Program Analyst

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is assigned to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy (DASD (MC&FP), Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (M&RA), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness (USD (P&R)).

This position may be eligible for situational telework as determined by the agency policy.

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.

Current Competitive Service Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Civilian Employee Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee 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 War (DoW) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoW MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoW Retained Grade Preference Eligible 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.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes supporting policies and programs that address the needs of service members and their families, conducting targeted research and data analysis to improve program outcomes, managing programs such as: the DoW Relocation Program, MilitaryINSTALLATIONs, and Defense Installation Messaging System (DIMS), providing assistance with programs such as: the Relocation Assistance Program by reviewing content on the Military OneSource enclave, and using data to identify program improvements.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).

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 alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

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-13).

Major Duties:

• Develop policy that supports the ongoing needs of multiple stakeholders to include service members, family members, service providers, and leaders.
• Develop policies and strategies supporting the implementation and administration of short, mid, and long term strategic plans.
• Oversee, conduct, and review existing programs and develop program alternatives, define necessity for change, document mission accomplishments and use of resources.
• Review assigned programs for potential efficiencies based on joint service initiatives and/or federal partnership opportunities.
• Perform data analysis to establish short and long term goals in addition to the development of measures used to determine program direction and resource allocation.
• Prepare decision briefs, action memoranda, and other pertinent material and data to facilitate decision making by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy.
• Present Department of Defense (DoD) positions, while influencing, negotiating, and securing support and to develop joint solutions in areas of concern.
• Develop working relationships with military services and reserve components to resolve a variety of complex issues involving service members and their families.