PROGRAM ANALYST

Duties

• You will be responsible for tracking and analysis of division/project's cost, schedule and performance.
• You will direct division/project efforts and funding to accomplish assigned tasks within specific schedule and funding restraints.
• You will provide estimates on manpower needs and schedules and assign work to meet milestones.
• You will be responsible for analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of division operations in meeting established goals and objectives.
• You will work with stakeholders to secure future year funding and adjust budgets and plans throughout the year to respond to deviations.
• You will maintain purchasing logs, financial reports, facility plans, and staffing plans.
• You will provide guidance and support to the business financial management personnel assigned to the project to implement approved spend plans.
• You will create staffing plans and identify project documentation requirements and procedures.

Requirements Conditions of Employment

• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications DA-04: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level or pay band (DA-03) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate duties related to the following:1) Providing strategic business analysis to enhance workload, resource management, and financial execution across mission areas; 2) Preparing reports that interpret cost, schedule, and performance data; 3) Implementing spend plans in coordination with leadership to address shifting program priorities;4) Utilizing MS Office applications, including Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables), PowerPoint (SmartArt), and Word (tables, templates), to support data analysis and reporting.

DA-03: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level or pay band (DA-02) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate duties related to the following: 1) Assisting with strategic business analysis to enhance workload, resource management, and financial execution across mission areas; 2) Preparing reports that interpret cost, schedule, and performance data; 3) Assisting with implementing spend plans in coordination with leadership to address shifting program priorities; 4) Utilizing MS Office applications, including Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables), PowerPoint (SmartArt), and Word (tables, templates), to support data analysis and reporting.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site:

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education
In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

For DA-04:
Successful completion of Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
OR
Successful completion of 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree
OR
Possession of an LL.M., if related to the position being filled.
OR
A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience

For DA-03:
Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree
OR
Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree
OR
Possession of an LL.B. or J.D. if related to the position being filled.
OR
A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying. For further information on the evaluation of foreign education, refer to the U.S. Department of Education's web site at

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