Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting America's transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.

Duties

This Program Analyst position is located Security Operations, Operations Management, RMO, HR, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to: Analyzes and evaluates program areas to determine areas in which progress is unsatisfactory and determines courses of action to remedy deficiencies. Applies a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods for the assessment of the programs and identifies areas needing special emphasis or improvement. Establishes methodology and procedures for compiling, consolidating, reviewing, analyzing, tracking, and editing programs, budgets, and related documentation. Formulates projects and recommends assessment criteria for the evaluation of TSA operational programs and contributes to the performance of meeting mission requirements. Communicates with internal and external managers as well as representatives of other government agencies and private industries to obtain information and provide guidance on critical funding/program issues. Incumbent could work in a variety of different fields such as Recruitment and Hiring, Field Support or International Relocation. Note: The duties are at the full SV-I performance level and the SV-H is the developmental grade level leading to such performance.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for the SV-H Pay Band (equivalent to GS-12), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-G or GS-11 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as: Applying knowledge of management principles, organizational theory, techniques of analysis, and evaluation to assess program development, execution and overall management. Applying analytical and evaluative methods, techniques, and procedures to design and conduct analytical studies and surveys. To qualify for the SV-I Pay Band (equivalent to GS-13), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-H or GS-12 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as: Applying federal laws, regulations, regulations, policies, and precedents to serve as an authority on assigned program area(s), and related activities and projects; Applying knowledge of management principles, organizational theory, techniques of analysis, and evaluation to assess program development, execution and overall management. Applying knowledge of planning, programming, and budgeting regulations, guidelines and processes to prioritize the financial resources for assigned mission programs. Applying advanced skills in oral and written communications to enable presentation of sensitive and sometimes controversial material and recommendations to higher authority on the results of studies or problems. Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Contacts

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