U.S. Marine Corps
SINGLE MARINE PROGRAM MANAGER
Department of the Navy · Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California
- Salary
- $57,641 - $74,935 per year
- Pay grade
- GS-7
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Opened
- Nov 2, 2026
- Closes
- Nov 9, 2026
- Remote
- No
- Telework eligible
- No
- Openings
- 1
- Security clearance
- Not Required
- Promotion potential
- None
- Announcement
- ST-13105429-27-SNC
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 SINGLE MARINE PROGRAM MANAGER Department in the MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR.
Duties
- You will plan, organize, and execute a comprehensive schedule of educational, athletic, and outdoor adventures for single service members to enhance their life skills, fitness, and overall well-being across the entire installation.
- You will coordinate diverse volunteer initiatives with civic and community leaders while serving as an advisor to the advisory council to resolve pressing base quality of life issues such as dining facilities and local parking.
- You will conduct formal compliance inspections across multiple station and aircraft wing units over a two-year cycle, brief leadership, document discrepancies, and perform follow-up evaluations to guarantee full order compliance.
- You will directly supervise and mentor permanent and flexible recreation center personnel by assigning duties, conducting performance evaluations, certifying timecards, approving leave, and directing contracted staff during events.
- You will formulate and submit annual fiscal year budgets, track financial variances, supply justifications for equipment purchases or rental vehicles, and generate detailed monthly program evaluation and participation reports.
- You will promote upcoming recreation initiatives by updating social media and bulletin boards, delivering onboarding briefings, and continuously evaluating participant feedback to adapt activities to patron requirements.
Qualifications
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Supervised staff or volunteers, including hiring, scheduling, training, and performance evaluations. Designed and executed large-scale recreational programs, community projects, and youth-focused events. Managed operating budgets, financial variances, and equipment procurement. Conducted safety/quality inspections, documented discrepancies, and verified policy compliance. 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.
Education
In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: 1 full year of graduate level education with a Major study in general recreation, or one of the appropriate fields of recreation such as outdoor recreation; recreation and parks leadership; wild land recreation management; natural resources recreation; youth recreation; public, urban, or community recreation; special populations recreation (e.g., senior citizens, institutional, etc.); or physical education. or Successfully completed a bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement with a major study in general recreation, or one of the appropriate fields of recreation such as outdoor recreation; recreation and parks leadership; wild land recreation management; natural resources recreation; youth recreation; public, urban, or community recreation; special populations recreation (e.g., senior citizens, institutional, etc.); or physical education. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.
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