Department of the Air Force

Strength Management Specialist, USSPACEFOR-NORTH

Peterson AFB, Colorado Full time

Strength Management Specialist, USSPACEFOR-NORTH

Department: Department of the Air Force

Location(s): Peterson AFB, Colorado

Salary Range: $90961 - $140616 Per Year

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Major Duties:

  • The United States Space Force (USSF) at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, CO is searching for a Human Resources Specialist (MIL) for USSPACEFOR-NORTH who supports the US Space Forces Northern mission to USNORTHCOM and NORAD. Description: The ideal candidate for this position will be a detail-oriented, self-starter with experience developing, implementing, and interpreting military personnel policies. An ideal candidate will also have knowledge of the full spectrum of force management, military personnel functions and systems, and policy encompassing standards for promotions, assignments, and status, participation policy and programs, readiness, joint matters and how each impacts the other policy management portfolios. The ideal candidate must be extremely organized, work well independently and with teams, be skilled in senior leadership engagements and support, with the ability to reach solutions in ambiguous circumstances. Additionally, the ideal candidate must be a quick learner, be process improvement oriented, have strong interpersonal skills, TMT knowledge, and demonstrate outstanding communication. A sharp team player that can learn to anticipate the needs of the executive and team supported, ensuring leadership is well-prepared to make decisions on military force management matters. Must be skilled in MILPDS, myDecs, myVector, ect. Experience preparing material for, briefing and providing recommended courses of action to General Officers and/or Senior leadership. This position will serve as the HR Specialist for Military Strategy, providing guidance and technical authority on military personnel process for USSPACEFOR-NORTH on all aspects of military HR, including promotions, officer and enlisted, all status of service, promotion policy, boards and programs, assignments, evaluations, readiness, in and out processing, and awards and decorations. The ideal candidate must be well-versed to support a wide variety of military HR functions including strategic communications, and planning. This position affords the opportunity to collaborate with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders across the Space Force, the Department of the Air Force, Combatant Commands, and other Component Commands, and regularly communicate with and provide recommended courses of action to the Commander, SPACEFOR-NORTH, the Command Chief Master Sergeant, and Director of Human Capital, providing technical expertise, and advocacy for programs used to ensure proper development and management of officer and enlisted personnel. **This is a Centrally Funded position and PCS funding is authorized. ** Key Skills and Abilities: 1. Knowledge of military personnel management programs, concepts, rules, procedures, precedents, and regulations sufficient to solve a wide range of interrelated human resources management problems and administer military personnel programs for Navy, Air Force, Marine, Army, and Space Force personnel. 2. Knowledge of organizational structures, missions, objectives, operating programs, key positions, administrative, protocol, policies and procedures. 3. Knowledge of the military personnel automated systems, statistics, basic arithmetic, and of various office automation software programs, tools, and techniques to support office operations, produce a variety of documents such as letters, reports, spreadsheets, databases, and graphs. 4. Skill in problem solving and conflict resolution techniques sufficient to again cooperation from others through tact, courtesy, and diplomacy. 5. Ability to gather, assemble, and analyze HR programs, facts, measure compliance, draw conclusions, and devise solutions and make recommendations for improving human resource management programs. 6. Ability to plan, organize, direct, and lead the functions and staff of a section/team tasked to originate new ideas, projects, and methodologies.

Qualifications: The 0201 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Management Positions.

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Application Deadline: 2026-04-28