Management and Program Analyst

Full Job Description

This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), Uncrewed Systems Operations Center (UxS) with one vacancy in Silver Spring, MD.

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards.

This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

This experience need not have been in the federal government.

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).

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

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

To qualify at the ZA-3 or GS-11 Grade level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-2 or GS-09 in the Federal service.

Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Participating in project planning by monitoring project milestones, or reporting on project status; Analyzing program operations for effectiveness and improvements; and Serving as a point of contact for program logistics.

OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.

OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of education and experience as described above. Major Duties:

As a Management & Program Analyst, you will perform the following duties: Serve as an analyst for the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations; Uncrewed Systems Operations Division, with responsibility for strategic, technical and business operations analysis and assessment efforts for aviation and uncrewed missions and projects.

Continually analyze and evaluate the assigned program/Divisions (on a quantitative and/or qualitative basis) for the effectiveness and efficiency of overall plans, policies and procedures and recommend systemic adjustment to strategies and improvement initiatives.

Apply knowledge of budgetary, financial, and administrative operations of the Department and the Federal budget process, and all associated policies, directives, procedures and regulations, to develop and provide authoritative advice and interpretation of legislation and policies and precedents.

Interpret new, updating, or established policy or regulations regarding aviation or uncrewed systems to determine and advise on their impact on mission operations and performance management.

Coordinate new or modified administrative/program policies, regulations, or objectives to achieve effective operations.