Source: External Applicants Only
Open: 2024-10-14
Closed: 2024-10-26
Band: 02
Location: Springfield, VA, St Louis, MO

Developmental Assignment
CAREER ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM: All Professional Work Category positions advertised at a Pay Band 2 are part of NGA’s Career Advancement Program (CAP). Employees in the Career Advancement Program will be evaluated semi-annually to determine if they meet the established program requirements. If requirements are met, employees will be eligible for a salary increase. Upon meeting all program requirements, the employee is eligible to be promoted non-competitively to a Pay Band 3. This promotion completes Career Advancement Program participation meaning the employee will no longer receive salary increases through the Career Advancement Program, and will now be evaluated in accordance to the Agency’s standard evaluation processes.

Pay Band, Salary Range
2024 DC Salary Chart (Step 10 Max):
Band 2 $55,924 - $97,925
2024 St. Louis Salary Chart (Step 10 Max):
Band 2 $50,204 - $87,909

Assignment Description
ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION: Maritime Analysts collect, analyze, and consolidate maritime safety of navigation information to populate maritime navigation databases in order to disseminate standardized data, products and services. They also promulgate worldwide navigational warnings, provide quality assurance for maritime products, generate mission-specific datasets, and respond to queries from national and international customers. These duties fulfill NGA’s Maritime Safety Office obligations under U.S. Code Title 10, Federal and international laws, regulations, and national security.

Qualifications Mandatory
MANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: For this particular job, applicants must meet all competencies reflected under the Mandatory Qualification Criteria to include education (if required). Online resumes must demonstrate qualification by providing specific examples and associated results, in response to the announcement’s mandatory criteria specified in this vacancy announcement:

Knowledge of voyage planning and piloting a vessel.
Knowledge of the navigation of a vessel using Digital Nautical Charts (DNC), Electronic Navigation Charts (ENC), Nautical Publications, or other maritime products and services.
Demonstrated familiarity of multiple navigation modalities (celestial, visual, radar, electronic).

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: A. Education: Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited state or federal maritime academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, or the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
-OR- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a degree in Astronomy, Cartography, Engineering, Geography, Mathematics, Meteorology, Navigation, Physics, or other subjects related to marine navigation and operations. Education must include successful completion of U.S Merchant Marine Third Mate’s License requirements from the U.S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center. -OR-
B. Experience: A minimum of 4 years of experience as a crew member aboard U.S. commercial or military vessels while serving in a navigational capacity. Experience must include Officer of the Deck Underway Qualifications from the U.S. Military or proficiency in multiple navigation modalities (celestial, electronic, visual, radar, piloting, voyage planning, etc.) using NGA or NOAA navigation products.

Special Info External
As a condition of employment at NGA, persons being considered for employment must meet NGA fitness for employment standards.
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Security Clearance (Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information)
- Polygraph Test Required
- Position Subject to Drug Testing
- Two Year Probationary Period
- Direct Deposit Required

How To Apply
Application submission involves applying using NGA's online application process at NGA Careers Portal. Additional information concerning NGA's hiring process can be found by visiting NGA Hiring Process.
All announcements close at 11:59PM EDT on the closing date listed. Be sure to complete and submit your application by that time in order to be considered.
ONLY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

What To Expect Next
After visiting the NGA Careers Portal and applying via NGA's online application process, applicants can follow their status via that same NGA online application functionality.

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