Summary You will serve as a Program Analyst (CONOPS-FLEX) in the Naval Information Warfighting Development Center of NAVINFOWARDEVCEN NORFOLK. Responsibilities You will assess tactical, doctrinal and capability gaps for the information warfighting community and across the Information Related Capabilities. You will execute command assignments as primary review authority of doctrine development. You will coordinate with joint/ Service organizations, deploying and returning strike group and ARG staffs and units, fleet warfare improvement programs working groups, Joint and Navy lessons learned centers, etc. You will conduct analyses and develop studies in order to identify new or emerging threats, and their impact on doctrinal publications, and implementation of emerging doctrine and tactics in fleet training programs and readiness assessments. You will evaluate how innovative material and non material solutions can be used to support the warfighter. You will coordinate with NWDC, WDCs, like Joint/Service entities, and others within NIWDC to ensure updates are in accordance with joint and Navy guidance and directives. You will to propose, prioritize, develop and validate doctrinal publications. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: -Experience independently conducting analyses and executing studies of new or emerging threats to determine their impact on doctrinal publications and prioritization of emerging capabilities. -Experience assessing and identifying doctrinal and capability gaps, and evaluate how innovative materiel and non-materiel solutions can be used to meet Fleet warfighter needs. -Leverage in-depth knowledge of information warfare subject matter experts to develop and document high tactical to low operational solutions to address emerging threats or capability shortfalls. -Experience aligning fleet concepts of operations (CONOPS) and doctrinal publications with strategic documents and concepts. -Experience developing and supporting experimentation and exercises in order to develop and validate materiel and non-materiel solutions to address Fleet capability shortfalls. -Experience executing and assessing experiments and exercises to include determining objectives, evaluation criteria and methodology, data collection, conduct of project and final impact on related doctrinal publication. 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. Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
