Defense Security Cooperation Agency

MANAGEMENT ANALYST (LEAD)

Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in program management or strategic analysis in federal service
  • Demonstrated experience overseeing personnel selection and training for international assignments
  • Strong background in providing administrative and budgetary support to security cooperation organizations
  • Ability to adapt and apply qualitative and quantitative analysis methods
  • Experience in leading teams and managing workloads effectively

Responsibilities

  • Liaise with national agency counterparts and U.S. Embassies to stay updated on security cooperation operations
  • Lead program studies focused on SCO assessments and unique mission sets
  • Research and apply methods to enhance team effectiveness and work product
  • Guide team in workload distribution and adjustments to ensure timely task completion
  • Facilitate team collaboration and ensure active contributions to final outputs

Benefits

  • Comprehensive federal benefits package including health, retirement, and paid leave
  • Telework eligibility to promote work-life balance
  • Flexible work schedule to accommodate personal commitments
  • Potential for recruitment incentives
  • Opportunity for career advancement within the federal service
Full Job Description
Summary

This position is part of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. The incumbent will be responsible for leading a team of functional specialists required to schedule, resource, and deploy personnel to security cooperation organizations (SCOs)duties in US Embassies and provide functional support to those SCOs.

Duties

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As a MANAGEMENT ANALYST (LEAD) at the GS-0343-14 some of your typical work assignments may include:

  • Liaises with counterparts at higher echelons, national agency headquarters, and U.S.
    Embassies to keep abreast of current SC operations support plans, projects, and
    events.
  • Leads major program studies with emphasis on assessing those programs that pertain
    to SCO assessment and SCO country-unique mission sets and activities.
  • Researches, learns, and applies a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods to identify, assess, analyze, and improve team effectiveness, efficiency, and work products.
  • Leads the team in identifying, distributing, and balancing workload and tasks among employees in accordance with established workflow, skill level and/or occupational specialization; making adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities to ensure timely accomplishment of assigned team tasks; and ensuring that each employee has an integral role in developing the final team product.


Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
  • Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
  • Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
  • May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
  • Work Schedule: Full Time
  • Overtime: Occasionally
  • Tour of Duty: Flexible
  • Recruitment Incentives: May be Authorized
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
  • Financial Disclosure: Required/Not Required
  • Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible


Qualifications

You may qualify at the GS-14 grade level, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service:

  • Overseeing the selection, training, and assignment of personnel to outside if the continental of United States
  • Providing administrative, budgetary, and resource support to the SCOs, SCO members, and families.


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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures, the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separated after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs: This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position; Well qualified is defined as possessing the type and quality of experience that exceeds the positions minimum qualifications. and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. For more information: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities: For more information on noncompetitive appointment authority eligibility requirements:

Persons with Disabilities - Schedule A

Special Hiring Authority for Veterans

Special Hiring Authority for Certain Military Spouses

Other Special Appointment Authorities - Subpart F

The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notification of the decision.

NOTE: Declining to be interviewed or failure to report for a scheduled interview will be considered as a declination for further consideration for employment against this vacancy.

For more information, please visit


https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d

Other Notes:

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/140025/140025_vol300.PDF?ver=LQ7feWw-8-5DI2tceUpmgA%3d%3d

This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment.

You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.

Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level).

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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About Defense Security Cooperation Agency

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) is the lead agency within the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for the management of security cooperation programs and foreign military sales (FMS) to support U.S. national security objectives. The DSCA provides financial and technical assistance, transfer of defense articles and services, and military education and training to allies, partners, and other friendly foreign governments. The agency was established in 1971 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
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