PROGRAM ANALYST (FMS) WITH SECURITY CLEARANCE

Duties * Serves as a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program Analyst responsible for the management of FMS projects, engagements, and risk management. * Partners with Geographic Combatant Commands (GCC), other Government Agencies, and Partner Nations to provide expert knowledge of Partner Nation requirements to meet desired FMS and Security Assistance (SA) outcomes. * Responsible for developing, coordinating, and managing FMS projects in compliance with established legislation, policies, procedures, and country funding ceilings. * Tracks FMS program execution, milestones, and strategic impacts to ensure SA programs for assigned countries are performed effectively and responsibly. * Participates in procurement planning, contract management, and acquisition for FMS activities across the materiel spectrum of the JPEO-CBRND Enterprise. * Develops briefings, reports, executive summaries, and other documents required by JPEO-CBRND leadership, USASAC, and other relevant stakeholders. * Communicates with a wide range of customers on all aspects of FMS programs with respect to status, statutes, regulations, policy, and procedures. Requirements Conditions of Employment * Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. * Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. * One year trial/probationary period may be required. * You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. * This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. * Selectees must meet position requirements for certification at the Practitioner level in the Acquisition Career Field Program Management within 60 months of entrance on duty. * The duties of this position require submission of, on an annual basis, OGE 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report. * Business travel required up to 25% of the time. * This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. * This is a DoD Security Cooperation Workforce (SCW) position. Selectee must be certified at the Intermediate level in the Acquisition Management area of consideration or be able to obtain certification within 36 months. Qualifications This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for AcqDemo Business and Technical Management Career Path (NH) to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Who May Apply: US Citizens 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 is defined as: 1) Managing Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs according to Army and DOD regulatory guidelines; 2) Providing technical advice on Security Assistance Programs to DoD senior leaders and representatives from Partner Nations. 3) Analyzing FMS requirements to identify potential problems and mitigate risk. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-02)/GS-11. 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. Additional information * Direct deposit of pay is required. * Relocation Incentive will not be authorized. * Recruitment Incentive will not be authorized. * Student loan repayment may be authorized. * 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 Career Program (CP) 51 - General Administration & Management position. * Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. * Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. * Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances will not be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is not in the Government Interest. * This is not a remote position. Applicants will be expected to report to the identified worksite a minimum of one day a week or more depending on work requirements and supervisory approval. * This is a DoD Demonstration Project position. Under the Defense Authorization Act, personnel management demonstration programs are operating in numerous Army activities and various other organizations supported by Army civilian personnel centers. Under the streamlined personnel operations for demonstration projects, the familiar 15 General Schedule grade structure is replaced with broad pay bands that typically encompass a range of grades. For example, acquisition jobs in level NH-III of broad banding encompass the traditional GS-12 through GS-13 grades. Other initiatives under the demonstration projects include simplified classification, streamlined hiring process, and expanded developmental opportunities. * All selections under an announcement must be made within 3 months from the issuance date of the certificate referral list. * Information may be requested regarding the vaccination status of selectees for the purposes of implementing workplace safety protocols. For more information, visit https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/faq/vaccinations/ . * Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in the vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating. * Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates. * Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. * Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies. The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements . As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further. 1. Your resume: * Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. * If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy. * For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informa