PROGRAM ANALYST
Naval Sea Systems Command
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PROGRAM ANALYST
Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy
GS-11 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves working as an analyst for the U.S. Navy to manage foreign military sales programs, focusing on tracking costs, handling contracts, and finding ways to make operations more efficient.
You'll advise on financial and program issues, lead team projects, and ensure everything meets goals and rules.
It's a good fit for someone with experience in government or private sector contract management who enjoys problem-solving in a team setting.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 equivalent analyzing acquisition program data to monitor contractor costs and improve contract management efficiencies
- Ability to assist in awarding and managing contracts in compliance with program scopes
- Skills in monitoring financial obligations, expenditures, and spend plans to meet benchmarks
- Experience identifying problems and developing solutions to enhance fund execution and contract operations
- Proficiency in leading studies, surveys, reviews, or research to evaluate program effectiveness and compliance
- Capability to provide long-range planning for costs, performance, and schedules in acquisition efforts
- Strong judgment and discernment for advising on financial, contractual, and programmatic matters
Full Job Description
You will serve as a FOREIGN MILITARY SALES PROGRAM ANALYST in the Surface Ship Weapons Department of PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE IWS.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at the lower pay band NH-02 (GS-11 equivalent) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector analyzing acquisition program data to monitor contractor costs and develop solutions to maximize efficiencies in contract management operations.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Major Duties:
- You will serve as a management advisor using a high-level of discernment and judgment to address a wide variety of interrelated subject matter, that can include financial, contractual, programmatic, or other program office focus areas.
- You will be responsible for assisting with the award and management of contracts.
- You will ensure contract documents are prepared and executed in accordance with Program PAPM/APM work scope.
- You will monitor obligations and expenditures against executable spend plans to ensure expenditure benchmarks are met and responding to data calls from higher authorities.
- You will identify problems and develop/implement solutions to maximize efficiencies for fund execution and contract management.
- You will contribute as an integral project team member/leader on program tasking along with sharing knowledge and assisting other team members.
- You will lead studies, surveys, reviews, and/or research projects to evaluate program accomplishments, effectiveness, and/or compliance with meeting specific goals, objectives, rules, and regulations.
- You will provide long range plans for the cost, performance, and schedule of diverse teams and acquisition efforts within the scope of assigned areas.
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