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Posted: February 4, 2026 (6 days ago)

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PROGRAM ANALYST

Military Sealift Command

Department of the Navy

Fresh

Location

Salary

$62,640 - $81,436

per year

Closes

February 11, 2026

GS-7 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.

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

Job Description

Summary

This entry-level government job involves supporting the management of special mission ships for the Navy's Military Sealift Command, including coordinating operations, tracking costs, and reviewing policies to ensure smooth program execution.

A good fit would be someone with a year of experience in administrative or analytical roles, strong organizational skills, and an interest in logistics and government contracting.

It's ideal for detail-oriented individuals who enjoy working with data and teams to support military missions.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-07 level in federal or equivalent private/public sector
  • Experience assisting in coordinating program operations and logistics support
  • Experience gathering and assembling data for reports or briefings on costs, performance, or acquisitions
  • Experience reviewing policies or regulations to assess impact on program operations
  • Experience tracking operating cost data for trend analysis and resource identification
  • Experience assisting with contract oversight and coordinating between internal and external stakeholders
  • Ability to assist in planning evaluations, strategic planning, and data collection for budgets and readiness

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Program Analyst in the Directorate Ship Management (N03), Special Mission Ships (PM2), Charter & Special Projs (PM22) of MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience assisting in the coordination of program operations and logistics support.

Experience gathering and assembling data for reports or briefings on topics such as program costs, performance metrics, or acquisition requirements.

Experience assisting in the review of policies or regulations to help determine their impact on program operations.

Experience tracking operating cost data to support trend analysis and the identification of required resources.

Experience assisting with contract oversight functions by helping to coordinate actions between internal and external stakeholders.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: 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 assist planning and conducting evaluations that support program efforts to meet operational and mission specific requirements.
  • You will assist the coordination of program strategic planning and quality processes to include business plan development, benchmarking, mission capability assessments, and contractor performance and surveillance metrics.
  • You will collect and evaluate data provided by the Operating Company to ensure budgets, readiness and Plan of Action and Milestones (POA/M) are being met.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/4/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/4/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12870079-26-SRM