Management and Program Analyst

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-11 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience analyzing data to identify potentially fraudulent tax refunds or identity theft; experience creating queries and reports using multiple data systems; Experience in qualitative and quantitative techniques to gather, assemble, and analyze facts, draw conclusions, and devise alternatives; Knowledge of identity theft and fraud identification emphasizing the ability to perform studies and evaluations, make recommendations for changes and process improvements; Experience in the development and analysis of process maps as tools utilized in improving processes; Experience applying communication techniques sufficient to present plans and proposals convincingly and negotiate. OR EDUCATION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR LL.M., if related OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-12: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience utilizing the Electronic Fraud Detection System (EFDS) to identify potentially fraudulent tax refunds and/or identity theft; Experience with Selections and Analytics Platform (SNAP) to create queries and reports; Experience in evaluative and analytical methods, management and organizational techniques to establish criteria for identifying and measuring accomplishments and progress, revising methods and developing new approaches and analyzing the impact of changes and make recommendations; Experience with functional programs, operations, work processes to identify actual or potential problem areas, and deficiencies; Experience working with project management tools and techniques to plan, schedule, implement, closeout, and evaluate complex projects and studies; Experience with oral communication. AND MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks. AND TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to “All US Citizens”. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM’s Qualifications Standards.
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