Program Manager (Assistant Program Manager Acquisition)

Summary This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Business & Technical Management Career Path (AcqDemo) to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: The pay band NH-03 includes the General Schedule grade equivalent to GS-12 to 13. Other initiatives under the Acquisition Demonstration Project include simplified classification, streamlined hiring process and expanded developmental opportunities. Duties

• Manage the design, development, acquisition, and fielding of information technology systems to allied and partner nations via the Department of War foreign military sales (FMS) process.
• Review and evaluate data relating to short and long term technical management, financial objectives and requirements to keep abreast of program progress and anticipated problems.
• Evaluate pertinent data from points of contact to provide ready, accurate and complete response to inquiries on the status of all assigned programs from Congress.
• Oversee coordination between assigned program(s) and other systems.
• Coordinate system development plans, system product improvement plans and establishes design development objectives with users to ensure system aspects and capabilities are in consonance with user requirements.
• Serve on various top-level advisory boards and committees relative to the general management and technical aspects of projects, recommending and/or acting on proposals having significant impact on National Defense programs and Government policy. Qualifications Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Experience required: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized Experience: This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service NH-02 (GS-11) which includes: 1) experience managing acquisition programs related to Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) and/or Foreign military sales (FMS); 2) experience conducting evaluations of technical and financial performance data; 3) experience conducting quality oversight by reviewing contractor deliverables; 4) experience managing information system configuration changes. This is a DoD Demonstration Project position. Under the streamlined personnel operations for demonstration projects, the familiar General Schedule (GS) grade structure is replaced with broad pay bands that encompass a range of grades. For example, jobs at the NH-03 broad band level encompass the traditional GS-12 and GS-13 grades. Other initiatives under this demonstration project include simplified classification, streamlined hiring processes, and expanded developmental opportunities. This position requires a 1 year trial period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest. Education Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.