direct the analysis and staff activities of the Sensitive Activities Division, guiding Sensitive Activity working groups and Operational Planning Teams (OPTs) in the execution of complex technical programs.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Top Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment drug test screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25%.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Executive Order (E.O.) 12721
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible
• People with Disabilities, Schedule A
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Reinstatement
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Coordinating Sensitive Activities (SA), Operation Preparation of the Environment (OPE), or Counter-Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) operations within a Joint or Combatant Command environment; 2) Formulating compartmented operational proposals, strategic assessments, or policy recommendations to senior military or civilian leaders; 3) Representing the organization in operational planning teams (OPTs), working groups, or interagency meetings to synchronize mission objectives, defend operational plans, or prioritize resourcing requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a General Administration and Management Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• Relocation Incentive may be authorized with organization/management discretion.
• Recruitment Incentive may be authorized with organization/management discretion.