PROGRAM ANALYSIS OFFICER

Summary

You will serve as a Program Analysis Officer (Force Improvement Officer/Director)) in the Office Of The Executive Director (N02), Commander Submarine Force Atlantic (COMSUBLANT), Norfolk, Virginia and report to the Executive Director (Senior Executive Service {Level II}), Commander Submarine Forces (CSF) of COMSUBFOR.

Duties

• You will serve as the principal advisor and executive leader on the development, implementation, and evaluation of continuous improvement strategies across Commander Submarine Forces (CSF), Squadrons and all subordinate Commands.
• You will develop and implement a continuous improvement strategy that supports long-term mission success and builds warfighting capability and capacity.
• You will manage the Force Improvement (FI) program.
• You will identify and execute Fleet-level initiatives to promote a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and innovation, such as Training, qualifications, and proficiency, Leadership and management.
• You will coordinate with the Director of Submarine Safety Office at least quarterly during the Hazard Review Board to ensure endorsed corrective recommendations intent of actions are met and provide updates at Command Executive Boards as directed.
• You will act as the Submarine Force Lessons Learned Manager. Manage the Submarine Force Lessons Learned database such that an accessible, user-friendly product is available to all crews.
• You will oversee the creation and implementation of policies, tools, and frameworks that support organizational learning.
• You will Provide periodic Force Improvement (FI) updates to the Submarine Force utilizing appropriate venues.
• You will be responsible for aligning Force learning programs with Fleet-wide goals, including readiness, operational excellence, and talent development.
• You will be responsible for removing barriers to Force Improvement initiatives and corrective actions across multiple echelons.
• You will perform a full range of personnel management functions and have direct administrative and technical supervision

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: *Experience and understanding of submarine operations is required to understand and lead force improvement efforts across a variety of problem sets in the submarine force. *Previous command level experience is required to coordinate with commanders and executives in the Submarine Force, across various TYCOMs and SYSCOMs, and up Echelon. *Experience and Strong understanding of the principles of Organizational Learning and continuous improvement which is fundamental to the operations of the Force Improvement Office. *Experience and detailed understanding of Service Title 10 responsibilities and the organization and functions of headquarters staffs. *Experience and professional knowledge of the functions of Military Services, Unified Combatant Commanders, fleet commanders, including how to develop relationships that help achieve objectives. * Experience and thorough understanding of the ramifications of concepts, planning and policy proposals on Navy interests and ability to relate Navy concerns to appropriate representatives. * Experience and program and/or project management expertise in outlining objectives, setting goals, monitoring progress and reporting outcomes. * Experience and ability to identify gaps in recommendations and assess the impact on operations. * Experience and ability to solve problems independently while effectively communicating efforts and elevating concerns as necessary. * Experience and mastery knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods to assess and improve complex management processes. * Experience and knowledge of data management and analytics to supervise the management and trending of the force improvement database. * Skill in computer applications, to include spreadsheet analysis, database management (for example Excel, Jupiter/Advanta/ MS Teams), document manipulation and change tracking; archiving; and automated data processing tools and equipment. * Experience and ability to develop professional relationships with and broker agreements between Navy enterprise stakeholders. * Experience and ability to manage a diverse portfolio of projects in various stages. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.