This vacancy is for a GS-0343-11, Program Analyst located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, OPERATING LOCATION-SFLC IOD OPERATIONS and BUSINESS BRANCH-NORFOLK VA. Duty location will be determined upon selection.

Duties

You will serve as a Program Analyst and be responsible for planning, analyzing and evaluating business processes and policies, and fulfill requests for information; complete data collection activities and complete broad research analysis related to program activities..

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. This includes Time-In-Grade requirements for current status employees applying through merit promotion procedures. Status applicants applying for a promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade. To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, applicants must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the federal sector. Examples of specialized experience would include work that required: knowledge and skill in applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations; knowledge of pertinent laws, regulations, policies and precedents which affect the use of program and related support resources in the area studied; knowledge of the major issues, program goals and objectives, work processes, and administrative operation of the organization; skill in conducting detailed analyes of complex functions and work processes; or skill in presenting staffing recommendations and negotiating solutions to disputed recommendations. OR three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. A combination of education and experience may be used to meet the experience requirements. NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Specialized experience must include the following: Knowledge of methods and techniques used to review financial, budget and procurement actions. Knowledge of analytical techniques to select and apply appropriate evaluation and measurement processes for making program decisions. Ability to research issues and apply judgment in decision-making. Ability to communicate orally to provide suggestions and recommendations to managers or other stakeholders, and to provide assistance and training to customers and employees. Ability to communicate in writing for the purposes of preparing project papers and staff reports. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. NOTE: Education can be substituted for experience at this grade level. 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.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

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.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

Contacts

• Address OPERATING LOCATION-SFLC IOD OPERATIONS and BUSINESS BRANCH-NORFOLK VA DO NOT MAIL NORFOLK, VA 23510 US
• Name: Dexter Greene
• Email: Dexter.L.Greene@uscg.mil