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United States Fleet Forces Command

WORKFORCE READINESS SPECIALIST

Department of the Navy · Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia

Salary
$90,838 - $118,092 per year
Pay grade
GS-12
Schedule
Full-time
Appointment
Permanent
Opened
Nov 2, 2026
Closes
Nov 6, 2026
Remote
No
Telework eligible
Yes
Openings
1
Security clearance
Secret
Promotion potential
12
Announcement
ST-13106865-27-FAA

Who may apply: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) · Individuals with disabilities · Internal to an agency · Land and base management · Military spouses · Special authorities · Veterans

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Summary

You will serve as a WORKFORCE READINESS SPECIALIST in the MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL DIRECTORATE of COMNAVSURFLANT.

Duties

  • You will develop, coordinate, and implement workforce readiness plans aligned with Department of the Navy (DON) strategic priorities, workforce policies, and command requirements
  • You will develop and maintain individual development plan (IDP) processes that help employees and supervisors identify required competencies, career goals, and developmental actions.
  • You will coordinate with COMNAVSURFLANT managers on various administrative personnel related programs.
  • You will track completion of mandatory, mission-essential, and role-specific civilian training requirements and report deficiencies to appropriate supervisors and leadership.
  • You will identify barriers to civilian training completion and effective performance management and recommend practical corrective actions to leadership.
  • You will prepare clear, accurate correspondence, decision memoranda, briefing materials, and executive summaries on workforce readiness issues.
  • You will develop reports, dashboards, briefing materials, and recommendations addressing civilian training readiness, employee development, and performance-management status.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-11) 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 assisting in the administration of training programs, tracking personnel compliance data using databases, and drafting basic reports or communications regarding workforce development. Experience evaluating workforce development programs, analyzing compliance metrics to identify training gaps, advising supervisors on civilian development policies, and managing Learning Management Systems (LMS) and Waypoints. Experience designing comprehensive workforce readiness strategies, executing large-scale human capital initiatives, briefing senior leadership on readiness trends, and interpreting complex federal personnel policies.??? 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.

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