PROGRAM ANALYST (ICB)

Duties

• Serve as the ICB Program Analyst and planner for Security Cooperation (SC) concept and initiative design and partner nation assessments.
• Ensure the integration of non-material ICB (Institutional Capacity Building) efforts into SC plans to enhance partner nation ability to absorb, apply, and sustain capabilities provided under SC activities.
• Facilitate projects to be integrated in a wide range of SC plans to address military operations.
• Provide innovative approaches to achieve results and establish performance indicators in support of portfolio and regional plans for defense logistics functions, defense institution building, budgeting and acquisition, and counter-corruption.
• Recommend a sequenced and integrated set of non-material and material assistance to collectively develop capability and capacity across a nation's interconnected security sector institutions.
• Develop comprehensive performance monitoring indicators to track progress and recommend course corrections to ensure the integrated set of projects achieve results according to the proposed theory of change for a desired effect.
• Analyze program management and implementation information requirements to develop reporting systems.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position is designated Tier 5, Special Sensitive, High Risk and the incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance Level with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access as a condition of employment.
• SC2I3 - This is a Key Security Cooperation (SC) position based on the duties and responsibilities.
• The position requires DoD SC Workforce (SCW) Certification. The incumbent must complete certification related training requirements in the SC Functional Area (FA) within the timeframe associated with the position's SCW certification level:
• SC Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation (FA) Expert/Advanced Level
• --1 year (Awareness/Foundational); 2 years (Practitioner, Expert/Advanced); and complete certification-related continuous learning requirements IAW the National Defense Authorization Act (NOAA) 2017, Title 10 United States Code, Section 384.
• Incumbent of this position is required to comply with all Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, and Department of the Army requirements of the SCW certification program.
• Must attain DoD (SCW) Expert Proficiency Level Certification and complete related continuous learning requirements IAW the (NDAA) 2017, Title 10 United States Code, Security 384 and SC Certification Program 2.0 requirements.
• Requirements for Proficiency Level 3 - At least 1 year of successful SC work experience with a performance appraisal rating of 3 or better.
• Incumbent must complete DoD SCW Expert level certification requirements within 2 years of entering this position. In addition, 80 hours of continuing education (CUE) every two years.
• IAW DoDM 8140.03 and supplemental Army guidance, the employee must obtain and maintain the following requirements for each Cyber work role (except Data, AI, and/or Software Engineering) at the assigned proficiency level:
• 1) Foundational qualification requirements within 9 months, 2) Resident qualification requirements within 12 months, 3) 20 hours of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) per work role code (which can overlap).
• Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays and/or overtime.
• Mandatory Drug Test is required.

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 for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments

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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is .

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1). Perform analytical studies to evaluate the effectiveness of the organization's security cooperation programs; 2). Identify data regarding the logistics of the organization's security cooperation and institutional capacity building to project futuristic lines of defense in support of the organizational mission; and 3). Enhance partner nation capabilities at all levels to meet organizational requirements.

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 information sheet.
• This is a Security & Intelligence 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 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.
• Advance-in-Hire may be authorized.
• Recruitment/Relocation/Retention Incentive may be authorized.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests : If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: