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MANAGEMENT ANALYST

Office of Naval Research

Department of the Navy

Fresh

Location

Salary

$120,231 - $158,614

per year

Closes

March 16, 2026

GS-11/12 Pay Grade(Career Ladder)

Entry salary: $62,107 | Full performance (GS-12): up to $96,770

Career ladder: Start at GS-11 and advance to GS-12 with experience.

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves analyzing naval research programs to evaluate their progress, identify issues, and suggest improvements to make them more efficient and effective.

You'll work closely with leaders to monitor budgets, track milestones, and ensure funding supports the department's goals in sea warfare and weapons technology.

It's a good fit for someone with strong analytical skills and experience in program evaluation, especially in government or defense settings.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11/12 level or equivalent, including applying analytical methods to evaluate programs
  • Ability to identify program problems, draw conclusions, and recommend solutions to improve productivity and performance
  • Knowledge of budgetary policies and procedures for preparing funding estimates, justifications, and strategies
  • Experience conducting comprehensive studies and monitoring program progress toward objectives
  • Skills in analyzing financial documents like procurement requests and financial plans for program impact
  • Familiarity with federal service or equivalent private/public sector experience in program analysis

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Management Analyst in the Sea Warfare and Weapons S&T Department, Code 33 of OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11/12 grade level or NO-03 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Applying, revising, extending, and/or developing complex fact-finding, analytical and problem-solving methods and techniques to evaluate assigned programs; 2) Identifying interrelated program problems, drawing conclusions, and recommending appropriate actions or solutions to improve program productivity and performance; and 3) Applying budgetary policies and procedures related to funding types/sources to prepare actual and projected funding estimates, justifications, and strategies in support of department objectives.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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. Major Duties:

  • You will serve as a program analyst conducting comprehensive studies on assigned programs, monitoring and measuring program progress toward reaching objectives, and recommendations on program improvements and execution.
  • You will conduct program analysis of substantial scale and impact concerning all aspects of programs administered by the S and T Program Officers for efficiency and effectiveness in achieving planned goals and objectives.
  • You will work closely with the leadership to develop supporting information for the department in the execution of long-range complex programs.
  • You will monitor the availability and use of funds and conducts detailed analysis to identify, quantify, and evaluate the accomplishment of the goals and milestones.
  • You will review financial documents such as procurement requests, financial plan changes, and extension of funds for potential impact on programs objectives, productivity, and performance.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/12/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/12/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12905660-26-MTM