STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OFFICER
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Posted: February 11, 2026 (1 day ago)
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Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$127,646 - $165,945
per year
Type
Full Time
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Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This role involves leading strategic planning, policy development, and international engagement efforts for naval special warfare operations, ensuring programs align with security goals and military objectives.
It requires coordinating with high-level commands, managing program lifecycles, and advising on future requirements in a military context.
A good fit would be someone with extensive experience in defense strategy, international relations, and program management, ideally from a military or government background.
You will serve as a STRATEGIC PLANS, POLICY & ENGAGEMENTS OPERATIONS OFFICER in the Naval Special Warfare Group FOUR, Operations department of NAVSCIATTS.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 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) Providing direction on concept initiation, strategy formulation, strategic planning coordination, and security cooperation and development; 2) Organizing and coordinating the preparation and planning of the life cycle management of multiple programs; 3) Managing and prioritizing international engagements and their security cooperation and objectives; 4) Directing theater engagements, exercises and plans through direct engagements with commands and Echelons; 5) Providing recommendations and guidance on future operational requirements and engagements 6) Coordinating foreign disclosure and approval and distribution of Foreign Visitor Requests procedures; 7) Preparing and presenting command briefings, reports, and recommendations to various levels of the Chain of Command, DoD and DoS personnel; 8) Advising and assisting in the formulation of decisions regarding long and short-range planning and execution of plans.
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:
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