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ACQUISITION WORKFORCE PLANNING SPECIALIST

Warfighting Acquisition University

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$107,466 - $164,301

per year

Closes

March 9, 2026

GS-12/13 Pay Grade(Career Ladder)

Entry salary: $74,441 | Full performance (GS-13): up to $115,079

Career ladder: Start at GS-12 and advance to GS-13 with experience.

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This role involves helping plan and develop the workforce for the Department of Defense's acquisition programs, including creating reports and briefings for Congress, building relationships with key stakeholders, and advising on talent strategies to improve how the military buys and manages equipment.

It's ideal for someone with experience in government human resources or policy analysis who enjoys researching trends, communicating complex ideas, and influencing big-picture decisions in a national security context.

The job requires strong organizational skills and the ability to work with high-level leaders inside and outside the government.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-12/13 level or equivalent, including workforce impact analysis from executive directions
  • Experience developing and presenting recommendations to mitigate or enhance workforce impacts
  • Proven ability to manage stakeholder relationships with external agencies, executive staff, and legislative entities
  • Skills in curating workforce guidance, such as strategic plans, reports, and briefings for stakeholder engagement
  • Certification as a DoD Acquisition Program Manager Practitioner required within 5 years per DoD Instruction 5000.66
  • Strong written and verbal communication for congressional briefings and legislative proposals
  • Knowledge of talent management trends, DAWIA, and National Defense Authorization Act compliance

Full Job Description

This position is under the DoW Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) within Title 5 Competitive Service.

For more information on AcqDemo please go to the AcqDemo website at https://acqdemo.hci.mil/ and Fact Sheet at https://acqdemo.hci.mil/faq.html Purpose of the position: Support Warfighting Acquisition University Human Capital Initiatives with workforce planning initiatives in support of the DoW Acquisition Workforce.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS: General education and/or experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for Administrative and Management Positions.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower broadband, NH-03 or next lower grade, GS-12/13 or equivalent, in other personnel pay systems including experience as follows: Analysis on workforce impacts stemming from executive level agency direction and engagements; Developing and presenting recommendations to mitigate or enhance such impacts; Developing and managing stakeholder relationships with external agencies, executive level staff, and legislative entities to promote and extend wide spread talent management initiatives; and Curating workforce guidance to include strategic plans, reports, and briefings for the purpose of generating engagements with key stakeholders.

Certification as a DoD Acquisition Program Manager Practitioner is required within 5 years as specified in DoD Instruction 5000.66.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

Lead in preparing both scheduled and ad-hoc briefings and reports to Congress. Responsible for maintaining awareness of congressional activities related to the DoW acquisition workforce.

Identify, review, and evaluate relevant information to develop appropriate responses, anticipate congressional reactions to briefings and testimony, and ensures briefings are comprehensive and well-prepared.

Create expert-level written communications to professionally convey complex information and ideas to OSW and Congressional committees and their staffs in coordination with the university and HCI leadership and stakeholders.

Liaisons and interacts with component representatives, OSW senior leadership, or PSMs using interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills to ensure the needs of the acquisition workforce are adequately represented.

Author legislative proposal submissions for acquisition workforce issues.

Performs as Human Capital advisor, surveying industry and non-DoW talent management trends and best practices through market research, industry engagements, and awareness of professional networks and associations.

Accumulates, analyzes, and reports on the findings making recommendations as appropriate to HCI and Warfighting Acquisition University leadership on changes to the acquisition workforce strategic plan objectives and initiatives.

Proposes Department-wide recommendations for workforce shaping and future of work resulting from independent research and expert knowledge of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA).

Performs as program manager and integrator for all acquisition workforce initiatives within HCI to ensure programs align and comply with latest National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) mandates, policy updates, etc.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/27/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/27/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DAU-26-12891366-EB