SUPERVISORY PROGRAM MANAGER
What you'd do
You will serve as a Supervisory Program Manager on the Staff of the Commander, United States Fleet Forces Command within N042, an Echelon II command of COMMANDER US FLEET FORCES COMMAND.
Major duties
You will direct the comprehensive planning for Force Protection (FP) readiness at both strategic and operational levels. You will manage the comprehensive identification, assessment, and validation of all security and force protection resource programming actions. You will provide FP strategic direction and develops Program Objective Memorandum (POM) based strategies to articulate and advocate for Navy-wide FP requirements to OPNAV. You will ensure administrative and operational compliance with all DoW and DoN FP program guidance, and develops and implements objectives via the NAVNORTH FP OPORD 3300. You will manage an annual AT/FP budget for Higher Headquarters Operational Assessments (HHOA) and protection-related travel, initiating action to secure future funding and mitigate the impact of budget reductions. You will provide direct oversight of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policy and its execution, ensuring fairness and equity in all personnel management actions including hiring, promotions, training, and awards. You will direct the establishment, planning, and execution of FP Operational Exercises and HHOA. You will coordinate the programming and fielding of equipment and systems to deter, detect, defend against, and mitigate attacks in support of these missions, ensuring long-term sustainment and configuration control Navy-wide. You will lead coordination with the Joint Staff, U.S. NORTHCOM, OPNAV, and other partners to leverage emerging technologies and provide mitigation strategies against all-domain unmanned threats to naval forces executing MHD and MHLS operations. You will ensure all NAVNORTH Force Protection efforts, plans, and requirements are fully aligned with U.S. NORTHCOM and U.S. STRATCOM Campaign Plans and Operational Orders.
What you need to qualify
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 directing the planning and execution of strategic and operational level force protection programs and theater-wide campaign plans, while supervising large, multidisciplinary teams of senior military officers and civilian personnel. Experience leading the integration and compliance of maritime force protection, physical security, and law enforcement policies across diverse organizational boundaries from executive service headquarters to operational units. Experience implementing national and service-level security directives, to include analyzing geopolitical and technological risks to establish protection plans for defense critical infrastructure. Experience managing security resource programming within the Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System, to include identifying capability gaps and defending program budget submissions to resource sponsors. Experience orchestrating the development and global fielding of advanced threat mitigation capabilities, to include directing the strategic integration of counter-unmanned systems and artificial intelligence technologies. 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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