Program Analyst

U.S. Special Operations Command

$75K — $95K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in financial management or program analysis within defense sectors.
  • Experience in Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) related to POM and budget processes.
  • Proven skills in leading teams and providing technical guidance to analysts and project officers.
  • Ability to secure critical funding through the Department of Defense Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) cycle.
  • Expertise in managing high-visibility force modernization submissions and strategic negotiations.
  • Required to obtain and maintain Level 2 Financial Management Certification and a Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical expertise for Cost Benefit Analysis to support POM submissions.
  • Organize executive leadership oversight by coordinating problem-solving efforts.
  • Advise program managers on program development issues and financial strategies.
  • Act as the command integrator for SOF-p material requirements.
  • Lead and supervise analysts on Army CBA and validation systems.
  • Coordinate and facilitate meetings for POM development guidance.

Benefits

  • Access to a comprehensive benefits package as a federal employee.
  • Eligibility for benefits varies by position and work schedule.
  • Potential for advanced leave accrual and payment for Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs.
  • Direct deposit of pay is required for salary payments.
  • Opportunities for career advancement within the federal service.
Full Job Description
Summary

About the Position: This position is in the United States Army Special Warfare Center and School (USAJFKSWCS), G8 Resource Management's Program Integration Division Chief.

Duties

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  • Provides technical expertise in the preparation of Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) for submission of the command's POM and manpower issues into the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) cycle.
  • Assists the ACoS, G8 in organizing and coordinating executive level leadership oversight, control and solution approaches to problem solving.
  • Provides advice and guidance to POM AOs/PMs on program development problems.
  • Functions as the command integrator of Army Command and Special Operations Forces- peculiar (SOF-p) material requirements
  • Serves as project lead to other analysts/action officers on all aspects of the Army Cost- Benefit Analysis (CBA) and USSOCOM Special Operations Command Requirements Board (SOCREB)validation systems.
  • Supervises employees, plans, directs, reviews and approves workload.
  • Leads coordination meeting and provides guidance to other analysts on all aspects of POM development


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.
  • This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
  • This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 15% of the time.
  • This position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain the Level 2 Financial Management Certification.
  • This position may require a 1 year supervisory probationary period.


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

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes (1)Formulates, directs, and defends complex multi-appropriation Program Objective Memorandum (POM) authoring high-level Commander's Program Assessments to secure critical funding throughout the DoD PPBE cycle. (2) Synthesizes, validates, and aligns complex DOTMLPF-P capability requirements, capability gaps, and financial benefit estimates to establish command-wide resource integration and support command strategic objectives. (3) Synchronizes and manages top-level, high-visibility Force Modernization submissions, ensuring the resource integration of SOF-peculiar and Army Common materiel Programs of Record (POR) with institutional training Programs of Instruction (POIs). (4)Advocates for command interests and negotiates controversial funding, equipment specifications, and distribution plans during strategic planning engagements with external higher commands i.e. USASOC, USSOCOM, HQDA and sister services. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

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-12).

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 aloneno 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(n) Comptroller Career Field position.
  • Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
  • Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
  • Advance in Hire may be authorized.
  • Advanced Leave Accrual may be authorized.
  • The selecting official has requested a competitive and non-competitive candidate list for this vacancy. If you are eligible for the non-competitive list, you will be evaluated on basic and/or minimum qualifications, as applicable. While required to answer the assessment questions, noncompetitive candidates will not be evaluated against the competitive rating and ranking criteria. The selecting official may select from any of the candidate lists.


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: https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/sections/[redacted]2-Reasonable-Accommodation-Information

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