Program Analyst

Summary

About the Position: This position serves as a Program Analyst for the USSOUTHCOM Strategy Coordination Cell (SC2).

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Duties

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• Serve as a technical authority and program analyst for a strategic coordination office, managing assigned projects from concept to implementation.
• Facilitate intelligence and mitigation coordination across the enterprise to develop a comprehensive understanding of threats and create effective courses of action.
• Coordinate sensitive and compartmented programs, projects, and concepts with higher headquarters, military departments, and other government agencies.
• Represent the organization as a subject matter expert in working groups, planning teams, and exercises, preparing briefings, specifications, and other required documentation.
• Analyze and assess large amounts of data from diverse sources to anticipate and address stakeholder information needs.
• Formulate, coordinate, and review recommendations to guide the development of programs and projects, ensuring compliance with enterprise standards.
• Assess operational risks, evaluate mitigation methodologies, and monitor implementation status to ensure objectives are met.
• Develop and provide expert input for policy initiatives and concept development related to sensitive activity operations.
• Analyze operational plans and orders to ensure essential elements of information are protected and integrated.
• Develop supporting plans, annexes, and appendices in support of organizational and command-level plans and orders.

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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Designated Tier 5, Special Sensitive (High Risk). Incumbent must obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access as a condition of employment.
• This position is covered by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program. The incumbent must pass urinalysis testing, as required prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 20% of the time.
• Incumbent must be willing to take and successfully pass a Counterintelligence Scope Polygraph (CI/Poly).
• Per DoDM 8140.03 and Army guidance, Cyber employees (excluding Data/AI/Software) must meet these proficiency standards: 1) Foundational qualification within 9 months, 2) Resident within 12 months, and 3) 20 annual CPD hours per role (may overlap).

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)
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• 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; 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 equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service which includes providing technical leadership, command guidance, and program advocacy for a strategic coordination office. Experience managing assigned projects by facilitating intelligence and mitigation coordination across the enterprise, developing courses of action, and coordinating with stakeholders such as higher-level governing bodies and other major commands. Experience with quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques to measure program effectiveness, mastery of sensitive activity operations within a joint defense environment, and a deep understanding of the organization's structure and operational forces. Experience representing the organization in various forums, providing expert advice, and ensuring specialized capabilities are integrated into the command's planning, training, and operational documents

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

• Accountability
• Attention to Detail
• Customer Service
• Decision Making
• Flexibility
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Learning
• Reading Comprehension
• Reasoning
• Self-Management
• Stress Tolerance
• Teamwork

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 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) MGMT & PROGRAM ANALYSIS SERIES Career Field 26 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.
• Advanced In-hire may be authorized subject to organization/management discretion.
• Relocation, Recruitment, or Retention Incentive may be authorized subject to organization/management discretion

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.

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