MANAGEMENT ANALYST

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IOWA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD - TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION This position is restricted to current Military members of the Iowa Army National Guard.

LOCATION: G4 SMM, Johnston, IA In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience.

Applicants who do not fully address the minimum/specialized experience needed for the position in their resume will not be referred for consideration.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Experience, education, or training in administrative, professional, investigative, technical or other responsible work which demonstrates analytical ability and a practical and theoretical knowledge of the functions, processes and principles of management.

Experience using computer and automation systems.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: GS-0343-9: Must have experience in the following: 1-year specialized experience, education, or training equivalent to at least the next lower grade level Experience which has provided a working knowledge of the National Guard organizational structures, functions, procedures, and techniques.

Experience analyzing, interpreting and developing policies and procedures of local management. Major Duties:

As a MANAGEMENT ANALYST, GS-0343-9 your duties are below.

Analyzes maintenance capabilities, production effectiveness, equipment reliability, areas of deficiency, and trends of various small maintenance shops.

Projects involve surveys, comparisons, and studies of current and past operations. Defines requirements and extent of study, methods, sources used, and manner of presentation.

Determines significance of computed statistics, interprets results, and states conclusions developed. Determines deficiencies, high failures, and man-hour consumption areas.

Makes constructive recommendations for improving maintenance methods and procedures. Compares maintenance requirements with actual performance and determines effectiveness of operations.

Performs field surveys for the purpose of developing job standards on maintenance actions.

Reviews, extracts, analyzes, and collates maintenance data and prepares maintenance summaries from reports submitted by subordinate maintenance activities.

Summarizes and interprets significant data collected and relates this data to maintenance plans, standards, and actions.

Identifies and analyzes deficiencies in resource consumption, training, workload, and scheduling; evaluates deviations from standards and plans; and determines causes and impact on maintenance mission.

Assists work center supervisory personnel in interpreting and utilizing reports and information provided.

Develops charts, graphs, tables, and visual media to present trends, performance status, capabilities, and related management information.

Aids functional areas in identifying areas of record documentation and procedures, which can be streamlined, combined, or improved, and initiates methods to operate under the new or revised system.

Advises when manpower authorization appears unbalanced, based on analytical and statistical studies, as directed.

Identifies and validates manning required to support the organizational mission by use of various forecasting and statistical techniques.

Evaluates changes in the operational plan for the program that will affect the maintenance capability forecast. Serves as a management information systems manager for the branch.

Analyzes automation needs and recommends systems architecture for all maintenance operations. Develops, collects, and maintains various data used to evaluate and improve the maintenance effort.

Monitors data input and output products between the maintenance function and data automation. Evaluates data from any source, which is significant to the maintenance operation.

Performs other duties as assigned. D1256