Management & Program Analyst

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for a Management & Program Analyst in the National Telecommunications and Information Administration within the Department of Commerce.

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/#url=Occupational-Series 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 GS-13 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the GS-12 (or equivalent pay band) level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as: Planning, reviewing, and coordinating administrative tasks, including but not limited to budget management and planning; Developing program or administrative reporting systems, including system specifications, data-gathering and analytical techniques, and evaluation methodology; and Researching, analyzing, and evaluating programs, communicating findings, and making recommendations.

Major Duties:

As a Management & Program Analyst, you will perform the following duties: Develop, manage, and maintain assigned operations data/information systems.

Evaluating and advising on programs and their operations, organization, methods, and procedures within the NTIA program office.

Identify needs and make recommendations to modify administrative policies and processes for use in the management and direction of programs.

Interpreting, reviewing, and analyzing policies, regulations, procedures, and system(s) requirements. Research current or new management practices for application to programs or operations.

Provide technical advice on the appropriate method and/or procedure of analysis and evaluation.

Analyzes management information requirements to develop program or administrative reporting systems, including the systems specifications, data gathering and analytical techniques, and systems evaluation methodology.

Identify, develop, analyze, and evaluate new or modified administrative program policies, regulations, goals, or objectives for use in the management and direction of programs; and develop data required for use in the management and direction of programs.

Serve as the COR, monitoring and overseeing contractor performance, technical requirements, and providing direction within the contract scope.

This position is also advertised under NTIA-OPSC-DE-26-12890751, which is open to Merit Promotion/Direct Hire eligible applicants.

You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Management & Program Analyst GS-0343-13, FPL GS-13 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.