Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is: To serve as branch chief, providing planning, directing, organizing, and exercising control over supervisory and non-supervisory management analyst employees assigned to HQ ACC/A1MP. Responsibilities Plans, organizes, oversees, and directs the activities of the Programs and Organization Branch, ensuring the branch complies with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs. Develops goals and objectives that integrate Programs and Organization Branch objectives. Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Directs, coordinates, and oversees work through subordinate supervisors. Represents the Programs and Organization Branch with a variety of Headquarters Air Force, command, and functional area organizations. Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with Air Staff, HQ ACC staff and other major commands, direct reporting units, and subordinate units. Provides management advisory services to top-level managers concerning manpower programming, manpower allocation, permanent and expeditionary organization issues, and the manpower data system. Exercises significant responsibilities in dealing with officials of other units or organizations, or in advising management officials of higher rank. Formulates new or revised methods, procedures, and systems for the allocation and control of manpower resources to coincide with ACC current and long-range wartime and peacetime programs, studies, and special projects. Advises division chief and ACC Senior Staff on new or unique manpower or program situations that require attention or action, e.g. proposals from AF or DoD on mission changes/expansions or consolidations with units of other commands/agencies. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-13, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes expert knowledge of qualitative and quantitative techniques to apply DoD and Joint management engineering principles, concepts, and methodologies and financial management directives, concepts, procedures, guidance and policy. Knowledge of the mission, roles, functions, permanent and expeditionary organizational structures, and operation of DoD organizations to provide command-level staff guidance and/or conduct studies to determine manning and skill levels to staff organizations. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-13 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-14 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Knowledge of the Department of Defense Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS) and Department of Air Force policy, procedures, and schedules for developing Program Objectives Memorandum, Budget Estimate Submissions, and Financial Plans in support of major war, mobilization, and other contingency and operational plans. Knowledge of the relationship of the various Air Force entities involved in overall planning and execution of military operations and evaluations and the way the PPBS process supports them. 2. Knowledge of safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures. 3. Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative techniques to apply DoD, Joint, and Air Force management engineering principles, concepts, and methodologies and financial management directives, concepts, procedures, guidance and policy. Knowledge of the mission, roles, functions, permanent and expeditionary organizational structures, and operation of DoD and Air Force organizations to provide command-level staff guidance and/or conduct studies to determine manning and skill levels to staff organizations. Knowledge of the application of ACC Operations/Maintenance as it applies to assigned programs and assigned weapons systems. Knowledge of manpower resource management principles and techniques as they relate to base realignment and/or closure and contracting out studies. Knowledge of the manpower support required by the AF Service Cryptologic Component Commander (25 AF/CC) and ACC's interface with the National Intelligence Community. 4. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and supervise, mentor, motivate, and appraise the staff of an organization through subordinate supervisors. Ability to analyze, plan, and adjust work operations of subordinate organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources, to include the five Core Function Leads (CFLs) for which the Air Combat Command Commander has responsibility. 5. Ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: This position has been designated as a Key Career Position (KCP). The assignment will not be continuing and has an established tour limitation of 36-60 months as determined by the Career Field Team and Career Field Manager. Employees must sign a Memorandum of Understanding including Selection, Restriction, Outplacement, Tour and Mobility Agreement as a condition of employment. This addendum is effective 1 March 2014 and will be utilized upon incumbent's exit from the position and from that point forward whenever the position is filled. Education Additional Information Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location. Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information. 120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: MSP applicants, if determined best qualified, must be selected and placed at the highest grade for which they applied. You must include a completed copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist. Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicant Eligible: PPP Applicants, if determined well qualified and selected, will be placed at the at the full performance level. You must include the applicable completed copy of the PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility as a PPP Applicant. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD3145-1 through DD3145-4, select the appropriate checklist for your claimed preference). To determine the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist required to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming, refer to the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide located in the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement. Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit. 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. If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click here. Tax Law Impact for PCS: On 22-Dec-2017, Public Law 115-97 - the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017" suspended qualified moving expense deductions along with the exclusion for employer reimbursements and payments of moving expenses effective 01-Jan-2018 for tax years 2018 through 2025. 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 GSA Bulletin FTR 20-04 here for additional information.