Operations Analyst
What you'd do
About the Position: This position serves as a watch officer and key information hub for the Defense Health Agency (DHA) located in Falls Church, Virginia. They are responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on a wide range of activities that could impact military medical operations. A relocation incentive might be authorized. Salary negotiation and leave accrual negotiation might be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.
Major duties
Review, decode, and disseminate official message traffic and directives from senior military commands. Monitor multiple information systems (e.g., email, portals, chat) and open sources to identify and track events impacting operations. Prepare and deliver daily operational briefings and critical incident reports (e.g., SITREP, OPREP) to senior leadership, including General Officers. Develop and maintain operational doctrine and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the operations center. Integrate information flow by bridging the gap between headquarters, subordinate commands, and interagency operations centers. Collaborate with military command centers, interagency partners, and non-governmental organizations during exercises and crisis response efforts. Establish and operate secure and unsecure teleconferencing systems to facilitate communication during routine operations and crises. React to crises in a high-stress, 24/7 environment, making critical judgments and formulating recommendations with potential national impact.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes analyzing operational information from multiple sources to provide situational awareness within a 24/7 command center environment; AND preparing operational reports to support senior leader decision-making; AND coordinating response efforts with internal and external organizations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).
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