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PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Naval Systems Management Activity

Department of the Navy

Fresh

Location

Salary

$142,488 - $185,234

per year

Closes

January 27, 2026

GS-14 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $104,604 - $135,987

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-13. Senior expert or supervisor.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves coordinating complex defense programs by working closely with high-level government groups like the military branches, intelligence agencies, and law enforcement to develop policies, build relationships, and provide expert advice on operations and planning.

It's a senior role where you'll represent the organization in briefings up to the Secretary of Defense level and help shape decisions without clear guidelines.

A good fit would be someone with deep experience in government or military coordination who thrives in high-stakes, collaborative environments.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-15 level or equivalent in federal, private, or public sector
  • Skill in coordinating with DoD components, including Services, Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, and Defense Agencies
  • Ability to develop, implement, and direct operational solutions and procedures without existing guidelines
  • Experience building and maintaining long-term executive-level relationships with DoD, Intelligence Community (IC), Federal Law Enforcement, and other agencies
  • Proficiency in providing problem definition, opportunity identification, and collaboration on intelligence, policy, and authorities for targeting, planning, risk assessment, and project execution
  • Capability to coordinate engagements with senior stakeholders for validated intelligence, requirements, and policy support in mission planning and project execution
  • Strong skills in preparing decision briefings, issue papers, and recommending policy positions to senior executives like SES Directors and OSD elements

Full Job Description

You will serve as a PROGRAM COORDINATOR within NAVAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-15) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. 1).

Coordinating with DoD components, to include the Services, the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands and Defense Agencies; 2).

Developing, implementing, and directing operational solutions and procedures where no specific or substantive guidelines or policies exist; 3).

Developing and maintaining long-term relationships at executive levels with disparate elements of the DoD, IC, Federal Law Enforcement, and other government agencies; 4).

Providing problem and requirement definition, opportunity identification, coordination, and collaboration with the IC, JS, and OSD concerning intelligence, policy guidance, and authority support required for targeting, planning, risk assessment, and project execution.

5).

Coordinating engagements with senior program coordinators to obtain current and validated intelligence, requirements, policy guidance, and authorities required to support mission planning, concept development, and project executions.

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 represent the organization, as a senior policy advisor, operations and analytical expert.
  • You will develop and maintain long-term relationships at executive levels with disparate elements of the DoD, IC, Federal Law Enforcement, and other government agencies.
  • You will prepare and deliver decision briefings and issue papers for executive review at levels up to and including the Secretary of Defense.
  • You will create and recommend policy positions to the SES Director and senior executives of the OSD program oversight elements.
  • You will create and recommend policy positions with DoD components to include the Services, OSD staff, The Joint Staff, Combatant Commands and Defense Agencies.
  • You will conduct DoD-wide and inter-agency liaison and coordination with mission partners and requirements holders in support of program leadership across all mission areas.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/21/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/21/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12864829-26-JRG