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Summary
You will serve as a Program Analyst in the office of the Director, Integrated Warfare, OPNAV N9I of IMMEDIATE OFC OF CHIEF OF NVL OPS.
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Duties
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• You will serves as Deputy, OPNAV N9IX, Capabilities Integration Branch.
• You will actively lead and/or participate in internal/external strategic and analytic teams ensuring alignment of strategic objectives and guidance.
• You will oversee, participate in, and review war game inputs and participation related to Navy forces, capabilities, projected laydowns, comparative costs, and Warfare areas.
• You will oversee, recommend, and demonstrate methods for improved integration and communications, including international working groups and engagements with allies and partners, DoD and DoN stakeholders, briefs, depictions, and narratives.
• You will provide coordination and recommendations in integrating and evolving the Navy's Future Fleet Architecture and related products and tools.
• You will provide strategic advice, analytic coordination/support, and recommendations in integrating strategy, concepts, platforms, capabilities, and assessments of joint and naval mission areas.
• You will assist in identifying authoritative data sources, collecting and generating data, and maintaining reference material.
• You will assist with curriculum reviews and the annual research project.
• You will develop, sustain, and monitor personal networks for trends and developments and creating and maintaining communication with stakeholders.

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.
• MSP/PPP applicants must currently hold the required security clearance.
• 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.

Qualifications
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. Utilizing knowledge of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process to integrate and balance warfighting requirements with available resources and inform the development of the annual Program Objective Memorandum (POM).
2. Providing strategic advice and analytic support on joint or naval mission areas, including strategy, concepts, platforms, capabilities, and assessments.
3. Leading or overseeing complex analytical studies or wargames that cut across multiple warfare domains and stakeholder communities (e.g., OPNAV, Fleet Commands, Systems Commands, Joint Staff).
4. Communicating complex, controversial, or technical information to senior-level military and civilian leaders (O-6/GS-15 and above) through oral and written presentations.
5. Coordinating, justifying, and negotiating with disparate stakeholders to build consensus, resolve friction points, and defend programmatic or policy positions.
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. Utilizing knowledge of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process to integrate and balance warfighting requirements with available resources and inform the development of the annual Program Objective Memorandum (POM).
2. Providing strategic advice and analytic support on joint or naval mission areas, including strategy, concepts, platforms, capabilities, and assessments.
3. Leading or overseeing complex analytical studies or wargames that cut across multiple warfare domains and stakeholder communities (e.g., OPNAV, Fleet Commands, Systems Commands, Joint Staff).
4. Communicating complex, controversial, or technical information to senior-level military and civilian leaders (O-6/GS-15 and above) through oral and written presentations.
5. Coordinating, justifying, and negotiating with disparate stakeholders to build consensus, resolve friction points, and defend programmatic or policy positions.

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.
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.
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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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