PROGRAM ANALYST (PLANS & PROGRAMS)

PROGRAM ANALYST (PLANS & PROGRAMS)

Department: Department of the Air Force

Location(s): Peterson AFB, Colorado

Salary Range: $108165 - $140616 Per Year

Job 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 a Program Analyst and technical expert providing planning, analysis and advisory serves within the Exercise Division of the SOCNORTH Operations Directorate.

Major Duties:

• Serves as a SOF subject matter expert (SME) exercise planning officer responsible for planning coordinating, and synchronizing exercises, in support of SOCNORTH, USNORTHCOM, other Combatant Commands, Partner Nations and Interagency exercises objectives. Serves as an Operations Officer in the SOCNORTH SOJ3 (Operations Directorate) responsible for identifying the implications that national policy and national and theater level strategy have on special operations supporting plans in the USNORTHCOM area of responsibility (AOR). Serves as a Joint Staff Officer of a subordinate unified command of USSOCOM and under the OPCON of USNORTHCOM. Performs duties as a Liaison Officer (LNO), LNO team member, or as a member of a deployable command and control element for special operations activities throughout the USNORTHCOM area of responsibility (AOR). Member is responsible to ensure the core classified national information protection security disciplines of information are fully covered from a policy and program view point to ensure overall information protection requirements meet mission requirements.

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, Management and Program Analysis series, 0343. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-12, or equivalent (may have been obtained in the federal service, military, or public sector). Example of specialized experience includes expert knowledge of SOF and mastery of DoDs exercise program to analyze current policy, strategy, and plans that affect the unit's roles and missions and provide advice and guidance to ensure that the exercise program supports SOCNORTH Commander's intent; comprehensive knowledge of missions, organizations, capabilities, and critical roles of mission partners to include USG interagency, DOJ, FBI, DOS, FEMA, DOE, adjacent TSOCs, COCOMs, Functional Combatant Commands, and SOF partner nations; mastery knowledge of the DoD exercise program to develop realistic exercises that truly test readiness for SOF to contribute to DoD led or DoD supported operations throughout the USNORTHCOM AOR; extensive knowledge of the Joint Training System and the policy and procedures governing the planning and execution of CJCS-sponsored and JEP-designated exercises. Mastery in exercise development in accordance with the joint event life cycle (JELC), to include extensive background in developing realistic and challenging scenarios; In-depth knowledge of SOCNORTH policies, strategy, plans, and assessment for identifying and assessing the implications that national policy and national theater level strategy have a special operations supporting plans in the USNORTHCOM AOR; knowledge of the Adaptive Planning and Execution System (APEX), CJCS CONPLAN 0300, CONPLAN 7500, USSOCOM Global Campaign Plan for Special Operations, USNORTHCOM Theater Campaign Plan, CONPLANs and EXORDS; expert knowledge of exercises in defense of the homeland with emphasis on CT, CWMD-T, and C- TOC in Mexico / Bahamas; knowledge of Joint Special Operations doctrine, policies, procedures, Crisis Planning, and Find, Fix, Finish, Exploit, Analyze, and Disseminate (F3EAD) methodology; extensive knowledge of the Joint Training System and the policy and procedures governing the planning and execution of CJCS sponsored and Joint Exercise Program (JEP) -designated exercises as well as in- depth knowledge and skill in exercise development in accordance with the Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC). 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-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. 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 current policy, strategy, and plans that affect the unit's roles and missions and exercise program design, sufficient to provide advice and guidance to ensure that the exercise program supports SOCNORTH Commander's intent. 2. Knowledge of missions, organization, capabilities and critical roles of mission partners to include USG interagency (DOJ, FBI, DOS, FEMA, DOE), adjacent GCCs (PACOM and SOUTHCOM), and Functional CCMDs (USSOCOM, STRATCOM, CYBERCOM, etc.), and partner nation SOF. 3. Knowledge of exercise program design and SOF capabilities to analyze, develop, and implement realistic exercise scenarios that truly test readiness for SOF to contribute to DoD led or DoD supported operations throughout the USNORTHCOM AOR. 4. Knowledge of SOCNORTH policies, strategies, plans, exercises and assessments for identifying the implications that national policy and national theater level strategy have on special operations supporting plans in the USNORTHCOM AOR. 5. Knowledge of Joint Special Operations doctrine, policies, procedures, Crisis Planning, and Find, Fix, Finish, Exploit, Analyze, and Disseminate (F3EAD) methodology. 6. Skill and ability to effectively communicate complex issues orally and in writing; demonstrated ability to think critically, and independently, formulate recommendations and positions within bounds of US Codes and policy; demonstrated skill to foster and maintain good working relations. 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.

How to Apply: The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 11/25/2025 To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12836900 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the application questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Application button at the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent will be reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the latest timestamp. Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and private sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. Additional information on how to complete or update your resume may be located here. For qualification determination your resume must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive consideration for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e. GS-0301-09. Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance related rating (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. A complete Application Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional information may be located here. PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources WILL NOT modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant.

Application Deadline: 2025-11-25