Summary
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Duties
The United States Space Force (USSF) at Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA is searching for a S&E Workforce Development Specialist to support SSC/S37 (NH-0801-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent). *This is a term position not to exceed 3 years* Description: -The Science and Engineering (S&E) Workforce Development Specialist develops, coordinates, and implements workforce development strategies and programs supporting the Space Systems Command Science and Engineering workforce. -The position focuses on building and sustaining a technically capable S&E workforce through competency development, acquisition professional development, training, mentoring, career development, workforce analysis, succession planning, leadership development, and functional workforce policy. -The incumbent serves as a workforce development advisor and Science and Engineering functional subject matter expert, working with SSC leadership, supervisors, employees, geographically separated units, functional managers, training organizations, and workforce partners to identify workforce needs and develop programs and solutions that strengthen S&E capabilities across the command. DUTIES: The incumbent: - Serves as a primary functional advisor for Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP) requirements affecting the SSC Science and Engineering workforce. - Reviews and adjudicates APDP requirements and works with employees, supervisors, and functional leadership to resolve certification, coding, or professional development issues. - Supports development and maintenance of Science and Engineering Career Navigator content, career pathways, competencies, and functional workforce development resources. - Develops and maintains S&E workforce competency, skill, and proficiency frameworks aligned with current and emerging mission requirements. - Conducts workforce skill and training gap analyses to identify areas requiring additional education, training, experience, or workforce development initiatives. - Identifies relevant technical, acquisition, leadership, and professional development courses and recommends training opportunities for the S&E workforce. - Coordinates employee nominations for courses, developmental programs, and other training opportunities. - Develops and coordinates S&E training events, workshops, speaker engagements, and educational programs in areas such as systems engineering, manufacturing, artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, acquisition, and other mission-relevant disciplines. - Provides S&E functional subject matter expertise during civilian hiring package reviews to help ensure position requirements, technical competencies, and workforce needs are appropriately represented. - Reviews S&E Vectoring packages and provides functional analysis and recommendations supporting employee career development. - Reviews S&E Civilian Development packages and provides functional workforce input regarding employee development and career progression. - Supports S&E recruiting activities, hiring events, university engagement, career fairs, and other outreach initiatives designed to attract high-quality Science and Engineering talent. - Develops and delivers S&E workforce orientation and onboarding overviews to help new employees understand SSC, the S&E functional community, career development opportunities, and workforce expectations. - Reviews S&E award packages and provides functional input regarding technical contributions, workforce impact, and career-field considerations. - Provides mentoring, vectoring, coaching, and career development support to junior Science and Engineering employees. - Conducts workforce position and demographic analysis to identify current and projected workforce requirements, vacancies, retention trends, retirement risks, succession requirements, and other workforce indicators. - Develops workforce metrics, dashboards, reports, and assessments that enable S&E leadership to make informed workforce planning and talent-management decisions. - Supports succession planning and workforce continuity efforts for critical S&E positions and technical capabilities. - Develops and coordinates leadership development opportunities designed to prepare S&E employees for increased technical, supervisory, and organizational responsibilities. - Serves as a liaison between the SSC S&E functional community and geographically separated units (GSUs) to identify workforce requirements, communicate initiatives, and ensure functional programs support the broader command. - Develops, reviews, and maintains S&E workforce policies, instructions, operating guidance, memoranda, and functional program documentation. - Supports S&E governance activities and functional working groups as required. - Manages and coordinates S&E workforce development taskers, requests for information, suspense actions, and leadership-directed initiatives.
How you will be evaluated
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here: Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.