This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Protective Service, District of Columbia, District of Columbia.

Duties

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Management and Program Analyst to evaluate the effectiveness of program operations and management and organizational efficiency and productivity. This is accomplished through the review of program pursuits, which ensures accountability of mission-related goals and objectives that reduces homeland security risks. Duties performed: Gathers, analyzes, and interprets data, and prepares summary texts with supporting visual aids for meetings and other oral presentations and presents information that covers a gamut of details when explaining, clarifying, defending, or answering questions. Conducts review of program activities, providing authoritative findings, guidance, and recommendations on agency-wide programs and advanced analytic studies (e.g., mathematical models, cost-benefit analyses, and optimization of programs). Reviewing and assessing established work plans and program accomplishments regarding the utilization of manpower, material (equipment and supplies), and financial resources of current and projected programs. Developing, implementing, and providing oversight for program related policies, procedures, standards, and methods for collection, processing, analyzing, summarizing, and presenting statistical, financial, cost, and performance data needed for program evaluation and decision making.

Requirements

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: GS-13: Applicant must have at least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-12 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the following duties: Monitoring program budgets to assess the efficiency of spending plans; Performing research studies to advise management on program issues; Preparing budget data reports to present to management; and Reviewing policies and procedures to ensure program activities are compliant. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Only the first five pages of your resume will be used to make an eligibility/qualifications determination. Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current competitive service employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). You may need to submit more than one SF-50 to comply. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification. NOTE: 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Philadelphia Services Branch
• Email: [email protected]