This vacancy is for a Management & Program Analyst (GJC) in the Economic Development Administration within the Department of Commerce. This position is in the EDA's, Office of the Assistant Secretary (OAS), and directly advises and supports the Director of the Good Jobs Challenge (GJC) Program.

Duties

As a Management & Program Analyst (GJC), you will: Provide oversight to a portfolio of Good Jobs Challenge's awardees which includes monitoring programmatic activities related to labor recruitment, training and placement into good jobs and monitoring for compliance with applicable federal grant requirements. Evaluate grantee reporting and progress towards milestones to assess grantee risk and develop action steps for reducing risk. Serve as a subject matter expert on the collection, measurement, and evaluation of grantee data related to labor recruitment, training, and job placement. Support the development of a learning agenda for workforce development practitioners (i.e. higher education, institutions, workforce development boards, unions, businesses) that will deepen their technical expertise in recruiting, training, and placing labor into good jobs. Provide subject matter expertise and best practices to successfully recruit, train, and place labor into good jobs to increase the use and efficacy of sectoral based partnerships. Plan, develop, and manage execution of communication strategies to grow awareness and support for the program. Analyze management information requirements to develop program or administrative reporting systems including the systems specifications, data gathering and analytical techniques, and systems evaluation methodology. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Management & Program Analyst (GJC) GS-0343-13 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

Requirements

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/ 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 GS-13 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience: Administering job training based on business needs that support job applicants' secure employment; and Analyzing data (i.e. spending patterns, budget, expenditures, project plans) to determine performance of award grantees; and Applying grant regulations and policies to provide guidance to grantees.

Education

There is no positive education requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address Economic Development Administration 1401 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20230 US
• Name: Drasha Martin
• Email: [email protected]