About the Position: Serves as a Management and Program Analyst, and expert consultant within the Office of the Chemical Materials Activity (CMA), Recovered Chemical Materiel (RCM) Directorate. This position is located in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

Duties

Develop procedures and systems for assessing the effectiveness of administrative control systems, such as those designed to prevent waste, loss, unauthorized use, or misappropriation of assets. Develop procedures for managing highly controversial projects for assessment and destruction of recovered chemical weapons. Manage program execution to ensure all actions in compliance with approved plans and programs. Develop and present monthly budget summaries. Analyze management systems to identify and resolve issues related to functional resourcing areas. Review funding requirements are consistent with budgetary funding guidelines. Monitor and correct the submissions of financial data to general funds enterprise business system. Analyze costs incurred to ensure expenditures remain within budget constraints. Prepare and review all program descriptions and justification documents submitted for the organizations budget plan. Generate plans, funding reports and cost estimates for management evaluation of program execution/relevant policies. Provide financial advisory services including financial information, trend analysis, budget guidance to managers and staff through the organization. Ensure the distribution of resources for major reprogramming of funds or restructuring of projects/programs. Authority to present official views and to make decisions and commitments pertaining to the assigned functions. Direct phases of exploratory advanced or engineering development of a critical Chemical Demilitarization (CD) programs. Establish an economical position structure that serves the missions long-range budget plan. Prepare Program Planning Budgetary Submissions throughout the budget cycle and prepare/submit execution reports to Army and DOD levels. Develop and/or evaluate program schedules assuring appropriate emphasis upon each of the various activities within the program and maximum utilization of available manpower resources. Determine the feasibility of work plans developed by project officers to meet or exceed the organization's program milestone dates. Report on program accomplishments to highest level of management justifying and supporting crucial and far-reaching program actions. Review project plans, policies, and objectives with staff to achieve an overall integrated budget approach.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
• This is a Financial Management Level 3 certified position designated as such in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 212 to be completed within 24 months of appointment to the position.

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. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDefense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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.) Developing near-term and life cycle cost analyses for chemical demilitarization field missions, while reconciling shifting changes in DoD budgetary allocations; 2.) Applying budgetary principles and methods for earned value management analysis of deployment and chemical demilitarization operational plans; AND 3.) Directly interfacing with internal and external stakeholders, including other government agencies, for the planning and execution of high visibility and complex programs to achieve the overall integrated goals of the organization. The definition of the specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementBudget AdministrationDecision MakingFinancial ManagementProject Management 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-13).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address GT-W6ERAA US ARMY CHEMICAL MATERIALS ACTIVITY DO NOT MAIL Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk