These positions are in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, National Finance Center, Government Employees Services Division, Program Management Staff, Project Control Office in New Orleans, LA. The incumbent serves as Program Analyst in a Branch responsible for analyzing, testing, evaluating, and improving the effectiveness of National Finance Center (NFC) systems and/or operations; for developing procedures and instructions for USDA and other Federal agencies serviced by NFC.

Duties

Develop, organize and summarize details such as planned and actual data for project start dates, end dates, milestone dates, resource requirements, and work breakdown structures. Participate in the establishment of metrics for determining productivity, quality, and status reporting. Work with division managers to discuss progress toward or identify problems in meeting established project objectives. Apply analytical and evaluative techniques to the identification, consideration, and resolution of issues or problems of a procedural or factual nature. Evaluate and research the feasibility, implications, application, cost and benefits of recommendations regarding NFC?s operations, processing procedures, and/or automated systems. Coordinates requirements gathering processes including the employment of various qualitative and quantitative techniques to elicit requirements from customers. Prepare comprehensive reports of analytical findings and recommends solutions to substantiated problems.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. Specialized Experience: GS - 11: At least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service or equivalent responsibility in the private sector/pay systems that has equipped me with to particular competencies to successfully perform as a Program Analyst. Examples of such experience include: (1) developing procedures and inductions for automated systems and/or operations; (2) experience managing projects; making recommendations; and (3) developing and conducting training to implement newly designed or redesigned systems or procedures. NOTE: This experience must be demonstrated on your resume/supporting documents. Time-in-Grade Requirements: Merit promotion applicants holding or having held a GS position in the past 52 weeks must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements. GS-11: One year at the GS-09 is required to be eligible for the GS-09 Time-in-Grade requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Applicants MUST submit an SF-50 that illustrates time-in-grade and reflects title, series, and grade. No Award SF-50 will be accepted. 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 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

Qualifying Based on Education:

GS-11- A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M, if related.

Combination of Education and Experience may be substituted for experience in the following:
You may combine education and experience to meet the specialized experience requirement. It must total at least 100 percent. To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education above one year by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. (Only education above the first 36 hours of graduate education is creditable towards meeting the requirement at the GS-11 grade level.)

Transcripts are required at the time of application.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that 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.

Contacts

• Address Office of the Chief Financial Officer 13800 Old Gentilly Road New Orleans, LA 70129 US
• Name: Jimmie Jones
• Phone: 855-227-8131
• Email: [email protected]