Mission Support Specialist, DELTA 13

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Major Duties

The United States Space Force (USSF) in Washington D.C. is searching for a Mission Support Specialist to support DELTA 13 (NH-0343-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent). Description: Step to the leading edge of national defense and help architect the future of the United States Space Force. In this high-impact strategic role, you will bridge the gap between cutting-edge space and cyber operations and the Pentagon's resource allocation engine. Your expertise will directly shape how the Space Force organizes, educates, and resources its total force-translating advanced operational concepts in Space Domain Awareness, Space ISR, and multi-domain warfare into fully funded, actionable programs across the Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and Future Years Defense Program (FYDP). Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate is a seasoned military space/cyber operations or human capital strategist with extensive headquarters-level staff experience in total force management. They must possess deep expertise in the DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process to build, defend, and integrate Space Force personnel and education requirements into the POM and FYDP Key Responsibilities: 1. Knowledge of the Department of Defense Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS) and policy, procedures, and schedules for developing Program Objectives Memoranda (POM), Budget Estimate Submissions (BES) and Financial Planning in support of major war, mobilization, and other contingency and operational plans as well as methods for developing budget forecasts, cost projections, financial exhibits, unfunded requirements justifications, POM narratives, reclamas, and issue papers. 2. Knowledge of the Department of Defense personnel administrative hiring, management and human relations actions, policies, procedures, and schedules in support of unit, delta and STARCOM requirements, as well as methods for developing personnel projections and justifications, POM narratives, offsets and disconnects regarding the FYDP. 3. Knowledge of military service 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. 4. Knowledge of the Space Force Strategic Basing process to include the Basing Request Review Panel (BRRP), the Strategic Basing Executive Steering Group (SBESG), and the Space Force Corporate Structure. Knowledge of Space Force installations to include the interaction of Total Force (Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve). 5. Knowledge of the relationship of the various Space Force entities involved in overall planning and execution of military operations and evaluations, and the way the PPBE process supports them. 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.

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.

Promotion Potential

NH-None

How You Will Be Evaluated

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.

Benefits

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Who Can Apply

• Open to the public

Required Documents

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: Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended 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 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.

How to Apply

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What to Expect Next

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Other Information

Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information. Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here.

About the Agency

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This Job Opportunity Announcement (JOA) will be used to form a pool of qualified applicants who will be considered for direct hire vacancies as they become available. To learn more about the United States Space Force Mission click here