Program Analyst

Summary

This position is in the Office of the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA). The Office is responsible for managing and promoting U.S. interests in the region by supporting economic development and fostering cooperation on issues such as reducing migratory flows and combatting drug trafficking and crime.

Duties

• •Responsible for implementing, coordinating, or overseeing one or more of a variety of management programs impacting WHA such as annual and strategic program planning, program budgeting, acquisition planning, and mandatory periodic reports.
• •Reviews or determines the applicability of new or proposed legislation, executive orders, departmental directives, and other agency decisions on WHA operations, programs, and requirements.
• •Coordinates and monitors WHA's progress in executing long or short-range goals and objectives.
• •Compiles or drafts comments, impact statements, and recommendations for consideration by management at the Assistant Secretary, inter-Bureau, or other high levels.
• •The incumbent of the GS-12 position performs essentially the same duties as the GS-13, under closer supervision and decreased level of complexity.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience compiling and analyzing inputs from a variety of sources which can include information that is sensitive or classified. Experience drafting, editing, and reviewing memoranda. Experience managing information flow in a fast-paced environment. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-12 position. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience implementing assigned management programs impacting the organization (for example, annual and strategic program planning, program budgeting, acquisition planning or mandatory periodic reports to Congress or other external oversight organizations). Experience compiling and analyzing inputs from a variety of sources and presenting project findings in the form of informal writing or presentations. Experience participating in working groups or facilitating training sessions for matters related to bureau policies, guidelines and systems. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position.

Education

Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.