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The United States Space Force (USSF) at Kirtland AFB, NM is searching for a Division Chief, Management Operations Division, SYD89/SDO (NH-0301-04, GS-14/15 equivalent). Description: Are you a seasoned, strategic leader ready to take on a pivotal role in advancing our nation's space capabilities? The Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) is searching for an expert manager to serve as the Division Chief for the Management Operations Division. This isn't just a management job; it's an opportunity to provide high-level direction and vision for a diverse, geographically separated directorate responsible for cutting-edge space and missile systems. As a key leader, you will be the driving force behind our operational success, shaping the policies, goals, and organizational design necessary to eliminate barriers and empower your teams. If you thrive on orchestrating complex operations and leading other leaders to achieve mission-critical objectives, we want you on our team. In this dynamic role, your daily focus will be on both strategic planning and hands-on leadership. You will plan and organize the division's activities, setting short-term priorities and balancing workloads to ensure your subordinate units are effectively utilized and mission goals are met. A significant part of your responsibility will be to mentor and guide your subordinate supervisors, appraise their performance, and serve as the final decision-maker on complex work problems and personnel matters. Beyond internal management, you will act as a key representative for the directorate, establishing and maintaining crucial relationships with commanders, directors, and key customers to assess satisfaction and resolve significant challenges. If you are a master of organizational dynamics who excels at translating high-level objectives into concrete action and building a culture of excellence, this is your chance to make a lasting impact on the future of our national security in space. Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate is a seasoned leader with a comprehensive understanding of Services functions, policies, and operational management, particularly within a complex, geographically separated organization. This individual must have proven experience as a second-level supervisor, adept at directing and mentoring subordinate managers while overseeing all aspects of personnel management, including candidate selection, performance appraisals, and disciplinary actions. The candidate will be a strategic thinker, capable of developing and implementing goals, policies, and metrics that align with directorate objectives and ensure mission success. They must possess exceptional analytical and communication skills, with the ability to gather and synthesize complex information into high-level briefings and reports suitable for top management. Furthermore, the ideal candidate will have a strong command of safety and security regulations, a commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, and the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. Key Skills and Abilities: 1. Knowledge of comprehensive range of Services functions, policies, procedures, practices, concepts, and theories related to the mission, management, and operation of Services organizations to provide high level staff guidance. 2. Knowledge of safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures. 3. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and mentor, motivate, and appraise the staff of an organization through subordinate supervisors. 4. Ability to analyze, plan, and adjust work operations of one or more organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources. 5. Ability to communicate both orally and in writing. 6. Ability to gather, assemble, and analyze facts; draw conclusions; conduct analysis; devise recommended solutions; and package the entire process in briefings, papers, or reports suitable for top management use and decision-making.