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PROGRAM MANAGER (CHIEF OF STAFF)

U.S. Marine Corps

Department of the Navy

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Salary

$154,454 - $197,200

per year

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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 role involves acting as the chief of staff for a U.S.

Marine Corps base in Hawaii, where you'll oversee staff, coordinate key activities, and ensure smooth operations by managing meetings, resources, and personnel decisions.

It's ideal for someone with strong leadership experience in high-stakes environments who can handle complex planning and team supervision.

A good fit would be a seasoned professional comfortable with military or government structures and focused on achieving organizational goals.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-14 level or equivalent, including managing information flow, preparing decision briefs, and presenting recommendations on organizational, personnel, and resource issues
  • Experience directing and orchestrating meetings and conferences to achieve goals
  • Ability to supervise and evaluate personnel in command and staff groups
  • Skills in coordinating major staff actions and events efficiently and timely
  • Proficiency in establishing program objectives, developing long-range plans, and identifying required resources
  • Capability to review projects, reports, and performance for policy consistency and regulatory compliance
  • Responsibility for ensuring an effective Equal Employment Opportunity plan is in place

Full Job Description

You will serve as a PROGRAM MANAGER (CHIEF OF STAFF) in the COMMAND ELEMENT of MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: managing information flow, preparing decision briefs, and presenting recommendations on complex organizational, personnel, and resource allocation issues; directing and orchestrating meetings and conferences to ensure goals are achieved.

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 supervise and evaluate all personnel in the Command Group and Principal and Special Staff members.
  • You will be responsible for the efficient and timely coordination of major staff actions and events.
  • You will direct and orchestrate meetings and conferences to ensure that stated and implied goals are achieved.
  • You will establish program objectives, develop long range plans and identify required resources.
  • You will review projects, reports, group and individual performance for consistency with policies and compliance with procedures and regulations.
  • You will be responsible for ensuring an adequate Equal Employment Opportunity plan is in place and functioning.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/10/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/10/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12933569-26-TSW