MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ANALYST

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 MAJCOM manpower management and program analyst responsible for expertise in planning, programming, budgeting and system (PPBS) support of MAJCOM mission and plans. Serves as the key analyst and recognized expert performing manpower studies and organizational design.

Develops, interprets, and implements policies and procedures to provide strategy, planning, programming, and budget system (SPPBS) guidance. Facilitates the identification and determination of alternative ways to achieve the best force mix within fiscal constraints for the planning and execution of the MAJCOM mission. Performs program evaluation of a full range of manpower programs at command and wing/installation level and develops and executes improvement plans. Reviews current and proposed DoD and AF directives and precedents for applicability to manpower functions across the command. Performs complex analysis of all manpower, organization, and force structure actions and provides HQ input for the AF Public Announcement Process. Reviews, analyzes, and identifies all actions requiring time-critical congressional notification and public announcement. Conducts, leads, and/or participates in studies to improve human capital programs and/or influence policy changes for the MAJCOM that typically involve long-range, highly complex, and often politically sensitive topics. Designs comprehensive manpower and occupational studies characterized by boundaries that are extremely broad and difficult to determine in advance.

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