Program Analyst (Military Family & Veteran Programs)

Summary

This position is part of the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The incumbent will drive policies to improve quality of life for military families and veterans. Oversight includes family readiness education child/youth services transition assistance wounded warrior/caregiver support economic security spouse employment total force fitness and abuse prevention.

Duties

As a PROGRAM ANALYST (MILITARY FAMILY & VETERAN PROGRAMS) at the GSsome of your typical work assignments may include:

• Serves as the principal point of contact subject matter expert and action officer for the JS on military family and veteran issues.
• Develops the Joint Staffs official position and responses to Presidential Congressional and public correspondence on a variety of issues relating to military family and veteran programs and policies.
• Applies innovative interdisciplinary quantitative and qualitative approaches and analysis to dealing with military family readiness issues and program effectiveness affecting total force readiness.
• Reviews Service Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and Office of the Secretary of Defense Program Budget Decisions (PBDs) to determine military family readiness impacts.
• Reviews pending legislation and submits legislative appeals and recommends Joint Staff positions on key military family and veteran issues to inform the Statement of the Administration Policy.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Males born aftermust 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 Authorized
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Not Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is not telework eligible
• Security: Employee must obtain/maintain a Special Sensitive security clearance
• Drug Testing Designated Position: Yes

Qualifications

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

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

• Applies Department of Defense and other Federal agency responsibilities and functions to DoDs military family and veteran programs.
• Gathers and analyzes information on problems and gaps within current military family and veteran programs and policies to determine appropriate actions resolutions strategic goals and to provide recommendations to improve the systems.
• Applies principles concepts methods and procedures of development coordination dissemination implementation and assessment of policy within the Joint Staff to include the ability to plan and conduct the policy functions described above.
• Applies the art and function of crafting policy and the ability to develop coordinate and present solutions to policy problems as well as identify and determine how to capitalize on policy opportunities.
• Develops solutions based on findings of projects and studies and turns solutions into recommendations to provide to unique and unusual issues or problems with multiple variables in order to assist family members.

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: 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
Males born aftermust be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see 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.

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Annuitant: This position Does Not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant.
The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level).

This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

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.

Required Experience:

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