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Program Analyst (Staffing)
Office of the Secretary of Defense · Posted 134 days ago
Hybrid Pentagon $144K – $197K Apply by May 26, 2026 Management And Program Analysis ENTJINTJINTPISTJ
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This position is organizationally situated within the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)), under the Office of the Executive Director, providing direct support to the Administration and Personnel Management Office. This placement reflects a staff advisory and operational support function at the enterprise level, with responsibilities spanning the full OUSW(R&E) organizational hierarchy and its subordinate components.
What You'll Do
- →Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Serve as the enterprise-level Subject Matter Expert for civilian recruiting, exercising autonomous ownership over the end-to-end talent acquisition lifecycle, from initial requirement identification to successful onboarding, across OUSW(R&E) subcomponents.
- →Leverage expert-level knowledge of diverse federal hiring flexibilities, including Title 5, Title 10, the Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project, Direct Hire Authority, the Senior Executive Service, and the Cyber Excepted Service, to lead the development and coordination of complex position descriptions and recruitment packages.
- →Advise senior leadership on recruitment strategy by analyzing labor market trends and leveraging tracking systems to monitor pipeline health and provide data-driven recommendations for competitive compensation and position structuring.
- →Design and execute enterprise-level talent acquisition strategies, targeted outreach campaigns, and employer branding initiatives to proactively build sustainable candidate pipelines for critical, high-risk, and hard-to-fill positions.
- →Utilize enterprise-level systems including the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System, Defense Agencies Initiative, USA Staffing, and Defense Civilian Pay System to execute personnel actions, manage recruitment data, and ensure civilian payroll accuracy.
Requirements
- ✓Education cannot be substituted for experience.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 8ac16022-4466-467f-b681-72da9639dea0
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