Strategic Planning Staff Officer, NSIC

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Major Duties

The United States Space Force (USSF) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton OH is searching for a Strategic Planning Staff Officer to support NSIC (GG-0132-13). Description: The National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC) is seeking a Strategic Planning Staff Officer to guide our efforts in space intelligence planning. In this role, you will lead the integration and management of all NSIC-wide Intelligence Planning (IP) support, directly aligning NSIC's multi-source analysis capabilities with warfighting COCOM OPLANs, CONPLANs, and theater JIOCs. As the primary authority translating high-level guidance into actionable space intelligence initiatives, you will develop tailored support plans that ensure our joint warfighters possess a decisive information advantage. As the Strategic Planning Staff Officer, your daily mission will be dynamic and visible. You will plan and organize the Center's intelligence support during real-world crises, contingencies, and major joint exercises, ensuring our forces "train as they fight." During crises, you will lead teams of subject matter experts across NSIC's squadrons to deliver intelligence support to the Joint Staff, DIA, and Combatant Commands. As NSIC's exercise liaison, you will represent the Center at the highest levels of the DoW and IC, advocating for NSIC equities and securing critical partnerships. If you are a strategic planner who flourishes on bridging the gap between national policy and tactical execution in the space domain, this opportunity is right for you! Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate has in-depth knowledge of NSIC organizations, missions, and inter-relationships, as well as extensive knowledge of Intelligence Campaign Planning and joint strategic/operational planning concepts, principles, and processes. The ideal candidate has experience in: collaborating with partners to identify common goals and objectives; applying technical knowledge to operational/intelligence plans; communicating directly with DoW senior leaders (O-6 to O-10 and civilian counterparts); and working independently while managing multiple priorities, adjusting to fluctuating assignments, and meeting changing deadlines. Additionally, the ideal candidate has exceptional verbal and written communication skills for conducting internal and external agency coordination, negotiation, and reconciliation of differences in a tactful manner. Key Skills and Abilities: 1. In-depth knowledge of NSICs organizations, missions, activities, capabilities. An understanding of the inter-relationships between the technical areas within the squadrons and related activities in other offices in NSIC, USSF, DIA, DoW, and partner IC agencies and contractors. 2. Knowledge of Intelligence Campaign Planning and joint strategic/operational planning concepts, principles, and processes are required. Extensive knowledge of the DAF and USSF capabilities-based planning process. 3. Knowledge and experience related to successful collaboration with internal and external partners to identify common goals and objectives. 4. Skills in applying technical knowledge to create operational or intelligence plans with high level of impact. 5. Significant experience and proven ability to work with, and communicate directly with, DoW senior leaders (O-6 to O-10 and civilian equivalents). 6. Ability to work independently; plan, organize, manage multiple priorities; adjust to fluctuating assignments and workloads; and meet deadlines.

Qualifications

The 0132 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 Manegemnt Positions.

Promotion Potential

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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

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About the Agency

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