This position is located within the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office for Coastal Management (OCM) with one vacancy located in Silver Spring, MD; Annapolis, MD; or Chanhassen, MN. This position is also announced under vacancy number NOS OCM-24-12480846-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Duties

As a Program Analyst, you will perform the following duties: Exercise expert level program responsibility for the planning, coordination and direction of a full range of administration and management services for the state coastal zone management programs, national estuarine research reserve partners, or other state liaison functions assigned for the Office for Coastal Management (OCM). Advise and collaborate with National Ocean Service (NOS)/OCM leadership in all aspects of relevant organizational needs and program objectives, including the negotiation and execution of federal funds to support the Coastal Zone Management Program (CZMA) and other programs. Manage the scope, time, cost, quality, resources, communications, risks, and procurements for programs and projects within the state programs for which they are directly responsible. Conduct in-depth cost comparison studies of current or projected programs implemented under the authorities of the CZMA. Analyze and evaluate major administrative aspects of substantive, mission-oriented program operations for the federal coastal zone management program. Make resourcing recommendations to enhance operational effectiveness, resource efficiency, and affordability. Serve as a policy and technical expert on CZMA Programs and coastal and ocean issues in either the Mid-Atlantic or Great Lakes region and provide technical assistance and policy guidance to state partners, including the negotiation and oversight for federal funding. 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 EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position. 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 or 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: Analyzing and evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations and recommending improvements; Contributing to the development of criteria and objectives to measure program performance; and Developing reports, briefings, or presentations for a variety of audiences. -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 equivalent to that 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: Participating in the development, interpretation, application, or implementation of coastal policies; Participating in the assessment of the effectiveness of a program or participating in the development of a proposed recommendation for improvement of a program, based on qualitative or quantitative analysis of programs and policies; and Providing senior management with recommendations on strategies, policies, or planning to meet program mission objectives and goals.

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.

Note: Your college transcript is used to verify successful completion of degree, or college course work. An official college transcript will be required before you can report to duty.

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]