The United States Space Force (USSF) at the Pentagon is searching for a Chief for Special Technical Operations to support S3/4/7 (NH-0343-04, GS-14/15 Equivalent).

Description:
Serves as primary advisor to the Division Chief and Senior Leaders in planning, developing, and coordinating service level classified activities in support of global operations. This position is responsible for advocating, developing, and coordinating integration of special access programs into exercises, education, and training venues as well as Combatant Commander OPLANs, contingency plans (CONPLANs). Advises senior leaders on use of sensitive capabilities and represents the Service to the Joint Staff's Integrated Joint Special Technical Operations (IJSTO) process. Develops the Space Force's position on capability requirements, policies, and integration issues by evaluating program initiatives and changes, analyzing complex and precedent setting policy matters, and applying comprehensive knowledge of how the various programs are utilized.

Ideal Candidate:
Operational experience / Experience working with SAPs and proven knowledge of its construct and security process / Prior experience supporting the employment of sensitive capabilities is mandatory / Commanding knowledge of DoD structures, missions, programs, policies, and organizational relationships / Knowledge of Space operations / Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, in order to articulate complex highly technical concepts to stakeholders / Experience with influence planning (Military Information Support Operations, Operations Security or similar function) desired but not required.

Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of the Department of Defense processes and Department of Air Force policy, procedures, and schedules for developing plans in support of major Space Force missions and operations plans.
2. Knowledge of (Space Force) program goals and objectives, the sequence and timing of key operational events and milestones, and methods of evaluating the effectiveness of planning actions as related to actual events.
3. Knowledge of the (Space Force) Strategic Basing process, such as the Basing Request Review Panel (BRRP), the Strategic Basing Executive Steering Group (SB0ERG), and the Space Force Corporate Structure.
4. Knowledge of the relationship of the various (Space Force) entities involved in overall planning and execution of military operations and evaluations, and the way PPBE processes support them.
5. Knowledge of (Space Force) installations to include the interaction of Total Force (including Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve).
6. Ability to gather, assemble, and analyze facts, draw conclusions, conduct analysis, devise recommended solutions, and package the entire process in briefings, papers, or reports suitable for top management use and decision-making.
7. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; negotiate complex issues; and maintains good working relations.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret / SCI security clearance.
• Safeguards classified or sensitive budget-related information and/or files.
• May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
• Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
• This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
• Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
• PCS funding is authorized.
• This is a drug testing designated position (TDP). The incumbent is subject to random testing for drug use, IAW AFI 90-508.
• Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): 15 days a year.
• Employee is in a designated position that requires consent and thereafter be subject to and successfully complete, an initial, periodic and random counterintelligence (CI)-scope polygraph examination as a condition of employment.

Qualifications

The 0343 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Management Positions.

How you will be evaluated

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

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:

Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.

Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:

1. Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
2. Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
3. Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
   • Job title
   • Detailed duties and accomplishments
   • Employer's name and address
   • Supervisor's name and phone number
   • Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
   • Hours per week
   • Salary, if applicable
4. Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses

College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.

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