Management and Program Analyst, GS-0343-09 (MP)

This position is with the Office of Finance and Operations (OFO), Executive Management Support and Service (EMSS) located in Washington, DC. EMSS provides administrative, operational and analytical support to Department leadership. Responsibilities include improving administrative processes and procedures, monitors operational resources and coordinating activities to support organizational efficiency and effectiveness.

Major duties

APPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 50 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 50 applications, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first. We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application. As a Management and Program Analyst, GS-0343-09, You will be responsible for: Conducting analytical studies involving financial management, acquisition management, and physical inventory. Collecting and analyzing data from multiple sources to identify trends, discrepancies, operational issues, and opportunities to improve program effectiveness. Reviewing and analyzing financial, acquisition and inventory report to identify discrepancies and operational issues. Investigating routine and moderately problems, coordinating with program officials to validate finding and recommending corrective action in accordance with established policies and procedures. Preparing and delivering briefings, presentation, reports and written analyses to management officials. Communicating program requirements, policies and procedures; addresses moderately issues; and providing recommendation and course of action based on analysis of applicable policies and procedures. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has interagency agreements (IAAs) with other agencies to ensure efficient delivery of funded programs and activities and move closer to fulfilling the President's promise to return education to the states. Employees may receive detail assignments to these agencies in support of the IAAs.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification Requirements You may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-09, if you possess the specialize experience, education, or a combination of the two. Specialized Experience for the GS-09 - One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-07 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments:

1. Experience applying qualitative or quantitative analytical methods (e.g., gathering workflow data, performing task analysis, or calculating financial reports) to identify operational trends and enhance management processes or systems.
2. Experience applying details of statutory provisions, federal regulations, or organizational guidance to ensure administrative compliance (such as reviewing procurement requests or auditing travel expenditures and resource allocations).
3. Experience in planning, communication, scheduling, and managing projects, studies, or working sessions, including drafting standard operating procedures (SOP), tracking action items across cross-functional teams, and preparing status reports for leadership.

OR EDUCATION (see EDUCATION SECTION of the vacancy announcement) OR A combination of both education and experience in which the total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement).

1. Knowledge of qualitative or quantitative analytical methods to evaluate program operations and identify improvements.
2. Ability to interpret and apply established regulations, policies and procedure to identify and resolve operational problems.
3. Skills in preparing written report and deliver briefing to communicate analytical finding and recommendation.

Education

Minimum Qualification Requirements For GS-9 Two years of graduate education (beyond a bachelor's degree). OR A master's degree or equivalent degree OR LL.B. or J.D., if related OR A combination of specialized experience and education that when taken as a percentage of the required education and experience total 100% or more. Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, please click Foreign Education.

Requirements

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a probationary period or trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period OR trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this vacancy announcement. If you are a current federal employee, you must meet all time-in-grade and time-after competitive appointment qualifications within 30 days of the closing date of this vacancy announcement. To verify that you meet these requirements, we will review your responses to the core eligibility questions on the occupational questionnaire, as well as your submitted resume and required documents. To make an accurate determination, you will need to include on your resume your federal position title, pay plan, occupational series, grade level, agency, dates for which you held the grade level (stated as MM/YYYY to MM/YYYY, OR MM/YYYY to PRESENT), and total hours worked per week. 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). Key Requirement: You may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period. Relocation will not be paid. Males 18 and over must be registered with the Selective Service. Must be a US Citizen Must complete a background investigation and fingerprint.