Program Analyst

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the Education/Experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. GS-11 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: managing Civil/Direct funds and the impact decisions have on those funds; researching financial data to create reports for senior leadership on the status of project funds; preparing substantial documents to include spreadsheets with formulas, slide presentations, and PivotTables using automated software such as Microsoft Office; performing analyses of financial data from a variety of sources to propose solutions to issues; and analyzing historical data and financial records to assist with the creation of budgets for programs/projects. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: PhD or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Project or Program Management OR Accounting.ORCombination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-12 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: performing in-depth analysis of programs; monitors the programming and budgeting of long-range resources, advising operations and program managers on the utilization of their resources in program areas, ensuring resource requirements are fully stated and justified; create long range budgets (e.g. three years out) based on parameters provided and defend the projections on factual data; preparing substantial documents to include spreadsheets with formulas, slide presentations, and PivotTables using automated software such as Microsoft Office; conducting financial or budgetary studies and analysis based on historical spending to recommend improvements to prevent errors and improve budget execution; ensuring adequate funding for programs and projects through manpower and monetary sources; and developing, preparing and submitting budgetary proposals and changes.. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job at the GS-12, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone–no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Budget Administration Computer Skills Financial Analysis Partnering Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent: For GS 12 must have 52 weeks at the GS-11 For GS 11 must have 52 weeks at the GS-09.
About the Position: Responsible for the preparation and processing of all civil works activities relating to program planning and budgeting, program and budget execution, workload/staffing, manpower, organization management, finance and accounting and other functions necessary for assessing and improving program development and execution processes. Serves as a primary programmatic advisor to the Chief and Assistant Chief, Operation Division, Operations Managers (OMs) and Branch Chiefs.