MANAGEMENT ANALYST - DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY

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The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a management analyst, with primary responsibility as a Contracting Officer's Representative, ensuring services contract cost, schedule, and performance measures are standardized, monitored, tracked, and administered according to Federal Acquisition Regulations and Defense Acquisition Regulations guidelines.

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower broadband NH-02, equivalent to the next lower grade GS-11 or equivalent in other pay systems.

Specialized experience is experience in demonstrating skilled critical thinking in identifying, analyzing, and solving complex issues.

Taking and displaying personal accountability in leading, overseeing, guiding, and/or managing programs and projects within assigned areas of responsibility.

Monitoring and influencing cost parameters of work, tasks and projects, ensuring an optimum balance between cost and value.

NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1.

Knowledge of a comprehensive range of AF functions, policies, procedures, practices, concepts, and theories related to the mission, management, and operation of organizations to provide high level staff guidance.

2.

Knowledge of DoD and AF planning, budgeting and execution; policy and procedures and schedules for developing Program Objectives Memorandum (POM), unfunded requirements justifications, POM narratives, offsets, disconnects, reclamas, and issue papers.

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Knowledge of contract administration in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Acquisition Regulations (DFAR) guidelines; a wide range of principles, practices, and quantitative and qualitative evaluative techniques used in project analysis to identify, evaluate, resolve, and present issues or problems to isolate discrepancies or identify trends that impact organizational mission objectives both operationally and strategically.

4 Ability to manage services acquisitions through all phases of the project lifecycle from initiation and planning through execution, monitoring & controlling, and close-out. 5.

Skill to use, manipulate, and or synthesize various data systems and sources of information to cross-correlate data and metrics to evaluate data within the context of operational environment, develop course of action to better support mission objectives, select and coordinate with appropriate parties of interest, and champion organizational opportunities in the corporate process.

6. Skill in monitoring and tracking contract baselines (cost and schedule); tracking contract accomplishments (milestones and deliverables); reporting on contract performance; and invoice processing.

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Ability to recognize and analyze complex analytical problems, conduct research, gather, assemble, and analyze facts; draw conclusions; conduct analysis; devise recommended solutions; and summarize results of the entire process in briefings, papers, or reports suitable for top management use and decision-making.

8. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, negotiates complex issues, and maintains good working relationships. 9. Ability to plan, organize work and meet deadlines.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

Serve as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) ensuring services contract cost, schedule, and performance measures are standardized, monitored, tracked and administered according to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Acquisition Regulations (DFAR) guidelines Provide performance project management and control including monitoring and tracking contract baselines (cost and schedule); tracking contract accomplishments (milestones and deliverables); reporting on contract performance; and invoice processing.

Assist in the pre-award phase of service contract management by supporting acquisition planning, market research, requirements definition, developing government cost estimates, drafting requirements documentation such as the Performance Work Statement or Statement of Work, and reviewing and analyzing of proposals.

Manage service contract financials by reviewing, analyzing, and tracking Contract and Task Order (TO) obligations, invoices and expenditures, validating expenditures against services rendered, and performing audit reviews to identify and ensure uncommitted, residual or excess funds are returned to the applicable agencies.

Liaise and communicate with Contracting Officers, Contract Specialists, Technical POCs, Program Managers, Functional Leads, Business Financial Managers, other JPO stakeholders, as well as the Vendor POCs.

Develop and utilize financial management spreadsheets to monitor overall project health in terms of schedule, cost, risks, and performance and support the development and tracking of the DESA Financial Budget Plan and Annual Cost Estimates.

Monitor contract performance, ensuring deliverables meet contract terms, quality, and schedule, against contractual requirements IAW the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan.