PROGRAM ANALYST

Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serves as a Program Analyst for Operations Support Branch in the Management Support Section. Directs and administers the Civil Works fiscal programming requirements for the Project Delivery Teams (PDTs).

Duties

• •Applies the basic understanding of financial management practices to formulate current and future needs and staffing models.
• •Prepares project budget to facilitate Government cost projections.
• •Administers the financial aspect of project for control of funds.
• •Evaluates financial management system reports to prepare placement submissions.
• •Utilizes automated management systems (i.e. Oracle Primavera, P2, Corps of Engineers Financial Management Systems, SharePoint) to manage project funding.
• •Applies the principles of statistics, budgeting and economics in making analytical and evaluative studies.
• •Interprets directive requirements for information requests and prepare documents to comply.
• •Establishes policies and procedures to control the scheduling, requesting, and distributing of funds.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience 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 GS-09: One year of specialized experience which includes; 1) Preparing financial data; AND 2) Tracking a technical project and/or program's progress; AND 3) Utilizing Microsoft Office applications or other software applications to develop spreadsheets, databases, reports and correspondences. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). Specialized Experience GS-11: One year of specialized experience which includes; 1) Organizing and compiling financial data to provide trend analysis; AND 2) Tracking and analyzing financial statements and/or reports; AND 3) Preparing project budgets. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). Specialized Experience GS-12: One year of specialized experience which includes; 1) Interpreting and applying fiscal laws, regulations, and customary practices; AND 2) Overseeing financial administration of projects; AND 3) Conducting statistical and financial analysis; AND 4) Utilizing automated financial management systems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Education

For 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. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ ACCREDITATION: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/).