Management and Program Analyst

This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application.

This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection.

This position is being filled using Direct Hire Authority (DHA) authorized under the Department of War Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) for position in the Business and Technical Management Professional Career Path (NH).

Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.

Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following: NH-III Duties: Uses qualitative and quantitative analysis methods to analyze information and draw evidence-based conclusions that assess risk, validate claims, and identify potential red flags.

Participates in working groups and supports senior-level engagements to assist in enhancing the processes by which the DoW conducts national security reviews of foreign investments. Identifies and resolves complex problems that cross organizational boundaries, recommending actionable solutions and methodologies to leadership.

Ensures work is timely, efficient, and meets established objectives, demonstrating flexibility, adaptability, and decisiveness in managing assigned projects.

NH-IV Duties: Works to address key gaps to strengthen economic security, conduct due diligence analysis, participate in senior-level engagements, and serve on Office of the Secretary of War/DoW and/or interagency working groups supporting potential enhancements to the processes by which the DoW conducts national security reviews of foreign investments.

Conducts expert analysis of open-source, commercial, and government-furnished data. Drafts and reviews comprehensive, actionable due diligence reports.

Drafts, reviews, and edits input to written materials, including program guidance, informational/decision memoranda, pre-meeting background briefings, talking points for senior-level managers' meetings (from informal to international), speeches, testimony, and decision proposals/justifications.

Provides subject matter expertise and contributes to the development, evaluation, and implementation of significant program studies and policy changes. Coordinates effectively and regularly with other IBP, DoW, interagency, intelligence community, and industry elements to maintain a comprehensive understanding of processes and procedures.

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the length of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

You may qualify at the NH-04 Broadband Level, if you fulfill the following qualifications: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the: NH-III (GS-12/13) grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to: Conducting in-depth due diligence and risk assessments using qualitative and quantitative methodologies to analyze open-source, commercial, and government data, identify potential red flags, and draft actionable national security reports.

Leading small-to-medium due diligence projects under general guidance, performing technical peer reviews to ensure analytical rigor, and identifying process improvement opportunities to translate strategic program goals into executable workflows.

Coordinating with community and partners to support foreign investment reviews, and drafting written products such as program guidance, decision memoranda, background briefings, and talking points for senior leadership.

NH-IV (GS-14/15) grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to: Directing and leading advanced risk assessment methodologies and projects on foreign investments, using expert analysis of open-source, commercial, and government-furnished data to identify critical economic security gaps and draft actionable, high-impact due diligence reports.

Formulating and converting long-term strategic national security goals into executable programs and policies, establishing fundamental new operational concepts, and resolving highly complex, mission-critical problems that cross organizational boundaries.

Coordinating across the intelligence community, interagency partners, and allied nations to negotiate and build consensus on sensitive economic security issues, and drafting executive-level deliverables including policy guidance, congressional testimony, and decision memoranda for senior leadership.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages. For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume.

If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

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A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service.

This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin. It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters.

Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible". Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave.