CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS (CONOPS) ANALYST Job in Suffolk, VA

Vacancy No. JCS-24-12546835-DH Department Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Salary $73,572.00 to $136,323.00 Grade 11 to 13
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 10/16/2024 Close Date 10/30/2024
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Locations:
Suffolk, VA


Summary

This position is part of the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff. The incumbent reviews and supports development of the Concept of Operations, a plan describing how a joint force commander may organize and employ forces in the near term in order to solve a current or emerging military problem.

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Duties

NOTE: THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR ONE POSITION.

As a CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS (CONOPS) ANALYST at the GS-0301-11/12/13 some of your typical work assignments may include:

  • Develops Concept of Operations (CONOPS) that represent the central idea, operational approaches, and concept required capabilities in joint concepts for the purpose of evaluation and development of joint force development and design recommendations.
  • Defines problems using a military design process and conducts mission analysis to develop possible CONOPS courses of action, which address the central problem, for senior leader approval.
  • Provides expert advice and analysis on joint concepts, CONOPS, and capabilities to senior managers within the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, and Services regarding operational issues of major importance to the Department of Defense.
  • Contributes to a repository of ideas, articles, studies, reports and other documents within DOD, federal agencies, academia, and industry for possible inclusion into joint concept development activities.
  • Analyzes and synthesizes complex problems and supports the development of solutions to these complex problems using problem solving techniques to address and resolve issues.
  • Reviews and supports development of the CONOPS, a plan describing how a joint force commander may organize and employ forces in the near term.
  • Performs with guidance, and defined objectives, priorities and deadlines from team lead or supervisor for technical and administrative direction.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Educational requirements MUST be met by the closing date of this announcement
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service ( http://www.sss.gov)
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non-Exempt
  • Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
  • Financial Disclosure: Not Required
  • Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible
  • Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
  • Recruitment Incentives: May Be Authorized
  • May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
  • Work Schedule: Fulltime
  • Overtime: Occasionally
  • Tour of Duty: Flexible
  • SECURITY: Employee must obtain/maintain a Special Sensitive (Top Secret/SCI) security clearance.
  • Drug Testing Designated Position: Yes
  • Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours to include evenings, weekends, holidays and will be compensated within the scope/guidelines of the government civilian government.
  • Incumbent may be required to travel from 5-10 nights per quarter or longer, if necessary, CONUS and OCONUS. Member must be willing and able to travel on military and commercial aircraft, vessels and/or vehicles.
  • Position being filled under the Direct-Hire Authority for the Department of Defense for Post-Secondary Students and Recent Graduates, Section 1102 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Public Law 115-232.
  • Transcript(s) must include student name, academic institution, major, earned credit hours, and conferment (if applicable) to be considered for this position.

Qualifications

This position is being filled under the Direct-Hire Authority for the Department of Defense for Post-Secondary Students and Recent Graduates, Section 1102 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Public Law 115-232.

To be considered for a Post secondary or Recent Graduate (select one) appointment you must meet ONE of the following requirements:
  • {Post Secondary} Be currently enrolled in, and in good academic standing at, a full-time program at an institution of higher education; AND is making satisfactory progress toward receipt of a baccalaureate or graduate degree; AND has completed at least one year of the program.
  • {Recent Graduate} Complete all requirements for an associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational, or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution not more than two years before the date of the appointment; OR a person who has completed a period of obligated service in a uniformed service of more than four years, such term means a person who was awarded a degree not more than four years before the date of the appointment.
In addition to meeting the Recent Graduate eligibility requirements, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

You may qualify at the GS-13, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service:
  • Applies knowledge, expertise, and assessment of adversary methods of warfighting, capability trends and trajectories, joint warfighting operations and operational assessments.
  • Develops application of warfighting concepts and supporting papers and briefings clearly articulating Joint Staff position on high level matters such as force posture, capabilities, indications and warnings, and authorities to shape investment decisions to execute these applications through writing and publishing documents applicable to the Joint Staff, and the DoD.
  • Utilizes knowledge of friendly and adversary capabilities and forces from unclassified to compartmented levels and a rigorous understanding of doctrine, current operations, future operations, and intel projections;
  • Implements skills and knowledge in Concept of Operations (CONOPS) development with focus on joint and multi-Service level strategies and future warfighting capabilities and approaches to shape the future of the Joint and Coalition Warfighter.
  • Plans, organizes, and integrates with teams from across the Joint Staff and Department of Defense to negotiate and develop coherent and meaningful recommendation.
OR
You may qualify at the GS-12, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

B. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service:
  • Develops CONOPS that applies the Joint Concepts against real-world operational problems, and supporting the design of the applications of the CONOPS into analytic activities such as wargames, Table-Top Exercises (TTX), and analytic studies.
  • Represents the Joint Staff position in staffing of documents or meetings related to the Joint Concepts, CONOPS, Joint Staff Strategic Planning System and JCIDS.
  • Provides skilled advice and analysis on joint concepts, CONOPS, and capabilities to senior managers within the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, and Services regarding operational issues of major importance to the Department of Defense.
  • Authors written products and provides personal interaction with the variety of personnel and organizations listed to ensure the CONOPS is understood and applied properly.
  • Ensures all documents, briefings and working papers are properly classified, formatted, disseminated, filed, and disposed of within required authoritative timelines.

You may qualify at the GS-11, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

C. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service:
  • Applying knowledge and assessment of methods of warfighting, capability trends and trajectories, joint warfighting operations and operational assessments.
  • Developing application of warfighting concepts and supporting papers and briefings clearly articulating agency or department positions on high level matters such as force posture, capabilities, indications and warnings, and authorities to shape investment decisions to execute these applications through writing and publishing documents.
  • Utilizing knowledge of friendly and adversary capabilities and forces from unclassified to compartmented levels and a rigorous understanding of doctrine, current operations, future operations, and intel projections.
  • Implementing skills and knowledge in Concept of Operations (CONOPS) development with focus on joint and multi-Service level strategies and future warfighting capabilities and approaches to shape the future of the Joint and Coalition Warfighter.
  • Planning, organizing, and integrating with teams from across departments to negotiate and develop coherent and meaningful recommendations.
OR

B. I have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related;

OR

C. You have some specialized experience as described in A, but less than one year; and you have more than one year but less than two years of education as described in B. You have computed the percentage of the requirements that you meet, and the total is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the first year by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.)

To be considered for a Recent Graduate appointment you must meet the following requirements:
  • Complete all requirements for an associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational, or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution not more than two years before the date of the appointment; OR a person who has completed a period of obligated service in a uniformed service of more than four years, such term means a person who was awarded a degree not more than four years before the date of the appointment.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

This vacancy announcement covers 3 grades: GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13. Read carefully the following Specialized Experience qualifications for each grade level to determine which grade to apply for.

Education

You MUST provide transcripts to support your educational claims by the closing date of this announcement. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: Foreign Education

Additional information

Other Notes:

Post-secondary students may be noncompetitively converted to a career or career-conditional appointment within 120 days of successful completion of their academic program requirements. While the intent is to convert post-secondary students to permanent employment, conversion is neither automatic nor guaranteed. As a condition of employment, a student's appointment expires 120 days after completion of the designated academic course of study unless the student is selected for noncompetitive conversion pursuant to this authority.

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdfver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d
  • All applicants must meet qualifications and eligibility criteria by the closing date of the announcement.
  • Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs: This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position; Well qualified is defined as possessing the type and quality of experience that exceeds the positions minimum qualifications. and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. For more information:
  • https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service: see Who Needs to Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov)

Benefits

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume and supporting documents, to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. We will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the information provided and evaluate your relevant work experiences as it relates to fundamental competencies, identified below, required for this position.

Traditional rating and ranking of applications does not apply to this vacancy. Your application (resume and supporting documentation) will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required as listed on the announcement under qualification requirements.

Veterans Preference: If you are entitled to veterans preference, you should indicate the type of veterans' preference you are claiming on your resume. Your veterans' preference entitlement will be verified by the employing agency.

For information on entitlement see http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program(ICTAP): This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria AND 2) be rated well-qualified for the position AND 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. Well-qualified means you possess the type and quality of experience that exceeds the position's minimum qualifications. See the Required Documents section of this announcement for more information.

Appointment of Military Spouses (5 CFR 315.612) (NonComp Mil Sp): To receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the " Appointment of Military Spouses (5 CFR 315.612) (NonComp Mil Sp)" eligibility. If you are claiming Military Spouse eligibility and are determined to be Well Qualified (score of 85 or above) for the position, you will be referred to the hiring manager. Information and required documentation for claiming Military Spouse eligibility may be found at the General Applicant Information and Definitions link below.

Required Documents

The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc).

Your complete application includes your COMPLETE resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

The following documents are REQUIRED
1. Your resume:

  • Your resume may be submitted in any format. It must include your name and contact information and support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
  • For qualifications determinations your resume must contain the number of hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e.," HRS per week and month/year" or "HRS per week and month/year to present").
  • For additional information see: What to include in your resume.
2. Transcripts
  • This position has a degree or education requirement so you are required to submit a copy of your transcript. We accept unofficial transcripts, as long as they contain your name, the name of the school, the date and degree that was awarded, and the lists of classes and credits earned.
  • College transcript(s), required if qualifying based on education. We accept unofficial transcripts, as long as they contain your name, the name of the school, the date and degree that was awarded, and the lists of classes and credits earned.
3. Veteran's Documents
  • If applying using veteran's preference or under a Veteran's hiring authority you must submit the following documents:
  • DD214 showing character of service, SF-15 Form and VA letter showing final percentage, or certification of expected discharge or release from active duty.
ICTAP eligibility.Submit (1) a copy of your agency specific ICTAP eligibility notice or a copy of your separation personnel action form and (2) a copy of your most recent performance appraisal and (3) a copy of your most recent SF 50 or agency notification of personnel action showing your current position, grade level, and duty location. Separation personnel actions do not include a certificate/notice of expected separation.

Military Spouse Preference(Non Comp) Submit (1) Marriage certificate and (2) a copy of your spouse's active Military Orders and (3) DD-214 - Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (if Applicable) and (4) DD1300 - Report of Casualty (If applicable).

Future military retirees and/or Future military separatees: must include a copy of their terminal leave request, if applicable, AND a copy of retirement DD214 [if available]. If DD214 not available, submit a certification document* or a copy of your retirement letter.
*A written document from the armed forces certifying the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certificate is signed. The certification must be on letterhead signed by the adjutant, personnel officer, unit commander or higher headquarters and include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge, character of service, and, if applicable, the date your terminal leave begins. This document is sometimes called a Statement of Service.
PLEASE REVIEW THE BELOW LINK FOR OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS needed for proof of eligibility:
https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/FourthEstateRequiredSupportingDocumentation%2011-16-2020.pdf?ver=Lgkkn1HW9a8is7V2lyCS2Q%3d%3d

Military Spouse PPP Self-certification Checklist

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.

The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date to receive consideration.

To begin, click Apply Online to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to create a new account.

You will be taken to an online application. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation, and submit the application.

You will receive an email notification when your application has been received for the announcement.

To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Application Status page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12546835.

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A list of qualified applicants will be created and sent to the selecting official. All applicants reviewed and/or referred will receive a notification letter.

The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notification of the decision.

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