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U.S. Marine Corps OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST in Pentagon, Virginia
Summary You will serve as a OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST in the PROGRAM ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION DIVISION of HQ US MARINE CORPS. Responsibilities You will be responsible for providing the highest degree of analysis and decision support to Marine Corps senior leaders for analysis and evaluation of Marine Corps and Marine Corps-related Navy programs. You will establish and maintain liaison with commands and program managers and works closely with their representatives to ensure that requirements definition, funding requirements and risks to mission are captured. You will initiate, formulate, plan, execute, and apply new techniques, as well as original methods, to analyze important and unusual problems and to meet study objectives. You will exercise a great deal of initiative and originality to solve a wide range of collection and analysis problems that may require adapting, modifying or developing methods, procedures and techniques to meet the needs of the specific situation. You will conduct complete studies and oversee projects with high visibility, unusual urgency or program criticality. You will personally prepare or direct the preparation of reports, which include charts, graphs and other tabular representations of data, with narrative descriptions of the study methodology, findings, and problems encountered. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: utilizing a broad range of statistical programs to develop and advise on new and improved technologies and concepts to provide operations research analysis, process improvement, funding decision guidance, AND providing leadership and guidance on the resolution of highly complex, unprecedented operations research problems. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Education Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess 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. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. This position is eligible for part time, substantial or ad-hoc telework at the discretion of management. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.