PROGRAM ANALYST

US Marine Corps

Stafford, VA

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JOB DETAILS

SKILLS

Analysis Skills, Budgeting, CSS (Cascading Style Sheet), Category Development, Corrective Action, Cost Estimates, Credit Cards, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Quality, Decision Support, Documentation, Documentation Plan, Expense Tracking, Federal Government, Financial Disclosure, Financial Reporting, Funding, Government, Information Science, International Classification of Diseases (ICD), Leadership, Legal, Military, Performance Analysis, Performance Metrics, Problem Solving Skills, Program Planning, Project Tracking, Project/Program Coordination, Project/Program Management, Regulations, Reimbursement, Reporting Skills, Research Skills, Resource Management, SAP, Security Clearance, Support Documentation, T-3 / DS3, Training/Teaching, Trend Analysis, United States Citizen, United States Department of Defense (DoD), Volunteer Experience, Willing to Travel

LOCATION

Stafford, VA

POSTED

2 days ago

Summary

You will serve as a Senior Program Analyst (Project Officer) for the Deployable Secure Scalable Shelters program in the Program Office for Combat Support Systems (CSS) of MARCORSYSCOM/Portfolio Acquisition Executive-Marine Corps (PAE-MC).

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Duties

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You will conduct detailed research on complex program activities, gather and validate information from multiple sources, and prepare clear documentation to support planning, decision making, and leadership communication across teams.
You will coordinate documentation and program plans with multiple organizations, track progress against schedules, and provide clear updates to leadership on risks, issues, and recommended corrective actions.
You will analyze complex program data to identify trends, measure performance, and evaluate outcomes, then translate findings into clear written and verbal recommendations for senior leaders to support informed decision making.
You will support budgeting and planning activities by gathering financial information, developing cost estimates, tracking expenditures, and providing clear explanations to leadership to support funding decisions and resource allocation.
You will identify and address emerging program issues by conducting analysis, recommending solutions, and working with stakeholders to resolve conflicts and prevent escalation to senior leadership improving overall effectiveness.
You will develop and maintain program performance measures, gather relevant data to track progress, prepare reports for leadership, and recommend improvements based on analysis to strengthen program results and decision making processes.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

Must be a US Citizen.
Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.
This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or NH-02 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

-Expert knowledge and skill in the Defense Acquisition System. Includes knowledge of key activities and documentation requirements of each phase of the acquisition life cycle for all categories of programs; supporting and/or managing a project/program through its acquisition life cycle

-Expert Knowledge and skill to achieve expressed goals and objectives of the program through interaction and coordination in a team environment, to include consistent interface with higher headquarters, including establishing positive working relationships with peers and subordinates as well as superiors both internal and external to the program.

-Knowledge and skill executing the DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site:

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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

This program analyst serves as the Project Officer for the Deployable Secure Scalable Shelters (DS3) program in the CSS program office, PAE-MC. The DS3 are a Top-Secret Special Access Program/Special Access Required (SAP/SAR) and Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (SCI) (dual accredited), ICD-705 compliant, deployable shelters capable of rapid deployment to austere locations.

Superior Qualifications, Recruitment Incentive, and/or Relocation Incentive may be offered based on command funding and within applicable regulations.

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:

PPP Applicants: 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:

Military Spouse Preference: 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.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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