Job opening: Program Analyst (Process Improvement)
Salary: $61 727 - 97 086 per year
Published at: Jul 19 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
About the Position: This announcement is NOT intended for current, permanent Army employees. Current, permanent Army employees who would like to be considered for this time-limited assignment should instead apply to Announcement # MCGM249381834405.
Duties
Develops and implements procedures and methods to accomplish CPI programs.
Maintains contact with Government agencies, private industry, and academia to remain abreast of the latest policies/techniques for evaluating and improving production efficiency.
Briefs senior managers on the success and implementation of the CPI program.
Maintains data regarding recommendations for improvements and monitors status to ensure actions accord with implementation strategies and schedules.
Develops information papers, briefings, and presentations and assists with implementation meetings, including contacting key personnel, notetaking, and preparation of minutes.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position has a data analytics requirement. The incumbent must meet all requirements for data analytics level 2 certification within 24 months of being placed on the position.
- Position may require up to 5% travel (TDY).
- Position may be filled as a term appointment NTE 2 years . Term appointments may be extended beyond six (6) years, up to eight (8) years. With DoD approval, term appointments may be extended beyond eight (8) years.
- Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a term appointment will be appointed/converted into term appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position.
- See "additional information" for other requirements.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatement
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
GS-09: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Utilizing computer systems to enter, correct, and/or retrieve information used to assist in preparing forms and/or reports; 2) Using resources in a more efficient manner to increase efficiency and/or reduce downtime or waste. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).
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Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: business administration, industrial management, industrial engineering.
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.
GS-11: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Assisting management in planning and/or coordinating projects to improve quality, efficiency, productivity and/or effectiveness of the organization; 2) Analyzing, reporting, and/or providing recommendations for process improvements, improving quality, reducing costs, and establishing appropriate process controls. 3) Providing guidance, training, and/or assistance for customers, team, and or management on quantitative and qualitative techniques, quality process improvement, cost benefit analysis, and project management. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).
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Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: business administration, industrial management, industrial engineering.
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Oral CommunicationOrganizational AwarenessWritten Communication
Time in Grade Requirement for the GS-09 level: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).
Time in Grade Requirement for the GS-11 level: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/
Contacts
- Address GM-W0K9AA US ARMY ARSENAL WATERVLIET
DO NOT MAIL
Watervliet, NY 12189
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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