This position is located in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD (R&E)). The OUSD(R&E) serves as the Chief Technology Officer and is responsible for research, development, and prototyping activities within the Department of Defense (DoD).

Duties

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: The Budget Analyst is responsible for managing budget requirements by forecasting, developing, and justifying budgets in compliance with statutory/regulatory guidance. Applying the Department of Defense (DoD) Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE), fiscal law, policies, regulations, principles, standards, and procedures to financial management activities. Supports the development and submission of the Program Objective Memorandum (POM) to ensure linkage with the budget. Conduct financial, economic analysis to make decisions, or provide information to decision-makers, to better utilize resources and improve mission effectiveness. Planning, developing, and conducting program analyses of substantial scale and complexity concerning all facets of R&E programs and systems support to the Under Secretary of Defense USD(R&E). The incumbent reviews, analyzes, consolidates, and develops presentations using programming and budgeting data collected from data calls to assess alignment to strategies, technical merit, accuracy of data, relevance to current R&E budgetary issues, and conformance to overall strategy and policy. Extracts and integrates data from various information systems to perform budget functions, such as assessing the impact of new and/or existing programs to inform next cycle of budget formulation in support of the President's Budget. Manages Program Objective Memorandum (POM) data critical to the development of priority lists (1-N), POM Briefs, Unfunded Requirements, reduction drills, and POM balancing. The incumbent, in coordination with the Congressional Liaison Office, will review Congressional Staffer Brief submissions, develop Congressional impact trackers, and continuously update data to effectively monitor the impact of Congressional actions on Office of Under Secretary of Defense (OUSD(R&E)) programs and mission requirements. The PPBE process requires recognized competence in the methodologies of programming and budgeting analysis and competence in supporting OUSD(R&E) operational processes.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program
• This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing
• This position requires you to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance. Are you willing to meet the security clearance requirements?
• This position may require 10% travel. Are you willing to travel?

Qualifications

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the length of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration. Read more about what should I include in my federal resume? at https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include/ You may qualify at the GS-12/13/NH-III level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11/NH-II grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to Manage budget requirements by forecasting, developing, and justifying budgets in compliance with statutory/regulatory guidance, applying the Department of Defense (DoD) Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE), fiscal law, policies, regulations, principles, standards, and procedures to financial management activities, planning, developing, and conducting program analyses of substantial scale and complexity concerning all facets of R&E programs and systems support to the Under Secretary of Defense USD(R&E). 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. ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: The VOW Act Chapter 21 of Title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 2108a, requires Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, at the time they apply for a Federal job, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, assuming the service member is otherwise eligible. A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. The service member's military service dates are necessary in order to determine whether he or she meets the definition of "veteran" under 5 U.S.C. 2108(1). The "certification" must reflect the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date of submission. The "certification" must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters and must indicate when your terminal leave will begin (if applicable), your rank, dates of active duty service, the type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable). Further, under paragraph (h) of the rule, agencies are required to verify a qualifying separation from military service prior to appointment, through the DD-214 or other appropriate documentation. Your preference and/or appointment eligibility will be verified prior to appointment. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible." Military members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if member is on terminal leave. Current or Former Political Appointees: Beginning January 1, 2010, agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level under the provisions of title 5, United States Code. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office. Submit a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following information regarding your most recent political appointment: Position title; Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee); Agency; and, Beginning and ending dates of appointment. All qualifications, education, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Contacts

• Address Office of the USD for Research and Engineering Human Resources Directorate 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350 US
• Name: Washington HQ Services
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]