Summary You are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of your application package. We encourage you to read the entire announcement before starting the application process. Qualifications and requirements must be met by the announcement closing date. This recruitment is subject to restrictions of the DoD referral system for displaced employees and category rating procedures. Additional positions may be filled from this announcement. Responsibilities Serves as a Management and Program Analyst at a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) HQ facility. The primary purpose of this position is responsible for the worldwide management of the Agency's sales effort, affecting three operating regions, nine central distribution centers, one central meat processing center, and 270 individual commissaries. This is a developmental position designed to give the incumbent the necessary training and work experience to develop over time to the full performance target level Position responsibilities include: This position is located in Headquarters, Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) Sales, Marketing, and Logistics Group. Evaluates DeCA sales trends, using a variety of data available through DeCA's automated systems, published consumer trends, and commercial supermarket and related industry information. Monitors major demographic changes, inflation/deflation statistics related to the cost of food at home, and the impact of changing consumer dynamics on retail supermarket shopping habits. Advises Agency officials of daily sales performance, noting any unusually significant causative factors at play. Projects Agency sales in support of Chief Financial Executive's two-year budgetary cycle process. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications See the OPM Qualification Standards for more information. This position is covered under Administrative and Management Positions. If the position is filled below the full performance grade level, your work assignments will be progressively complex and intended to broaden your skills and provide you with practical experience to prepare you for the full performance grade level. Promotion up to and including the full performance grade level is neither guaranteed nor automatic but may be made without further competition and with your supervisor's recommendation. Your resume and supporting documents must show that you meet the qualifications for the grade level or levels for which you are applying. For GS-11: (A) one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 grade level or equivalent to at least GS-9 under other Federal service pay systems, private sector, or military, OR (B) a a Ph. D or equivalent degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher graduate education leading to such a degree. OR (C) a combination of experience and education that equals 100% of the qualification requirements. To compute the percentage of experience and education you have that meets the qualification requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours by 60. Add the two percentages. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service program (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. Examples of qualifying specialized experience: Prepare and deliver briefings, strategic plans, reports, studies, and correspondence to brief and present program findings to managers. Plan, schedule, and conduct projects and studies to evaluate and recommend ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work operations and procedures. Maintains relational databases necessary to conduct required analyses efficiently and effectively. Education Education used to qualify for this position must be from an accredited school or educational institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and a copy of your transcript is required as part of your application package. For the application process, unofficial transcripts are acceptable if they contain the applicant's name, the name of the school, the date and degree that was awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned. Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. If selected, you must provide an official transcript before we set your entrance on duty date. Foreign Education. If using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show a private organization specializing in interpreting foreign education programs has deemed the foreign education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program or show that a U.S. accredited college or university has given full credit for the foreign courses. Additional Information Applicants with a Permanent Resident Card (aka Green Card) are authorized to live and work in the U.S. but are not eligible for employment in positions requiring U.S. citizenship. This position requires U.S. citizenship. The minimum age requirement is generally 18 years of age. Employing those under 18 may be possible under certain circumstances. If under 18 years of age, ensure you provide documentation showing how you are eligible. Subject to occasional overtime. Position is exempt from Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Position is covered by a bargaining unit. Position is not obligated. Financial Difficulty does not automatically remove you from consideration for a position. Position does not meet the DoD criteria for re-employing former Federal employees who retired under either the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Deliberate attempts to falsify your application information, such as copying portions of this job announcement into your resume, may result in you being removed from consideration for this position. We encourage you to review the Safer Federal Workplace information regarding COVID-19. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine. PCS is Authorized. Most civilian PCS entitlements are now taxable. The Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) reimburses eligible employees for additional Federal, State, and local income taxes incurred as a result of receiving taxable travel income. More information is available at Civilian Relocation/PCS Tax Changes. Performs other duties as assigned.
