Program Specialist

Time in Grade: For entry at the GS-15 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-14 or higher grade in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience: For the GS-15, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-14 if outside the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: preparing communications such as congressional briefings, talking points, or correspondence with internal and external communities (e.g., industry and academia); policy development or implementation; and analyzing policy problems of national and international significance. In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant’s background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing competencies are required. Competencies: Communication, Policy Development, Political Savvy, Project/Program Management, and Reasoning Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met at the closing date of this announcement.
This position is located in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict. The ASD(SO/LIC) serves as the principal advisor and assistant to the Secretary of Defense and oversees special administrative matters pertaining to the readiness and organization of special operations forces, resources and equipment, and personnel. Find out more about OUSDP on our LinkedIn page: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy | LinkedIn.