Management And Program Analyst, Gs-343-9/11/12

This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Assistant Commandant for Response Policy, Director, Emergency Management, Office of Marine Environmental Response (CG-MER), Great Lakes Center of Expertise (GLCOE), located in Sault Ste. Marie, MI.

Qualifications:

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

To qualify for the GS-9 level: Applicants must possess experience equivalent to 1 year of experience at the next lowest grade level (GS-7) that is similar to experience gained in the Federal, State, or Local government or equivalent public or private sector experience. Your resume must demonstrate that you meet the specialized experience below: 

• Assists with running and analyzing basic budget reports from a financial system; AND
• Assists with preparing budget estimates, fiscal analyses, or analyze return on investments for a program/project; AND
• Assists with producing communication or informational products for websites, briefs, and presentations AND
• Making recommendations to a project or the following program areas: performance management, budget preparation/execution, personnel processing systems, business systems, contract administration, strategic communications planning/execution, workforce planning/forecasting, training initiatives, work-life programs, and other human resource/personnel initiatives.

OR   

A master's or equivalent graduate degree;
OR
2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.
OR
A combination of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in or related to the work of this position AND graduate level education that provided the specific knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position and experience.

To qualify for the GS-11 level: Applicants must possess experience equivalent to 1 year of experience at the next lowest grade level (GS-9) that is similar to experience gained in the Federal, State, or Local government or equivalent public or private sector experience. Your resume must demonstrate that you meet the specialized experience below: 

• Running and analyzing budget reports from a financial system; AND
• Preparing budget estimates, fiscal analyses, or analyze return on investments for a program/project; AND
• Making recommendations for changes in order to improve the efficiency of administrative support or program operations; AND
• Producing communication or informational products for websites, briefs, and presentations.

OR

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related

OR

A combination of education and experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in or related to the work of this position AND graduate level education that provided the specific knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position and experience.

To qualify for the GS-12 level: Applicants must possess experience equivalent to 1 year of experience at the next lowest grade level (GS-11) that is similar to experience gained in the Federal, State, or Local government or equivalent public or private sector experience. Your resume must demonstrate that you meet the specialized experience below: 

• Applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations; AND
• Developing life cycle cost analyses of projects or performing cost benefit or economic evaluations of current or projected programs; AND
• Advising on the potential benefits/uses of automation to improve the efficiency of administrative support or program operations; AND
• Leading or providing oversight to a project or the following program areas: performance management, budget preparation/execution, personnel processing systems, business systems, contract administration, strategic communications planning/execution, workforce planning/forecasting, training initiatives, work-life programs, and other human resource/personnel initiatives.

NOTE: There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

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.

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.

Education:

This position does have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Employment Type: FULL_TIME