This vacancy is for a GS-1515-14, Operations Research Analyst (Workforce/Manpower) located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, HUMAN SYSTEMS INTEGRATION in Washington, District of Columbia.
Individual Occupational Requirements/Basic Requirements: This position has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet the following requirements: EDUCATION: Basic Requirements Degree: Have a degree in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus. AND To qualify at the GS-14 grade level, applicants must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Specialized experience must include the following: Leading a team of Agency Workforce Manpower analysts, with overall project responsibility as the primary organizational or project representative conducting Service-wide (or major component thereof) studies or projects dealing with significant changes in workforce distribution, positions, or related organizational structures. Serving as a member of Acquisitions Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and Work Groups, responsible for the determination of the proper quantity and quality (i.e., experience, specific capabilities, and other human characteristics) of military billets/civilian positions/contractor man-hours and the organizational structures needed to operate, maintain, and support all systems acquisitions. Coordinating efforts of personnel working on projects so that goals are achieved in a timely manner. NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
You will serve as a Operations Research Analyst (Workforce/Manpower) in the Human Systems Integration Division, Office of Human Resource Analytics. The purpose of the position is to ensure that, in the course of acquisition and systems engineering activities, the Coast Guard adequately identifies, evaluates, and plans for manpower and 'total workforce' aspects of operations and support, particularly as new assets are brought into service or existing assets are modified. An important secondary function of the position is to align acquisition workforce and manpower efforts with broader Coast Guard efforts to provide optimal solutions to human capital requirements. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Providing authoritative technical leadership to promote and integrate Manpower, Workforce and Personnel factors into Coast Guard Programs. Providing authoritative professional and administrative guidance and implementation of Manpower, Workforce and Personnel policy in program matters for the development, testing, fielding and sustainment of Coast Guard assets and systems throughout the Coast Guard. Conducting front-end workforce manpower needs analyses of all surfaces, air and shore acquisition projects and developing strategies and procedures in meeting these needs. Synthesizing input from disparate sources (Sponsors, Program Managers, Rating Force Master Chiefs, contractors).