Summary

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Duties

The United States Space Force (USSF) at Vandenberg SFB, Santa Barbara, CA is seeking a Human Relations Manager to support Delta 1 (NH-0343-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent).

Description:
Seeking a highly seasoned Human Resources professional to lead complex military personnel operations. If you are a strategic thinker with a deep understanding of military HR systems and a drive to expand your expertise into the civilian classification realm, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact. You will be at the center of our talent management strategy, ensuring our personnel are equipped, classified, and supported for mission success. This role is not just about maintaining the status quo; it is about cross-functional growth and long-term strategic planning. You must bring a strong willingness to learn and master Civilian Classification. We will provide the environment for you to bridge military and civilian HR practices. To ensure continuity and drive long-term organizational success, we ask for a dedicated commitment of at least three years to this position.

Ideal candidate:
The ideal candidate possesses a bachelor's degree in human resource management and a SHRM certification, complemented by a desired 5 or more years of Military HR experience. You must demonstrate technical proficiency in MilPDS, BLSDM, UMDs, CMS, and DJMS. We are seeking a dedicated professional willing to expand their expertise into Civilian Classification and commit to a minimum three-year tenure to ensure mission continuity.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
1. Knowledge of federal laws, executive orders, regulations, policies, directive, principles, and practices governing to administer a Space Force wide training implementation and various human resource programs.
2. Knowledge of the mission, roles, functions, organizational structures, and operation of DoD and Space Force organizations to effectively manage USSF training programs and activities.
3. Knowledge at an expert level of analytical and evaluative methods, including a wide range of qualitative and quantitative techniques, plus a thorough understanding of how regulatory programs are administered to measure compliance, assess effectiveness, identify deficiencies, and analyze trends, and make recommendations for enhancements and improvements of programs and the resolution of problems.
4. Skill in justifying, defending, and recommending decisions on an end-to-end program within a matrix organization.
5. Knowledge of various office automation software programs, tools, and techniques to support office operations, retrieve and input data, and maintain accurate files; a qualified typist is not required.
6. Skill in communicating, both orally and in writing, to provide seasoned consulting to operating managers and other specialists; lead team studies, negotiate complex, controversial issues; provide informational briefings to include options and recommendations to high level management; and establish and maintain effective and positive working relationships.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

U.S. Citizenship Required
Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
PCS / relocation funding is not authorized.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret /SCI security clearance.
Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise.
May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
Employees may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): 15 days a year.
This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

The 0343 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Mnagement Positions.

Additional information

Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information.

Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

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.

Required Documents

Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. 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 resume must provide:

Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number

Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended

Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
- Job title
- Detailed duties and accomplishments
- Employer's name and address
- Supervisor's name and phone number
- Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
- Hours per week
- Salary, if applicable

Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses

College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

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Agency contact information

US Space Force Enterprise Talent Management

HQ.USSF.TalentAcquisition@spaceforce.mil

Address

USSF - Space Training and Readiness Command
1670 Space Force Pentagon
Washington, DC 20330
US

Next steps

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Overview

Accepting applications

Open & closing dates

05/13/2026 to 05/20/2026

Salary

$104,349 - $161,313 per year

Pay scale & grade

NH 3

Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

Vandenberg AFB, CA

Remote job

Telework eligible

Yes—as determined by the agency policy.

Travel Required

25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocation expenses reimbursed

Appointment type

Permanent

Work schedule

Full-time

Service

Competitive

Promotion potential

None

Job family (Series)

0343 Management And Program Analysis

Supervisory status

Security clearance

Secret

Drug test

Position sensitivity and risk

Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk

Trust determination process

National security

Financial disclosure

Bargaining unit status

Announcement number

SF-FY26-6T-NH-0343-3-SPLASH

Control number

869155800

US Space Training and Readiness Command

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