Program Analyst (Policy)

Summary

The incumbent is a recognized technical authority responsible for directing the development, evaluation, and implementation of policies and procedures for all Navy CY programs. Responsible for providing authoritative guidance to ensure the effectiveness, efficiency, and consistency of program services and operations across a global enterprise.

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Duties

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Duties include but are not limited to:

• Serves as a primary policy analyst and technical authority for all CYP Programs. Develops enterprise - wide policy directives, operational frameworks, and associated material that govern program management and operations.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and advises CYP business lines (e.g. Business, Operations, Policy and Compliance) and Regional Program Managers on the strategic implications and operational feasibility of policy, resolving complex compliance issues affecting program delivery.
• Establishes and directs standardized policy review processes and timelines, maintaining the authoritative repository for all CYP manuals, instructions, and guidance.
• Acts as the Navy CYP subject matter expert and lead for Navy MCC Central. Manages and validates all posted content, ensuring information is current and authoritative, and directs site improvement to enhance utility for the field.
• Leads policy integration efforts to consolidate, simplify, and align policy across the CYP enterprise, eliminating redundancies and resolving conflicts.
• Coordinates with CYP business lines on policy development, official releases, and strategic communication and education for the CYP enterprise.
• Conducts program analysis for a wide variety of complex, interrelated, and often unprecedented issues. Develops innovative and effective solutions for critical challenges facing the enterprise.
• analyzes complex policy and compliance findings to identify systemic trends across the CYP enterprise, developing and recommending courses of action to ensure CYP policies are sustainable within evolving staffing and resource structures.
• Evaluates the content of new or modified legislation and DoW and DoN instructions relating to CYP to determine the broad policy impact within the CNIC AOR. Translates approved legislative changes and updated instructions into CNIC policy and instruction updates and collaborates on determinations of implementation strategies.
• Collaborates with the inspection team to establish and update inspection criteria, ensuring direct alignment with current policy and standards.
• Identifies data sources, retrieves information and prepares information papers, reports, surveys, and briefings as required.
• Prepares and delivers oral presentations to a variety of audiences.
• Works closely with CYP business line leaders to formulate, negotiate, and establish program policy and guidance to ensure effective, compliant operations that meet DoD and accreditation requirements.
• Acts as a primary liaison with Regional CYP Managers and senior installation leadership on significant policy and compliance issues, providing authoritative interpretation and guidance.
• Provides authoritative technical guidance to Navy leadership, Regional Commands, and field activities, using statistical analysis and predictive modeling to support recommendations for correcting deficiencies and enhancing performance.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment.
• Must successfully obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance as needed.
• Participation in Direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer within the first 30 days of employment is required.
• Must be able to obtain able to obtain and maintain a Special Issuance Passport (e.g. Official Passport).
• Some weekends, holidays, and evening work as a result of the variety of tasks and travel requirements are necessary.
• Must satisfactorily complete all background checks for child care positions, including fingerprint checks, a Tier 1 with Child Care check, Tier 3 if applicable, and a State Criminal History Repository (SCHR) check.

Qualifications

Resumes must include information which demonstrates experience and knowledge, skills, and ability (KSAs) as they relate to this position. Applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing their experience level and KSAs.

A qualified candidate possesses the following:

• Knowledge of N96 Child and Youth Program operations and management to include fundamental and technical knowledge.
• Knowledge and understanding of DON/DOD philosophy, goals, vision, policy and programs relating to child and youth issues of military members.
• Knowledge of program policies and regulations covering areas of applicable administrative and operational policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of research methodology, information retrieval, and date organization for analysis, decision making, and formulation of recommendations.
• Knowledge of CNIC's organizational structure, functions, missions, objectives, and strategic goals to ensure program recommendations align with CNIC priorities.
• Knowledge of Fleet Readiness functions, organizations, policies, resources, and analytical and evaluative processes.
• Knowledge of proof reading and editing, and document production and publication layout.
• Knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative analytical and evaluation methods and techniques sufficient to assess program effectiveness, identify trends, and project future program needs.
• Knowledge of planning, programming, and budgeting regulations, guidelines and processes to analyze policy impact on resource allocation.
• Skill in project management, including planning, implementing, tracking, and reporting progress on project goals and activates, as well as managing risks and adapting plant to address unexpected events.
• Skill in applying a wide range of qualitative and quantitative measures and indicators for the assessment, restructuring and improvement of complex operations.
• Skill in the use of Microsoft Office Programs (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), and other operating systems used in the program area.
• Skill in developing, organizing and conducting executive studies through team efforts.
• Skill in applying fat-finding and investigative techniques to identify and analyze systemic trends from complex compliance and operations date and making recommendations for improvement.
• Skillin adapting analytical techniques and evaluation criteria to measure and improve program effectiveness and efficiency, especially where precedents are lacking.
• Skill in preparing comprehensive reports, briefings, and executive summaries to communicate study findings, and recommendations.
• Ability to formulate opinions, articulate positions, negotiate, resolve conflict, manage time and work, accomplish personal goals and objectives as well as contribute to team goals and objectives, and apply positive and effective customer service behavior with all internal and external customers.
• Ability to recognize and analyze problems, conduct research, summarize results, and make appropriate recommendations.
• Ability to work on multiple projects, concurrently, ensuring deliverables are completed on time are of the highest quality and enhance the reputation of Navy CYP.
• Ability to use feedback and measurement to improve products and services and to represent a customer-oriented brand in all communications and written products.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing using communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to independently plan, develop, prioritize and manage continuing projects, operations and programs.
• Ability to interpret complex instructions, directives, and correspondence and apply them to specific situations.
• Ability to think and work strategically with long-and short term processes in mind.
• Ability to discern and resolve conflicts.
• Ability to develop and effectively deliver presentations and/or training.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement.

Additional information

Salary is dependent on experience and/or education.

Some positions have special requirements. Selectee may be required to complete a one (1) year probationary period. Participation in Direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer within the first 30 days of employment is required. We utilize E-Verify to confirm selectee's eligibility to work in the United States. Salary is dependent on experience and/or education.

This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within 60 days of issuance of selection certificate. For positions requiring travel more than twice per year, selectee may be required to obtain and maintain in good standing a Government-issued Travel Card for official government travel purposes.

Executive Order 12564 requires a Federal workplace free of illegal drugs. According to the Executive Order, all Federal employees are required to remain drug free throughout their employment. Commander, Navy Installations Command is a Drug-Free Federal Workplace. The use of illegal drugs will not be tolerated, and use of or intoxication by illegal drugs will result in penalties up to and including removal from Federal Service.

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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