This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) with one vacancy in Silver Spring, MD. This position is also announced under vacancy number OMAO-24-12401582-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Duties

As a Policy Analyst, you will perform the following duties: - Develop and evaluate strategies for short and long- term planning of agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Corps policy formulation and evaluation in association with organizational decision makers. Lead strategic implementation of projects of interest to NOAA and NOAA Corps that span across programs, regions and initiatives. - Serve as a senior subject matter expert on legislative, regulatory, and policy issues relevant to uniformed services, specifically the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Commissioned Officer Corps. - Oversee and develop policy responses, briefing documents, review of letters, and provide technical document drafting assistance. Provide recommendations for actions and other materials for management and leadership actions. - Ensure timely and regular reporting of issues and challenges to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) or Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) leadership. Identify potential controversial policy and regulatory issues and develop recommendations for action. NOTE: These duties are described at the Full Performance Level of the ZA-4, the ZA-3 is developmental leading to such performance.

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. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 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 ZA-3 or GS-11 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-2 or GS-09 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: - Assisting in contributing to the development and analysis of regulation interpretation and policy development of new, updated or established policies or regulations to determine and advise on their impact on mission operations; - Preparing or coordinating briefings, and reports; and - Utilizing results of analyses to provide recommendations or develop implementation plans that serve to improve overall organizational effectiveness. OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of education and experience as described above. Note: Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for the GS-11. To qualify at the ZA-4 or GS-13 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-3 or GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: - Demonstrating knowledge of statues and regulations in order to initiate policy implementation and compliance of uniformed services; - Conducting analysis involving processes that impact the development, interpretation or implementation of internal and external policies; and - Coordinating with internal and external government agencies to advance the organization's objective. Selective Placement Factor: Essential to performing the duties of this position, the incumbent must possess knowledge of laws and regulations that impact uniformed services that support a scientific agency. If you do not meet the requirements of this Selective Placement Factor, you will be rated ineligible for this announcement. Applicants must provide documentation with their application to support meeting this Selective Placement Factor.

Education

• Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated visit: OPM Foreign Education Evaluation.
• College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. education standards with your resume. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.
• Transcripts--If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration. Please ensure that all documentation is legible.

Contacts

• Address NOAA Office of Human Capital Services (OHCS) 1315 East West Hwy SSMC4 Silver Spring, MD 20910 US
• Name: Applicant Inquiries
• Email: [email protected]