Weapons and Tactics Manager

Summary

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Duties

The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) at Schriever SFB, Colorado Springs, CO is searching for a Weapons and Tactics Manager, Delta 11/ 57TH Space Aggressor Squadron (SAS) (NH-0340-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent). Description: Purpose of position: Serves as the 57 SAS Weapons and Tactics Flight advanced training program coordinator. Develops, refines, and implements the unit's advanced training program. Coordinates with the intelligence flight to determine new, existing, and defunct adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures for inclusion/exclusion within the training program course materials. Coordinates with intelligence community members to deconflict intelligence record discrepancies within the Aggressor Threat Replication Guide. Employee plans and carries out assignments independently; conceives and defines solutions to highly complex problems; analyzes, interprets, and reports findings of projects; and guides technical and programmatic work of team members in comparable junior grades. Completed work and reports are reviewed for feasibility, compatibility with other work or effectiveness in meeting requirements or expected results. Position involves 51% or more of time in direct support of acquisition positions. Ideal Candidate: Seeking an accomplished, proactive Weapons and Tactics Manager who thrives in dynamic operational environments and brings comprehensive expertise in navigating complex, multi-tiered programs. The ideal candidate will combine rigorous program management discipline with leadership, strategic mindset, and interpersonal agility necessary to drive squadron mission objectives forward. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: 1. Knowledge of a wide range of program management, principles, and practices to review, independently evaluate, and resolve difficult and complex program/project issues. Apply policy direction to contractors (within scope of contractual agreements) and government/military officials, and develop guidance for applying processes, procedures, techniques, guidance, and advice to a variety of work situations and various levels or degrees of projects/programs related to mission objectives. 2. Good knowledge and handling of project and program management methodology and techniques; good understanding of the wider objectives of the program. 3. Strong proficiency in formal and non-formal communications, in verbal, written, visual, and listening with different groups to include, but not limited to peers, managers, leadership, customers and contractors. 4. Skill in managing risks and issues by taking corrective measurements. 5. Will strive to possess a good understanding of the management structure and culture of the organization and possess good change management skills with enough experience to manage very complex situations while maintaining focus on the squadron's objectives.

Qualifications and evaluation

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here: Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.

How to apply

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Required documents

Resume: You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. 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 resume must provide: Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information: Job title Detailed duties and accomplishments Employer's name and address Supervisor's name and phone number Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.) Hours per week Salary, if applicable Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.

Additional information

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