SENIOR TECHNICAL PLANNER

Summary

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is: to serve as the Senior Technical Advisor for the SecAF/CSAF Strategic Execution Group (HAF/DSX), Air Force Director of Staff, Headquarters United States Air Force.

Duties

• Serves as the Senior Technical Advisor for SecAF and CSAF Strategic Execution Group (SEG), Air Force Director of Staff. Serves as the Principal Project Lead for SecAF and CSAF Strategic Execution Group (SEG), Air Force Director of Staff. Performs a wide range of analytical and management functions in support of Air Force tasks and content integration for Senior Leader events. Develops objectives to achieve senior leader's vision and intent. Leads a multi-discipline team to execute senior leader strategic conferences with the objective of promoting and facilitating leader's strategy, vision, goals, and objectives.

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-13, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes: 1) Applying extensive experience with Department of Air Force concepts, principles, practices, laws, regulations, policies, and precedents to provide comprehensive strategic advice and recommendations on complex organizational, operational, and mission-related matters; 2) Applying specialized expertise in Air Force law, policy, and instructions to analyze issues and provide guidance related to the Department of the Air Force as a force construct; 3) Analyzing military and civilian missions, organizational structures, work processes, and Department of the Air Force program goals and objectives to support strategic planning and decision-making; 4) Using advanced analytical and evaluative methods, together with a thorough understanding of the United States Air Force organizational structure, to assess complex programs, policies, operations, and organizational issues and develop recommendations for senior-level decision makers; 5) Identifying and resolving complex organizational and management problems characterized by significant breadth, importance, or severity, including situations in which established management techniques, policies, or procedures are insufficient. 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-13 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-14 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. 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. Knowledge of requirements, staff functions (including program management, staffing procedures, collaboration and coordination, Air Force Corporate Process, Strategic Planning and Programming System, etc.), the sequence and timing of key events and milestones, implementing policy and other actions, programming, and force structure as they apply to the organizational environment of the Department of Defense and the Department of the Air Force. Thorough understanding of military organization and commander issues sufficient to initiate, develop and drive strategic conference plans to support Air Force active duty, Air Reserve Component, Civilians, and Contractors. 2. Skills and ability to interpersonal emotional intelligence to engage with senior leaders and a planning team on a regular basis. Includes the ability to adapt and change course of action quickly, understand and interpret intent, and provide advice in a very concise and effective manner. Be able to engage and build trust with Senior Leaders at the highest level, thrive in a team environment as both a leader and a follower, display attention to detail, and possess strong organizational skills. Quickly assimilate and distill broad sets of information, and be comfortable working in complex, uncertain environments with minimal oversight. 3. Skills and ability to lead individuals and simultaneously manage multiple projects in a leadership capacity, and ability to perform any civilian responsibilities. Be able to engage in creative, actionable problem solving directly alongside SecAF, CSAF, DS and other principals to devise engagements that advance strategic objectives. 4. Ability to evaluate and assess conference and engagement effectiveness in all echelons of command, prepare reports on accomplishment of objectives, support a detailed integration effort, and developing recommendations while representing a wide variety of viewpoints and synthesizing complex, and often competing, information and viewpoints, to resolve issues, and to develop options and recommendations for senior Air Force leaders. 5. Skill in communicating effectively with tact and diplomacy, orally and in writing, to advocate positions; to respond to criticism of the organization's functions or performance; to explain programs, functions, and activities and gain understanding logically and effectively of the organization's efforts by concerned publics; and to negotiate effectively complex issues, programs, and functions with people having varying levels of understanding and to maintain good working relationships. 6. Skills and ability to independently manage short- and long-term projects and to cultivate and sustain positive working relationships to project completion. 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 Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How to apply

The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/15/2026 To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13050777 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the application questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Application button at the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent will be reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the latest timestamp. Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and private sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. Additional information on how to complete or update your resume may be located here. For qualification determination your resume must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive consideration for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e. GS-0301-09. Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance related rating (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. A complete Application Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional information may be located here. PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources WILL NOT modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant.