Job opening: Program Analyst
Salary: $103 409 - 134 435 per year
Published at: Aug 27 2024
Employment Type: Intermittent
About the Position: This position is part of the Reemployed Annuitants Cadre. Employees occupying these positions will provide emergency support to disaster-stricken areas throughout the United States.
This position is a temporary position not to exceed (NTE) 1-year, however, at the discretion of management, the position may be converted to a term position up to a maximum not to exceed (NTE) 4-years.
Duties
Serve as expert planner, analyst, and advisor to agency management on program issues for key agency programs.
Develop operational guidance for subordinate activities and participate with management in long-range planning.
Integrate requirements into the annual Program Objective Memorandum (POM) or equivalent mission planning documents.
Provide support and advice on reallocation of funds and funding levels due to changes in workload and/or mission.
Develop recommendations for Program Budget Decisions (PBDs), finance policies, and appropriations language or equivalent to support natural disasters or emergencies.
Prepare a multitude of specialized budget summary reports for submission to the participating organizations.
Direct and/or conduct cost comparison/benefit studies of current or projected programs.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This is an Intermittent position. You may be scheduled from 0 to 30 hours per week based on need.
- Employees occupying these positions will provide emergency support to disaster-stricken areas throughout the US.
- Employees must pass a stringent medical screening and be prepared to live and work in extremely austere conditions.
- Work schedule will initially be arduous, with extensive overtime. Sleeping arrangements may be limited to using a sleeping bag or in the vehicle used to move from location to location.
- Work may entail extended work shift of 12-16 hours a day.
- Generally, indoor work location has power, water, heating, and air conditioning, although outages should be expected. Lack of sleep may occur due to long work hours and uncomfortable living conditions.
- Employee will report symptoms of stress and fatigue to the on-site supervisor. Living conditions range from having all basic amenities; light, power, water, refrigeration, to not having one or more of these amenities.
- Employees who need to store refrigerated medication shall prior to departure from the primary duty station, inform the local EOC so availability of refrigeration at the work site can be determined.
- Environmental conditions at work locations may range from excessive heat and humidity to extreme cold and rainy.
- Some locations require that the employee be able to maintain stable mobility in sandy and unstable terrain.
- Although some work is sedentary, work conditions such as ergonomic issues related to lifting and carrying, seating, or video display terminals; repetitive motion injury from using computers, and the like may be expected.
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 PlanPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
In order to qualify, you must meet the Basic 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.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes conducting cost comparison and benefit studies of current or projected programs; performing continuous appraisal of utilization of organizational resources to accomplish program objectives and goals; assisting the organization with programming, analysis, and control of funds; evaluating program planning and execution, identifying actual or potential problem areas; developing recommendations for Program Budget Decisions (PBDs), finance policies, and appropriations language or equivalent to support natural disasters or emergencies; and preparing a multitude of specialized budget summary reports for submission to the participating organizations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Time in Grade Requirement: 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-12).
Contacts
- Address RA-W1B7AA HQ US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
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Washington, DC 20314
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- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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