Job opening: Program Analyst
Salary: $139 395 - 181 216 per year
Published at: Feb 12 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Department of Defense, Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG), Deputy Inspector General for Evaluations (DIG EVAL), Combatant Commands II (COCOM II) Division.
You will serve as a senior evaluator under a project manager, performing broad and complex assignments for the Evaluations Component such as conducting assessments and evaluations of DoD programs, functions, and missions to facilitate change by promoting efficiency and enhanced program results.
Duties
Advises the Deputy Inspector General for Evaluations (DIG-EVAL) and the DoD Office of Inspector General (DoD IG) leadership on current issues, initiatives, and congressional budget language affecting DoD programs.
Develops and writes project guides or significant segments of project guides to define evaluation objectives, approach, scope, and milestones for timely and quality completion of assigned projects.
Oversees or develops plans, methodologies, and approaches for projects. Defines scope, objectives, and resources required for projects.
Performs comprehensive analysis and evaluations with respect to effectiveness, economy and efficiency, program results, regulatory compliance, and future capabilities of Defense Intelligence Enterprise.
Leads or participates in out-briefings of activity assessed, providing and defending findings as appropriate, gaining client support for and understanding of findings, and required collective action.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Position has been designated as security designation level Special Sensitive. Incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov).
- You may be required to complete a financial disclosure (OGE-450).
- Incumbent is required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and is subject to random drug testing for the duration of service with DoD OIG.
- Current DoD civilian employees are not required to submit to drug testing if moving from one Testing Designated Position (TDP) to another with no break in service, unless deemed appropriate on a case-by-case basis.
- The incumbent must adhere to the DoD Standards of Conduct.
Qualifications
Time in Grade: For entry at the GS-14 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-13 or equivalent or higher grade, in the Federal Service.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-13) or equivalent within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized experience is defined as: experience in leading and serving as a senior program analyst - multifunctional subject matter expert and leading teams on projects to include planning and conducting audits and evaluations, while applying innovative approaches, advanced techniques, and experience to a variety of complex technical and systematic problems and related security programs (e.g., combat functions, military operations, logistics, acquisitions and procurement, resource management, medical systems or information systems); experience in gathering and analyzing information participating in efforts to recommend improvements projected programs; writes and communicates evaluation reports based on results of collection operations to accomplish designated tasks.
You must meet the minimum qualification requirements as stated in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-prof.asp.
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) is qualifying. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience.
Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants who have held a non-temporary General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must meet the time-in-grade restriction.
Education
Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level.
Contacts
- Address DoD OIG - EVALUATIONS
4800 Mark Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22350
US
- Name: ERIK SZPILKA
- Phone: (703) 601-5826
- Email: [email protected]
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