PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL ASSISTANT
HQ USAF and Support Elements
FreshPosted Feb 25
Arlington, VirginiaRemote Virginia$102,415 - $133,142GS-11Administrative and ClericalMore Air Force jobs →
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PROGRAM ANALYST
Naval Education and Training Command
Department of the Navy
GS-11 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves analyzing and improving training programs for naval combat systems, including researching new technologies like AI to make training more efficient and less dependent on instructors.
You'll handle budgeting, project coordination, and evaluating contracts to modernize courses and ensure high-quality simulations.
It's a good fit for someone with experience in defense or education planning who enjoys strategic problem-solving and working in a military training environment.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, including research and strategic planning for combat systems training
- Conducting Business Case Analysis to modernize or develop new courses of instruction
- Monitoring, reporting, and testifying on major contract performance and administration
- Experience with Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS) to acquire resources for training capabilities
- Utilizing emerging technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), to enhance training quality and reduce instructor reliance
- Ability to develop solutions to unique design and operations problems in analytical research
- Overseeing and coordinating projects across training commands and preparing status plans for new systems
Full Job Description
You will serve as a PROGRAM ANALYST of SURFCOMSYSTRNCMD DAHLGREN.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Conducting research and strategic planning for combat systems training systems; 2) Conducting Business Case Analysis to determine optimal methods to modernize existing and/or develop new courses of instruction; 3) Monitoring, reporting, and providing testimony on major contract performance and administration; 4) Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS) processes to identify and acquire resources for future surface combat systems training capabilities; and 5) Utilizing emerging technologies as they relate to training to improve the quality of training and decrease the reliance on human instructors through emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) implementation.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Major Duties:
- You will develop solutions to unique design and operations problems in support of analytical research.
- You will explain new ideas and developments to all levels of an organization.
- You will Oversee and coordinates projects across the Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) command.
- You will prepare development and production status/testing plans for new training and simulation systems, and integrated learning environment content in accordance with objectives.
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