Chief, Human Capital Management, Mission Delta 8
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The United States Space Force (USSF) at Schriever SFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado is searching for a Chief for Human Capital Management to support Mission Delta 8 (NH-0301-03, GS-12/13 equivalent). Description: Plans, organizes, and directs the activities of the S1 Directorate. Develops goals and objectives integrating organization and Civilian Personnel Program objectives.
Researches, interprets, analyzes, and applies guidance and procedures, assessing and revising, as appropriate. Establishes policies and procedures. Coordinates with other organizational managers and customers. Reviews organization mission, functions, and manning. Identifies requirements and initiates requests for additional resources to ensure success in meeting goals and objectives.
Provides advice to supervisor of significant issues and problems related to work accomplishment. Establishes metrics and analysis systems to ensure actions are timely and reviewed at critical points.
Establishes, revises or reviews policies, procedures, mission objectives and organization design for the staff as necessary to eliminate work problems or barriers to mission accomplishment, promotes team building, implements quality improvements, or responds to concerns with regulatory compliance and/or customer requirements.
Serves as a project lead/manager, conducting analytical studies within the organization to assess and determine opportunities for process improvements related to manpower and resource requirements determination studies and analysis of organizations, functions, and work processes to improve mission effectiveness, resource allocation, and efficiency. Represents directorate to a variety of functional area organizations.
Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with leaders and managers at all levels. Provides or ensures subordinates provide customer guidance in their assigned projects and program areas. Evaluates reports and prepares detailed responses. Determines appropriate recommendations for unresolved or questionable problems and performs follow-up.
Receives information from Supervisors/Managers regarding requests for upcoming or pending personnel actions, reviews to ensure appropriate regulatory guidance and organizational policies are observed. Submits personnel and manpower actions for approval and execution. Analyzes all documents to assure that organizational manpower and personnel management principles are properly considered.
Suggests alternatives to proposals when improved methods will result in resource economies. Utilizes various computer programs, personnel, and manpower systems to perform duties. Provides written reports and/or briefings outlining findings and recommendations, provides persuasive arguments to management while coordinating with activities across multiple organizations and with various stakeholders.
Provides advisory services to managers, supervisors, and employees assigned. Communicates with heads of organizational elements to negotiate, decide on, schedule, and coordinate supporting services and resources provided through a matrix organization. Provides advice and guidance and/or renders decisions on specific problems.
Prepares and delivers written reports and oral presentations, e.g., briefings, training sessions, consultations, orientations, and discussions for USSF leadership, supervisors, customers, and co-workers; may conduct or lead conferences. Writes various types of guidance on ways to deal with/respond to various issues or controversial problems.
Develops a variety of correspondence and documentation (e.g., formal letters, reports, and staff studies, responses to HQ inquiries, staff summary packages, briefings, charts, and bullet background papers). Attends meetings with representatives of management or other USSF staff to secure cooperation, resolve controversial matters, and convey information relative to proposed changes for the improvement of program(s).
Keeps abreast of developments and DoD program(s) trends. Maintains liaison with DoD association executives to keep abreast of trends related business practices to provide information on emerging technology and practices. The 0301 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here.
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From US Space Force's job posting, checked 10 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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