Acquisition Program Management Specialist Security Clearance

Position: ACQUISITION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST with Security Clearance
Duties
* Serves as Program Manager with oversight of AF contract supporting modeling and simulation mission support activities. Directs and coordinates collective efforts of multi-disciplined staff on major program with significant impact to DoD training and readiness.
* Plans, develops, and establishes the contractual strategy for the overall acquisition program.
* Analyzes and evaluates modeling and simulation contracting programs, goals and objectives.
* Represents the program office with higher levels within the organization (Senior Executive/ Flag Officer) and contractor organizations. Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with other coordinating organizations. Requirements Conditions of employment
* U.S. Citizenship Required
* Males must be registered for Selective Service, see (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).
* Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
* This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
* Disclosure of Political Appointments
* This position has been designated as an acquisition position and is covered by the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP)
* The employee must meet, or be capable of meeting, Defense Acquisition Work Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the position
* The work requires the employee to occasionally travel away from the normal duty station via military or commercial aircraft
* Employee may be required to work overtime
* Employee is expected to meet Continuing Acquisition Education requirements
* This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program
* Employee must pass initial and periodic short notice drug testing. Illegal drug use by employees in sensitive positions presents a clear threat to the mission of the Air Force, national security, and public safety
* This is a TERM position, not to exceed 30 Sep 2031
* For Probation Period requirements, please review "How You Will Be Evaluated" below Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions SPECIALIZED

EXPERIENCE:

Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-12, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes: utilizing knowledge of the complete contracting/acquisitions process to include contract acquisition strategy development, soliciting and awarding contracts, administering contracts, contract termination, and contract analysis. Knowledge of the policies, practices, regulations, and laws concerning the acquisition management process and initiatives.

Knowledge of the mission, roles, functions, organizational structures, and operation of the organizations that govern, interface with, and/or influence the systems acquisition process. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS:
Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. KNOWLEDGE,

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

(KSAs):
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
1. Expert knowledge of the complete contracting/acquisitions process to include contract acquisition strategy development, soliciting and awarding contracts, administering contracts, contract termination, and contract analysis.
2. Knowledge of the policies, practices, regulations, and laws concerning the acquisition management process and initiatives.
3. Knowledge of the mission, roles, functions, organizational structures, and operation of the organizations that govern, interface with, and/or influence the systems acquisition process.
4. Skill to plan and organize the functions of the staff in critical aspects of development and production, support of systems, subsystems, or equipment and to coordinate various aspects of systems acquisition such as engineering, contracting, financial management, configuration, test, and manufacturing in support of organization modeling and simulation enterprise.
5. Ability to communicate both orally and in writing, clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy. PART-TIME OR UNPAID

EXPERIENCE:

Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National…