Summary You will serve as a Deputy Director for Warfighting Effectiveness, Assessments, & Readiness in the Fleet Warfighting Assessments and Readiness Directorate (N9WAR) of COMMANDER US PACIFIC FLEET. Responsibilities You will delegate authority to subordinate managers/supervisors and provide expert advice and recommendations to senior leadership (flag officers, SES) on warfighting improvements; and implement COMPACFLT's warfighting strategy. You will serve as the principal advisor to the N9WAR Director, and the Director, Maritime Headquarters, for analysis relating to warfighting improvement initiatives, and the implementation of new technology and tactics, techniques, and procedures. You will ensure analysis, fleet experimentation, wargaming and exercises lead to tangible results in meeting COMPACFLT's intent in the execution of warfighting strategy. You will identify areas for improvement in training, tactics, techniques and procedures, and then implement and assessing these improvements comprehensively throughout USPACFLT. You will lead efforts for the CNO's Global Wargaming series focused on COMPACFLT's highest priority warfighting concepts and challenges. You will Work closely with Naval War College senior leadership and wargame leaders to ensure wargames are developed and executed to meet COMPACFLT warfighting requirements. You will participate in the design, development, measures of effectiveness, and execution of integrated high-end warfare exercises and Fleet Battle problems. You will determine fleet-wide program goals and develop execution plans for the organization that directly impact COMPACFLT's warfighting improvement initiatives. You will allocate COMPACFLT resources (e.g., personnel, schedules, tasking, experimentation and exercise budgets, and personnel travel) for most effective return on investment. You will Implement new COMPACFLT operational level warfighting initiatives resulting in substantive enhancements in programs and policies throughout the DON and other federal agencies. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: analyzing joint multi-domain warfighting operations (e.g., assessments, concepts, operations, capabilities, experiments, exercises) and identifying and implementing areas of improvement (e.g., training, tactics, techniques, procedures, resources) to optimize warfare operations. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education Additional Information This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required. This position requires rotating shift work. Pay retention may be granted when certain conditions are met. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
