Management Analyst

Summary

About the Position: Performs manpower management using analytical, statistical and management engineering techniques in the performance of Management Engineering Services, including analysis of organizations, manpower utilization and development of manpower guides for Headquarters, US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), Joint Task Forces, U.S. Military Groups (USMILGPs), Inter-American Defense College, and service component support elements.

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Duties

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• Conducts comprehensive manpower and organizational studies using analytical, statistical, and management engineering techniques to analyze organizational structures and manpower utilization.
• Advises senior leadership on optimal organizational structures and the allocation of manpower resources based on mission requirements, workload, and performance standards.
• Reviews and analyzes various manpower documents, such as Tables of Distribution and Allowances (TDAs) and Unit Manning Documents (UMDs), and compiles reports using systems like the Joint Manpower Information System (JMIS).
• Prepares, maintains, and staffs the Joint Manpower Program, coordinating manpower matters with the Joint Staff, Military Departments, and other defense agencies.
• Adjusts manpower requirements in response to changes in mission, budget decisions, personnel limitations, and technological advancements.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for the Fourth-Estate Manpower Tracking System (FMTS), managing the system for the command and its subordinate activities.
• Prepares and processes manpower change requests for Joint Staff approval and performs quality control checks on all submitted and reviewed changes.
• Originates, reviews, and interprets directives and policies related to manpower management.
• Manages the compilation of informational data and maintains manpower criteria/standards files and authorization documents.
• Develops and recommends priorities for manpower authorizations within resource limitations and assists in the development of command program priorities for the budget process.

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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 10% of the time.
• Per DoDM 8140.03, non-software/AI cyber roles must meet: 1) Foundational requirements in 9 months, 2) Resident requirements in 12 months, and 3) 20 hours of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) per work role code (overlapping allowed).

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 the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which experience includes performing comprehensive manpower management by applying analytical, statistical, and management engineering techniques to analyze organizations, study manpower utilization, and develop manpower guides; conducting on-site manning and organizational studies, which include work measurement, time and motion studies, and operational audits in accordance with the Joint Manpower Program (JMP). Experience in directing study teams, analyzing work processes, and advising senior leaders, up to the Combatant Commander, on optimal organizational structure and manpower allocation. Experience maintaining, and staffing the Joint Manpower Program, which demands continuous coordination with high-level personnel at the Joint Staff, military departments, and other defense agencies to adjust manpower requirements in response to unforeseen changes in mission, budget, and technology; and managing the Fourth-Estate Manpower Tracking System (FMTS), coordinating improvements, processing change requests for the Joint Staff, and performing quality control to maintain the command's official joint manpower database.

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-11).

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) OPM PCS MGMT & PROGRAM ANALYSIS Career Field 10 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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