Supervisory Program Analyst

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience developing, coordinating, and implementing internal control policies, procedures, methodologies and assessments of a program’s operations and processes. Experience providing policy guidance and direction on the regulations, and policies governing programs. Experience overseeing the development of regulations, policy papers, regulatory documents, information collections, and briefing papers. Experience evaluating new approaches to improving work processes and services provided by the organization. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position. In addition, applicant’s experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities: Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others; Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances; Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress; Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and Capacity to “see the job through.”
The position is located in Office of Policy and Program Support, Office of Private Sector Exchange, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA/EC/P/RA), Department of State (DOS). The incumbent leads the Regulatory Affairs team which provides regulatory analysis, policy recommendations and collaborates with all ECA/EC offices to identify and prioritize the need to clarify and update guidance, policy, and/or regulations.