The United States Space Force (USSF) at Peterson SFB, Colorado Springs, CO is searching for a Program Analyst for HQ CFC C357 (NH-0343-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent).

Description:
Are you a critical thinker and want to serve as a USSF Field Command program analyst and contracting officer representative (COR)? If so, then the United States Space Force's (USSF), Headquarters Combat Forces Command (HQ CFC) is looking for you. Be part of history in the America's newest service!

Ideal Candidate:
Ideal candidate will be a leader, motivated, self-starter with the ability to comprehend a wide range of issues concerning contractor officer representative (COR) responsibilities, and space and cyberspace operations. Candidate serves as Headquarters Combat Forces Command (HQ CFC) S3/5/7 program analyst and contracting officer representative (COR) for multiple programs, manages technical contracts and vendor performance to get the right tools to the warfighter. Candidate conducts comprehensive analyses of a wide diversity of organization functions and processes. Candidate provides expert management consultation to improve mission effectiveness, resource efficiency, and resource savings. Candidate serves as focal point for coordinating planning efforts, conducting studies, and developing comprehensive analysis to provide fact-based options for executive decision making. Candidate leads command level projects, and supports programs as assigned.

Background: Experience and knowledge managing technical contracts and vendor performance as a contracting officer representative (COR), ensuring external efforts deliver tangible value at the speed of relevance. Knowledge of a wide range of principles, practices, and quantitative and qualitative evaluative techniques used in program analysis to identify, evaluate, resolve, and present issues or problems to isolate discrepancies or identify trends that impact organizational mission objectives both operationally and strategically. Knowledge of business, industrial management, contracting procedures, technical concepts, and production practices to evaluate contractor proposals and activities. Knowledge of analytical and evaluative methods and techniques as well as measurement of data to plan, schedule, and conduct projects and studies to evaluate and recommend ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of program operations to include adapting or developing new or modified methods. Knowledge of rapid acquisition and contract management. This requires the ability to understand and navigate federal acquisition processes.

Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of a wide range of principles, practices, and quantitative and qualitative evaluative techniques used in program analysis to identify, evaluate, resolve, and present issues or problems to isolate discrepancies or identify trends that impact organizational mission objectives both operationally and strategically. Knowledge of business, industrial management, contracting procedures, technical concepts, and production practices to evaluate contractor proposals and activities.
2. Knowledge of analytical and evaluative methods and techniques as well as measurement of data to plan, schedule, and conduct projects and studies to evaluate and recommend ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of program operations to include adapting or developing new or modified methods. Knowledge of rapid acquisition and contract management. This requires the ability to understand and navigate federal acquisition processes. The candidate must have the skill to manage technical contracts and vendor performance as a contracting officer's representative (COR), ensuring external efforts deliver tangible value at the speed of relevance.
3. Knowledge of and skill in designing and conducting comprehensive studies and developing solutions to broad operational and contingency areas. Knowledge of the missions, roles, functions, organizational structures, relationships, and operational planning objectives of USSF and DoD organizations.
4. Skill in gathering, evaluating, and interpreting data sufficient to arrive at valid, supportable conclusions and to offer meaningful recommendations.
5. Skill in planning and independently managing short and long-term projects and to cultivate and sustain positive working relationships to project completion.
6. Ability to communicate both orally and in writing, clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy. Ability to communicate effectively with tact and diplomacy to advocate command positions and build successful cross- functional teams; to explain programs, functions, and activities and gain understanding logically and effectively of the organization's efforts.

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 position is designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program.
• Space and/or cyberspace operations and contracting officer's representative (COR) experience is highly desirable.
• Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): 15 days a year.

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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