Summary About the Position: Position is located at USA FORSCOM, National Training Center, Operations Group, HQS Section, Fort Irwin, CA.(merit) This Term appointment NTE is also being announced under Job Opportunity Announcement ETFC241266814103R Responsibilities Serve as a Program and Management Analyst responsible for assisting with developing, planning, formulating, executing, reviewing, and evaluating program, administrative, equipment, manpower, and funding requirements. Ensure consistency between future goals, program efficiencies, status of accomplishments, process achievers, and costs, balanced against mission priorities and efficiency. Identify priorities, workload, and changing procedures to effectively and efficiently accomplish all writing, re-writing and modification of the Operations Group training service support contract. Assist in adjustment of program plans, objectives, and resourcing to accommodate training development changes. Make recommendations for process improvement/analysis of processes for problem areas and solutions related to contract administration/oversight. Help evaluate technical and functional objectives, program goals, resource (manpower, funds, equipment, supplies) availability, and status information for projects. Serve as the Operations Group S8 Point of Contact for contracting support on some of Operations Group contracts. Develop contacts at professional and management levels within DoD, DA, other Federal agencies, contractors, consultants and representatives of commercial and government organizations. Serve as the activity Government VISA Travel Card Agency Program Coordinator. Articulate and communicate to the Program Manager the assignment, project, problem to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and/or program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion. Obtain raw data from government activities, contractors, and subject matter experts. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Reinstatement In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience which includes (1) experience preparing estimates, justification statements, and finance execution plans for assigned program areas; (2) experience compiling cost figures to be used in forecasting funding needs; and 3) experience monitoring the rates of obligation and expenditures of fund in the annual fiscal requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and Management Communications Organizational Awareness Planning and Evaluating Technical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11). Education Additional Information Term Appointment NTE - Position may be filled as a Term Appointment NTE 13 months. Term appointments may be extended beyond of six (6) years, up to eight (8) years. With DoD approval, Term appointments may be extended beyond eight (8) years. Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a Term appointment will be appointed/converted into a Term appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a(n) Comptroller Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.