Program Examiner

In order to qualify for the Program Examiner position, you must meet the following: TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit Promotion and Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) Status applicants must provide an SF50 Notice of Personnel Action that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF50 must include the position, title, series, grade, step, tenure, type of service (Competitive or Excepted) and career status (career or career-conditional). No award SF50 will be accepted as proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. One year at the GS-11 grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 grade level. One year at the GS-12 grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 grade level. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the education and/or experience required for the grade level(s) to which you apply. FOR THE GS-12 LEVEL: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one or more full-time years (12-months) of specialized work experience, equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service, performing all of the following duties: Assisting with drafting written products that demonstrate analyses, policy or program options, and implications; Presenting recommendations to higher-level decision makers on a variety of different policy or program issues; Applying analytical methods or similar operations, policies, or procedures to complete assigned work; and Assisting with qualitative and quantitative analysis of homeland security program, policy, or budgetary issues to propose solutions to problems. (Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible.) FOR THE GS-13 LEVEL: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one or more full-time years (12-months) of specialized work experience, equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, performing the following duties: Drafting and presenting written products that demonstrate complex analyses of policy, program, or budgetary options and implications, and provide recommendations; Applying analytical or similar operations, policies, or procedures to complete work; Developing strategies to improve the effectiveness of programs or program operations; Utilizing qualitative and quantitative analytical methods related to homeland security program, policy, or budgetary evaluation to identify significant factors, alternative solutions, and recommendations; and Providing alternative approaches, ideas, or divergent points of view to solve policy, program, or budgetary problems or issues within an organization. (Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible.) Your resume must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from receiving further consideration. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: All applicants must meet the qualification requirements outlined above to be considered minimally qualified for this position. The qualification requirements are in accordance with the OPM Qualification Standards. ALL QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
The Office of Management and Budget is a component within the Executive Office of the President that helps Federal departments and agencies implement the commitments and priorities of the President. OMB is seeking candidates for a Program Examiner position.