Program Manager (Deputy Chief of Staff)

Summary

About the Position: Deputy Chief of Staff for SOCSOUTH consisting of over 400 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Civilians, and Contractors with an estimated annual budget of over $32 million. Serves as an advisor to the Chief of Staff, the Deputy Commander, Commanding General, and other SOCSOUTH Senior Leaders on matters pertaining to integrating SOCSOUTH and subordinate organization staff processes to advance Army Force Provider/Readiness efforts.

Duties

• •Integrate all organizational programs, plans, and policies into an overall plan of operation, working closely with military services and component commands to align strategic goals.
• •Plan, direct, and evaluate financial and personnel resources, including formulating, defending, and justifying budgets to support the command enterprise.
• •Develop, establish, and review performance objectives and strategic metrics to assess organization progress and overall effectiveness.
• •Maintain continuous program reviews and analyses to evaluate organizational progress against budgetary limitations, schedules, and command priorities.
• •Direct, through subordinate supervisors, a multi-disciplinary workforce of military and civilian professional, technical, and administrative personnel.
• •Formulate and oversee mid- and long-range programming plans, studies, and organizational changes impacting command operations and joint readiness.
• •Serve as principal advisor and alter ego to the Chief of Staff, advising senior command leadership on staff processes and readiness efforts.
• •Represent the command on boards and committees, negotiating and persuading stakeholders to adopt processes that advance strategic goals.
• •Establish and lead multi-disciplinary Organizational Planning Teams (OPTs) focused on sensitive, complex issues of strategic importance.
• •Review staff work efforts to ensure support to mission elements, direct corrective actions for deficiencies, and oversee administrative support services.

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 Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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 in the Federal service which includes: 1) directing the systematic integration of joint special operations programs, plans, and policies, including managing multi-million dollar financial and human resource processes and establishing performance metrics to advance theater-level readiness; 2) exercising managerial and supervisory authority through subordinate supervisors to set long-range goals, direct a diverse joint workforce (military, civilian, and contractor), and formulate mid-to-long-range programming plans that sustain SOCSOUTH joint readiness, missions, and responsibilities across the USSOUTHCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR); and 3) leading multi-disciplinary Organizational Planning Teams (OPTs) on sensitive, complex issues of strategic importance, representing command interests on executive-level boards, and facilitating critical coordination and communication of operational requirements across a major Theater Special Operations Command (TSOC). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Resilience 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-14).

Education

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.