Management and Program Analyst

About the Position: The position will be located at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission.They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations.The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.

Major duties

• Manages, directs, develops, and administers plans and procedures.
• Prepares and formulates a consolidated Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) rolling quarterly operating budget.
• Reviews financial status of all unit and camp elements on a regular basis.
• Establishes and maintains internal control and audit procedures to ensure that funds spent in accordance with governing regulations.
• Works as the liaison between MWR and the commercial sponsor to ensure that the government is getting the best possible services.
• Maintains liaison with Host Nation businesses and services.
• Serves as Assistant Contracting Officer's Representative (ACOR), technical point of contact and evaluator for the MWR portion of the Base Operations Contract.
• Assures contractual requirements and obligations are performed in accordance with the Base Operations Contact terms, conditions, and statement of work (SOW) specifications.
• Takes appropriate action to correct deficiencies observed during inspections and evaluations.
• Monitors contractor performance to ensure employees are at the skill levels charged against the contract.

Qualifications

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to OCONUS Positions Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Evaluating the productivity and efficiency of programs and projects of an organization; 2) Providing management oversight and execution over the commercial sponsorship program; AND 3) Preparing and conducting briefings on study findings to recommend changes and improvements for programs operations.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: Ph.D 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. OR Combination 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork 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 (GS-09).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/