Program Manager (Assistant Program Manager Acquisition)

Summary This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Acq Demo Business and Technical Management Career Path (NH) to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This Program Manager (Assistant Program Manager Acquisition) position is assigned to the Project Manager Def Cyber Ops Office, located in Fort Belvoir, VA. Responsibilities Maintains direct channel communications with system users and the user community. Exercises management control of all functional inputs to the program. Develops and establishes the controls necessary to manage internal operations, matrix support and the support of other command and agencies. Establishes priorities, maintains and controls all project milestones and takes necessary action to ensure that all milestones are met or that workarounds are in place to counteract schedule problems. Evaluates pertinent data from points of contact to provide ready, accurate and complete response to inquiries on the status of all assigned programs from Congress. Ensures that open communication exists between core and matrix support personnel and their counterparts in associated programs, so that maximum interoperability and parts commonality is achieved with all related systems. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. Experience required: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience: To qualify, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade/level (NH-02). Analyzing various software cost and licensing models/options to determine best value. Leading the negotiation and contract management of large-scale, enterprise-wide volume purchase software agreements. Proactively strategizing with internal and external technical subject matter experts to understand the needs of the customer. Education 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. Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. FLSA: Exempt You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a Career Program (CP) 51 – Program Management position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Relocation/Retention Incentive will not be authorized. Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) will not be authorized. Defense National Relocation Program will not be authorized Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter. This is a DoD Demonstration Project position. Under the Defense Authorization Act, personnel management demonstration programs are operating in numerous Army activities and various other organizations supported by Army civilian personnel centers. Under the streamlined personnel operations for demonstration projects, the familiar 15 General Schedule grade structure is replaced with broad pay bands that typically encompass a range of grades. For example, acquisition jobs in level NH-III of broad