Senior Watch Officer

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located in the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Operations Center (DDOC), J33 Operations Division, J-3 Operations Directorate DHHQ, in Falls Church, Virginia.

Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Leave accrual negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

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.

Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement 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.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes developing emergency plans or procedures; AND providing recommendations to management on potential threat responses; AND overseeing the work of employees; AND advising management on emergency management policies or procedures.This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

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-12).

Major Duties:

• Manages the daily activities, workload, and performance of a 24/7 operational watch floor team to ensure mission readiness.
• Gathers, analyzes, and disseminates critical information, ensuring a timely and accurate flow of communication to senior leadership and external partners.
• Monitors global and national events, assesses their potential impact on the organization's mission, and identifies emerging threats or trends.
• Identifies, analyzes, and develops courses of action to resolve complex, time-sensitive operational challenges as they arise.
• Makes critical, time-sensitive decisions during rapidly evolving events or crises to ensure immediate and appropriate responses from the team.
• Prepares and delivers clear and concise oral and written briefings on operational matters to executive-level decision-makers.
• Acts as a central point of contact during crises, facilitating coordination and information sharing among federal, state, and local partners to ensure a unified response.
• Coaches and develops watch standers to improve team performance, operational readiness, and individual professional growth.