Senior Program Analyst

About the role

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What you will do

• The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) Space Delta 1 (SD1) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California is searching for a Senior Program Analyst (NH-0343-03, GS 12/13 equivalent).
• Description: Space Delta 1 is seeking a high-performing, analytical Senior Program Analyst to drive mission-critical services acquisition programs and secure the procurement of capabilities required to train, educate, and equip Guardians to prevail in contested space operational environments.
• Operating as a trusted advisor to senior Delta leadership, the selected advisor will bridge strategic intent with fiscal reality across the entire Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) lifecycle.
• In this pivotal role, the incumbent will spearhead the development of defensible Program Objective Memorandum (POM) narratives, budget forecasts, and offset analyses while executing Strategic Basing Action Requirements and translating strategic defense guidance into executable, fully resourced operational plans.
• The ideal candidate possesses extensive expertise managing the full lifecycle of services acquisition programs, proactively identifying programmatic risks and opportunities, and conducting in-depth evaluations of complex defense initiatives.
• As a key organizational liaison, the selected professional will represent Space Delta 1 across joint military branches, government agencies, and commercial industry partners to negotiate high-stakes requirements, resolve resourcing conflicts, and foster enduring strategic partnerships.
• Ultimately, this role demands an exceptional communicator and strategic problem-solver who can deliver high-impact executive decision briefings and navigate the Department of the Air Force and Space Force corporate resourcing structures to directly advance national space readiness.
• Key Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of plans and programs.
• 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 Plans 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, offsets and disconnects, reclamas, and issue papers.
• 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.
• Skill in designing and conducting comprehensive studies and preparing 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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