Supervisory Management and Program Analyst

This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL), with one vacancy in Plainsboro, NJ.

Major duties

As a Supervisory Management and Program Analyst, you will perform the following duties: Serve as a Division Chief to provide oversight of all phases of the budget process; including planning, formulation, execution, and presentation. Responsible for budget submissions for Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC) and if appropriate Congress. Provide oversight of administrative programs and operations. Develop policies and guidance for program and administrative personnel. Provide leadership, oversight, and management direction for formulation, interpretation, and administration of the policies regarding grants and cooperative agreements. Work with the Grants Team Lead to advice applicants on financial and legislative requirements and make budget determinations on grants, allocability, and reasonableness of costs. Provide customer focused grant management support. Interpret complex procurement policies, principles, practices and procedures to provide guidance with respect to comprehensive procurement issues and contract administration. Oversee the budget, awards, procurement, travel, personnel and administrative processes and procedures. Confer with leadership on critical mission guidance and on management oversight and direction in overall day-to-day management of projects and programs. As a supervisor, plan and distribute work to be accomplished by subordinates. Set and adjust short and long-term priorities. Prepare schedules for the completion of work and find ways to improve the quality of the work. Provide technical oversight instruction. Give advice, counsel or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters.

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. To qualify at the ZA-5 or GS-15 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-4 or GS-14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Providing advice and guidance to leadership for coordination or implementation of administrative and financial operations; Developing or revising program requirements or procedures to meet overall goals or objectives; and Overseeing the work of others to include assigning work, setting priorities, and reviewing, evaluating, and providing performance feedback to subordinates or other team members.

Education

Substitution of education for specialized experience is not applicable to this vacancy.

Requirements

This position will be filled under the DOC Alternative Personnel System (CAPS). Under CAPS, positions are classified by career, pay plan, and pay band. The ZA-5 is equivalent to the GS-15. Key Requirements: Applicants must be U.S. Citizens. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation. More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Additional Information. Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov) Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. If you are a Federal employee applying for a promotion (under merit promotion procedures) you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Additional Considerations: One year probationary period may be required.* Payment of relocation expenses (PCS) is not authorized. A one year supervisory probationary period may be required (probationary period can be served concurrently). This position requires a Moderate Risk Security Clearance. Background investigation will be required. Continued employment is subject to applicant's successful completion of security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, for those required to serve a 1-year probationary period, 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; 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 then Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.