Chief, Human Capital Operations, SWAC

Summary

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Duties

The United States Space Force (USSF) in Chantilly, VA is searching for a Chief for Human Capital Operations to support the SWAC (NH-0201-03, GS-12/13 equivalent). Description: As the Chief of Human Capital Operations, you will be at the forefront of our personnel strategy. You will: Lead, mentor, and empower a dedicated team of HR specialists. Serve as the key advisor to senior leadership on all aspects of human capital, including hiring, pay-setting, staffing, and classification under the AcqDemo system. Analyze complex workforce data to identify trends, forecast needs, and drive strategic decisions. Manage the full spectrum of personnel actions, from promotions and reassignments to military promotion boards. Collaborate with high-level stakeholders across the Department of Defense, Air Force, and Space Force to facilitate critical military and civilian personnel programs. Ideal Candidate: Expert knowledge of military and civilian human resources management, strategic planning, and personnel systems. Proven ability to lead complex, multi-faceted projects from conception to completion. Exceptional skill in customer relations, with a talent for assessing needs and resolving complex issues with tact and diplomacy. An innovative mindset with the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. Outstanding written and oral communication skills, capable of building coalitions and maintaining key relationships. Must have a Top Secret/SCI security clearance. This position requires successful completion of a Counterintelligence (CI) scope polygraph examination. Subject to pre-employment and random drug testing. Position requires temporary duty (TDY) travel approximately 15 days per year. Key Skills and Abilities: 1. Knowledge of processes and procedures related to military and civilian human resources management and strategic planning activities needed to execute projects and/or studies within established financial and time constraints. Includes knowledge of Acquisition Demonstration personnel system. 2. Ability to encourage new ideas and innovations; manage human, financial and information resources strategically and build coalitions to achieve common goals. 3. Skill in working with customers to assess needs, provide assistance, resolve problems, and satisfy expectations. 4. Ability to organize work, set priorities, and determine resource requirements; determine goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinate with other organizations; monitor progress, and evaluate outcomes. 5. Ability to give oral presentations and communicate in writing Ability to maintain good working relations. 6. Ability to plan and execute complex, multi-faceted projects. 7 Ability to meet and deal with customers using a high degree of tact and diplomacy. 8. Ability to establish and maintain relationships with key individuals/groups outside immediate work unit.

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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