Program Analyst

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below?. AREA OF CONSIDERATION: Please note that this job opportunity announcement is only open to current Career/Career-Conditional employees of the USDA. If you do not possess this status, you will not receive consideration. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 level. (Please submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. No Award or General Adjustment SF-50’s will be accepted). MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level in which you are applying: Specialized Experience at the GS-13: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service that included: Planning, evaluating and analyzing programmatic aspects of agency operations, ensuring efficient delivery of USDA Farm Bill administrative operations; Leading and coordinating the collection, analysis, interpretation, streamlining, and documentation of program and business requirements from designated subject matter teams nationwide; and Streamlining technical and financial assistance activities of NRCS and relevant information technology projects. (Your resume must CLEARLY demonstrate this experience.) IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The OPM Qualification Standards for this position can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series
This position is located in the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Deputy Chief for Programs (DCP) Financial Programs Assistance Division (FAPD) on the Projects Branch. The Projects Branch manages national policy for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG), Wetland Mitigation Banking program (WMBP), and the Voluntary Public Access (VPA) program. The incumbent serves as Program Analyst and is supervised by the Projects Branch Chief.