Executive Director, SPACEFOR-INDOPA

The United States Space Force (USSF) at Hickam AFB, Hawaii is searching for an Executive Director for SPACEFOR-INDOPA (NH-0301-04, GS-14/15 equivalent).

Description:
Step into a premier executive leadership role stationed at the historic Hickam Air Force Base, set against the breathtaking backdrop of the beautiful, tropical island of Oahu. Space Forces Indo-Pacific (SFI) is seeking a visionary Executive Director to serve as the critical nexus between the SFI Commander and key joint, coalition, and interagency stakeholders. This is an unparalleled opportunity to shape the future of space operations, theater-wide mission assurance, and strategic sustainment within the most dynamic and consequential operational theater on the globe: USINDOPACOM.If you are a proven leader ready to drive organizational excellence, negotiate high-stakes partnerships, and integrate Space Force equities across the Indo-Pacific-all while living in one of the most sought-after locations in the world-this is the command for you. As the Senior Advisor and Technical Authority to the SFI Commander, you will not just manage operations; you will chart the strategic course for the command. You will be the authoritative voice evaluating the impact of DoD, Space Force, and Combatant Command policies, eliminating barriers to mission accomplishment, and ensuring our staff directorates are primed to meet emerging threats.

Ideal Candidate:
The ideal candidate is a visionary and highly authoritative leader with extensive executive-level experience in space operations integration, mission sustainment, and theater-wide mission assurance within the USINDOPACOM area of responsibility. Acting as the critical nexus between the SFI Commander and key joint, coalition, and interagency stakeholders, this leader must possess exceptional strategic foresight and the proven ability to translate complex Space Force and Combatant Command policies into cohesive organizational execution. He or she should excel in navigating high-stakes negotiations, managing complex resource allocations, and driving structural efficiencies across multiple staff directorates. Furthermore, he or she should be a master relationship-builder capable of advocating for SFI equities at the highest echelons while seamlessly orchestrating facilities management, strategic partnerships, and robust mission support for operational units across the Indo-Pacific.


Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Expert knowledge of space mission expertise as a space component and support director, as well as knowledge of plans and programming, contracting oversight, public relations, personnel, and other HQ staff functions.
2. Comprehensive knowledge of Air and Space Force Instructions, policies, CONOPS, operating instructions, current legislative issues, other issues, and ability to apply knowledge to various mission sets to solve problems.
3. Skill and ability to lead technical multidisciplinary groups and resolve/solve complex technical issues at the strategic level.
4. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing to present clear and concise information on a host of complex issues, conduct high level, sensitive liaison and promote good public relations; formulate clear informational briefings to the Commander and staff, and write policy memoranda and reports.
5. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and mentor, motivate, and appraise/evaluate an HQ staff of an organization through subordinate supervisors.
6. Ability to organize work, set priorities, and determine resource requirements; determine goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinate with other organizations; monitor progress, and evaluate outcomes.
7. Ability to identify problems and use sound judgment and decisions to generate and evaluate courses of action/ alternatives and make recommendations.

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 and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise.
• 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/relocation funding is authorized.
• Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 50 days per year.
• Incumbent is required to file an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, upon appointment and will be required to file annually.
• This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to pre-employment drug testing as a condition of employment, and participation in random drug testing.
• Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and annually thereafter, file an OGE-450, “Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.” Employee is required to attend annual ethics and procurement integrity training.

Qualifications

The 0301 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here.

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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