
PROGRAM ANALYST
Naval Education and Training Command
Millington, TNFull-time$106–138K/yrPosted today
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Job overview
The Program Analyst serves in the N31 Operations Branch of Supply Chain Operations, managing Navy initial accession school quotas and training pipeline operations. The role supports annual accession planning, maintains personnel data, coordinates with Navy-wide recruiting, training, and personnel distribution units, and prepares high-level briefings for stakeholders. It requires specialized experience evaluating manpower and supply chain effectiveness, applying project and statistical methods, and managing quota systems and personnel databases.
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Summary
You will serve as a PROGRAM ANALYST in the N31 Operations Branch of SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS.
Duties
- You will be responsible for the management of the Navy's initial accession school quotas and training pipeline management from Street to Fleet.
- You will participate in the annual accession planning to provide realistic assessment of the pipeline's capacity and is the authoritative source for accession training quota management in the Navy.
- You will utilize personnel systems/databases, you will ensure pertinent data is updated to show correct status to enable all production units to plan and adapt to normal variations in the supply chain.
- You will maintain contact with Navy-wide headquarters operations personnel in recruiting, training, and personnel distribution "production units".
- You will prepare and deliver effective high-level briefs related to a complex array of processes and decisions, to a wide variety of stakeholders.
Qualifications
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Evaluating enlisted manpower, personnel, and supply chain effectiveness and identifying operational inefficiencies within the accession pipeline. 2) Understanding of military command structures, missions, and organizational relationships to coordinate effectively with key stakeholders. 3) Developing project plans and applying statistical analysis methodologies as required to manage the complex variables inherent in enlisted rating and NEC production lines. 4) Using complex spreadsheets and databases to interpret personnel data, forecast trends, and prepare high-level decision briefings for senior leadership. 5) Expert knowledge of project management and supply chain management principles to effectively oversee the Navy Enlisted Supply Chain (NESC) including enlisted accessions, personnel development, distribution, assignments, community management. 6) Technical proficiency with quota management systems and personnel distribution databases to accurately track and manage student flows from accession to their first duty assignment. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
How You Will Be Evaluated
In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and application package, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: ACCOUNTABILITY ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES INFLUENCING/NEGOTIATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PROBLEM SOLVING This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: USA Hire and Structured Resume Review. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Other Information
This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,016 open Program Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$106–138K/yr
- US median$90–131K/yr693 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $122K, is 10% above the US median midpoint ($112K) — in the middle half of Program Analyst salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,016 open Program Analyst jobs across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Program Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (920 postings).
- Education
- 337 of the 1,016 open Program Analyst jobs (33%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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