Defense Security Cooperation Agency

SUPERVISORY PROGRAM MANAGER (USMILGP GLOBAL OPERATIONS)

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

  • 5-7 years of specialized experience in program management or related fields.
  • Strong analytical skills for country and regional studies in security cooperation (SC).
  • Experience in developing and managing implementation policies for USMILGP.
  • Proven leadership in hiring military and civilian personnel for staffing needs.
  • Ability to prepare briefings and congressionally-required reports effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee multiple USMILGP offices worldwide and manage diverse staff.
  • Analyze resource needs to recommend staffing adjustments for USMILGP.
  • Maintain communication with key SC personnel and other relevant agency staff.
  • Liaise with policy and program management teams regarding USMILGP issues.
  • Develop and deliver program plans, reports, and briefing materials for Congressional processes.

Benefits

  • Access to a comprehensive federal benefits package for employees and their families.
  • Flexible work schedule and telework eligibility.
  • Opportunities for recruitment incentives.
  • Support for professional development and career progression.
Full Job Description
Summary

This position is part of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. The incumbent will be responsible for conducts continuous improvement and planning activities to ensure that global USMILGP offices are appropriately resourced and staffed with expert SC practitioners to meet critical security objectives.

Duties

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As a SUPERVISORY PROGRAM MANAGER (USMILGP GLOBAL OPERATIONS) at the GS-0340-14 some of your typical work assignments may include:

  • Oversees dozens of USMILGP offices and hundreds of military, civilian, and locally employed staff at U.S. embassies
  • Makes recommendation to increasing or decreasing USMILGP staffing when analysis supports changing resource requirements.
  • Maintain periodic contact with all key SC personnel on the CCMD staff as well as key staff members in DSC
  • Maintain liaison with policy and program management staffs and other agencies relevant to USMILGP activity and program issues.
  • Oversees the development and delivery of plans, reports, point papers, programmatic statements, briefing material for the annual Congressional authorization and appropriations process for the Title 10 and Title 22, U.S.C. SC programs.


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: 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:

  • Perform analytical country and regionally focused studies to ensure that DoW has the right amount of USMILGP personnel in the right places with the right skills to address enduring SC mission
  • Develop and manage USMILGP implementation policies, processes, and procedures; Evaluate work performance of subordinates
  • Leads hiring actions to fill military and civilian USMILGP vacancies to minimize potential gaps
  • Prepares briefings and written material of any action that may have an impact on leadership decisions
  • Prepare reports for Congress and DoW on the status and staffing of global USMILGP operations


C. You have some specialized experience as described in A, but less than one year; and you have more than one year but less than two years of education as described in B. You have computed the percentage of the requirements that you meet, and the total is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the first year by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.)

Education

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

Additional information

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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