MANAGEMENT ANALYST

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Space Portfolio Division (SPD), Facilities Services Directorate (FSD), Washington Headquarters Services (WHS).

The selectee provides a high level of administrative management support and guidance to the SPD Director, Deputy Director, and Staff, including the Branch Chiefs in those areas of responsibility which require administrative and management and various other programs and initiatives that are integral to the success of the mission of FSD, WHS and DoW.

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.

You may qualify at the GS-12 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) which demonstrates the following: Conducting management studies and surveys to include designing, planning and facilitating study methods, preparing plans of action, and providing administrative support during studies; Ensuring program management plans, reports and reviews are developed, coordinated, and distributed in a timely manner and to a high quality standard; Recommending and/or establishing procedures, preparing instruction and directives, and meeting program objectives; Providing oral and written input to include status reports, presentations, information papers, and financial analysis; AND conducting program reviews and processes, and making recommendations on organization positions.

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.

All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages.

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume.

If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active-duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission.

A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service.

This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin.

It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters.

Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible".

Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave.

Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level.

If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office.

Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Major Duties:

Typical work assignments may include the following: Conducts management studies and surveys with broad in scope and inter-divisional impact, and makes recommendations to change the scope of studies to address uncovered issues of significant organizational impact.

Develops necessary procedures and guidelines to ensure operational inter-divisional consistency and adherence to established policies, rules and regulations.

Participates in the development, revision, and administration of management action programs to control and promote the management-improvement efforts.

Proposes solutions to improve processes to maximize accomplishment of objectives, enhance resource utilization, improve methods, techniques, and procedures to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of operations and control costs.

Provides advice, guidance and information support to program managers and technical subject matter experts to support development of alternate program strategies, program planning and modifications.