Management Analyst

This position is located in a multidisciplinary high-throughput field laboratory of Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Office of Public Health Science (OPHS), Laboratory Regulatory Operations (LRO). The incumbent takes direction from and provides technical support and assistance to the Program Analyst (GS-12) in the effective execution of FSIS administrative management policies and procedures (financial, personnel, administrative services), as these relate to the laboratory activities.Qualifications: Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements (including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education) by the closing date of the announcement, as defined below:
Time in grade: Applicants must meet one year at the next lower grade to be considered for the next higher grade (e.g. one year at the GS-05 grade level for consideration at the GS-07 grade level.)
For the GS-07 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-05 level) that demonstrates:
Performing administrative functions such as timekeeping, purchasing supplies, or maintaining records. It also includes responding to information requests and using office computer software programs.
For the GS-09 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-07 level) that demonstrates:
Performing administrative functions such as timekeeping, purchasing supplies, or maintaining records. It also includes responding to information requests and using office computer software programs and experience demonstrating contract administration including initiating new OR maintaining existing contracts.
For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here: 0343 - Management and Program Analysis Series
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.Education: In place of the experience listed above you can substitute experience with education and qualify based on the information below:
GS-07 - 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement or equivalent combinations of education and experience.
GS-09 - Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related or equivalent combinations of education and experience.
College transcripts: If education is required or you are using education to meet a qualification requirement, you must submit a legible copy of your college transcripts. An unofficial copy is sufficient with the application; however, it must include student name, school name, and enough information to validate qualifications such as course names, prefixes, grades, semester or quarter credit hours, date degree was award, etc. Further, if you are selected, you will be required to submit official transcripts prior to entering on duty. Education must have been successfully obtained from an accredited school, college, or university, visit Dept of Education Accredited Schools. If any education was completed at a foreign institute, you must submit with your application evidence that the institute was appropriately accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as equivalent to U.S. education standards. There are private organizations that specialize in this evaluation and a fee is normally associated with this service. For a list of private organizations that evaluate education, visit NACES. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.Employment Type: FULL_TIME