Program Analyst

About the role

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What you will do

• The United States Space Force (USSF) component, SPACEFOR-NORTH located at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado is searching for a Program Analyst (NH-0343-03, GS 12/13 equivalent).
• Description: To excel in this role, the selected candidate must bring comprehensive space mission area fluency spanning Space Domain Awareness (SDA), Defensive and Offensive Space Operations (DSO/OSO), space-based sensing, secure communications, Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT), and critical command systems including CJADC2 and NC3.
• This operational depth must be paired with rigorous technical mastery of the PPBE and POM cycles-specifically in formulating command requirements, drafting robust issue papers, and navigating the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) to evaluate cost-capability trade-offs and defend budget lines.
• Operating at the highest staff levels, this professional must exhibit absolute mastery of Joint, Air Force, and Space Force staff protocols to seamlessly draft staff packages, executive correspondence, and formal agreements (MOAs/MOUs), combined with the executive presence and poise required to brief Flag Officers and Senior Executive Service (SES) leaders to secure critical policy and funding consensus.
• The ideal candidate for this senior program analyst position is an accomplished DoD Space Operations and Joint Program Integration Specialist who seamlessly blends deep operational space experience with proven mastery of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process.
• Operating as a critical conduit, this self-directed leader bridges high-stakes capability gaps between USNORTHCOM/NORAD homeland defense requirements and U.S. Space Force modernization roadmaps and budget submissions.
• They thrive in highly ambiguous, high-impact environments, possessing a unique ability to translate complex, multi-domain operational concepts into actionable Program Objective Memorandum (POM) inputs, robust strategy documents, and authoritative executive briefings that drive strategic national security decisions.
• Key Skills and Abilities: Expert knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of command level plans and programs for conducting major operations such as Orbital Warfare (OW), Offensive Space Operations (OSO), Defensive Space Operations (DSO), Space Superiority Operations, Space and Electronic Warfare (SEW), Space Domain Awareness (SDA), Space Command and Control (C2), Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control (CJADC2), Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3), Battlespace Awareness (BA), Environmental Monitoring (EM), Space Based Environmental Monitoring (SBEM), Nuclear Detonation (NUDET), Missile Warning/Missile Tracking (MW/MT), Satellite Communications (SATCOM), Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT), strategic and tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE), acquisition, special operations, or similar operations.
• Knowledge of military (including command level) program goals and objectives; the sequence and timing of key operational events and milestones; methods of evaluating the effectiveness of planning actions related to actual events; and the relationship of the various command entities involved in overall program planning and execution of military operations and evaluations.
• In depth knowledge of the application of military space operations as applicable to COCOM objectives, operational outcomes, plans and programs as applicable.
• Skill in designing, conducting or managing comprehensive studies and evaluating solutions to especially broad, important, and severe military operational and contingency areas.
• Ability to plan and organize studies or projects and to negotiate effectively with management to accept and implement recommendations, where proposals involve substantial resources, and require extensive changes in established concepts and procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; negotiate complex issues; and maintain good working relationships.

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.

Documents you must provide

• 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.

What to expect next

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Additional information

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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.