Summary You will serve as a Program Analyst of entitled Doctrine and Tactics Program Manager, in the Doctrine, Tactics, Analysis, and Assessment Directorate (N5) of the Expeditionary War fighting Development Center (EXWDC) of NAVY EXPEDITIONARY WARFIGHTING DEV CTR. Responsibilities You will lead cross-warfare specialty development teams of military, civilian, and contract team SMEs in the development and promulgation of doctrine and tactics. You will plan the work to be accomplished by other military, civilian staff, and contract planners, adjust their priorities and prepare schedules for completion of work. You will ensure capabilities are correctly represented in emerging and existing Navy and Joint concepts and developmental doctrine and doctrinal publications. You will support and otherwise develop and revise doctrinal publications for NECF operating across the competition continuum, ensuring alignment with the objectives and priorities of supported commanders. You will conduct substantive reviews of strategic documents including plans and planning guidance. You will review strategic guidance, concepts, and doctrine requirements, and other documents to support doctrine development. You will maintain a current working knowledge of major doctrinal publications, expeditionary plans, programs and initiatives in order to synchronize relevant NECF and Navy FP capabilities in concert with these publications and incorporate changes You will consolidate inputs on doctrine reviews and issues and provide adjudicated responses to the appropriate tasking commands. You will participate in EXW, CON, CIC, and FP working groups, exercises, war games, experimentation, and conferences. You will liaise with Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV), NWDC, Fleet staff personnel and other Service/Joint organizations on issues related to doctrine, plans and policy guidance, and other initiatives or issues. You will assess training to ensure alignment of curriculum with doctrine and TTPs. You will lead management surveys and research projects, and/or studies and provide advisory services of a wide variety of substantive issues that require extensive coordination with higher and adjacent commands. You will investigate TTPs, science-and-technology, and Concepts to address and mitigate emerging threats. 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: (1) leading cross-warfare specialty teams in the creation and promulgation of new fleet level developmental publications. (2) Knowledge of joint, combined, Navy and Naval warfare objectives, operations, concepts, and doctrine (e.g. naval concepts, CONOPS, joint pubs and NWPS). (3) Professional understanding of a variety of disciplines, including naval warfare and the mission areas of expeditionary, construction, force protection and countering irregular challenges. (4) Knowledge of major Navy and Marine Corps doctrinal publications, expeditionary plans, programs and initiatives in order to synchronize relevant NECCF and Navy FP capabilities in concert with these publications and incorporate changes to these publications as they apply to the Navy forces providing EXW, CON, CIC, and FP capabilities. (5) Recommending changes to Joint, multi-service, allied, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and other Naval publications and concepts; provide reviews to appropriate primary review authorities on all publications in development or revision to ensure NECC equities, capabilities, and concept of employment are incorporated. (6) Competency with a variety of duties involving different and often unrelated processes and methods, requiring consideration of a myriad of factors, extending traditional techniques to develop new procedures to meet organizational 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. 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-transitio 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. This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability to successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or final job offer being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.
