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Posted: March 11, 2026 (2 days ago)

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SPECIAL PROGRAMS DEPUTY BRANCH HEAD

Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

Department of the Navy

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Location

Salary

$169,279 - $197,200

per year

Type

Closes

March 13, 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 role involves leading a team to manage special access programs in the Navy, focusing on developing strategies for resources, analyzing gaps in capabilities, and preparing high-level briefings for decision-makers.

It supports oversight of policies, programs, and fleet operations to ensure effective implementation.

A good fit would be someone with senior-level experience in strategic planning and leadership in defense or government settings, who thrives in secure, high-stakes environments.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-14 level or equivalent in federal, private, or public sector
  • Proven ability to integrate and prepare executive-level decision-making and briefing materials on policy, oversight, programs, resources, and fleet implementation
  • Experience leading teams in developing executable resourcing strategies to address strategic and operational gaps in platforms and weapons systems
  • Skills in performing strategic and detailed analysis to support development, implementation, and oversight of goals and objectives
  • Ability to develop criteria and methodologies for establishing programmatic baselines and determining appropriate levels
  • Expertise in analyzing, formulating, and managing staffing and operations requirements to meet organizational missions and strategic goals
  • Familiarity with special access programs, multi-level security, and programmatic oversight in a naval or defense context

Full Job Description

You will serve as a SPECIAL PROGRAMS DEPUTY BRANCH HEAD within IMMEDIATE OFC OF CHIEF OF NVL OPS.

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: 1) Integrating, preparing, developing, and assessing the executive-level decision making and briefing materials for all matters including policy, oversight, administration, programs, resources, requirements, and fleet implementation.

2) Exercising the principal responsibility of leading a team in the development of an executable resourcing strategy to address strategic and operational capability and capacity gaps in all Type/Model/Series platforms and peripheral weapons systems.

3) Performing strategic and detailed analysis as necessary to support the development, implementation, and oversight in accordance with established goals and objectives.

4) Developing and supporting the implementation of criteria and methodologies that establish programmatic baselines for use in objectively and credibly determining appropriate levels.

5) Analyzing, formulating, and managing staffing and other operations requirements necessary to perform the organizational mission and meet strategic goals.

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 report directly to the Deputy Director and serve as a focal point for a broad range of special access program support, multi-level security determinations and all programmatic oversight requirements, issues, functions, and policies.
  • You will be required to lead, direct, and coordinate division and branch actions and efforts, establish effective communication channels to assist with alignment and sync in areas that require special access.
  • You will represent N98 during Special Access Program reviews and Liaison with N9SP to review, track, monitor, coordinate and align funding priorities.
  • You will lead efforts to identify, assess, and demonstrate the effectiveness of new concepts, approaches, and relationships, which may be applied to achieve specific productivity, process, and performance improvements.
  • You will enable and support the Air Warfare Division leadership team with strategy development, planning, analysis, special program oversight, and management expertise necessary to establish and maintain coherent decision-making processes.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/11/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/12/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12906111-26-JRG