Program Analyst

Full Job Description

About the Position: The position is at the Office of Chief of Staff Operations, Plans, Legislation & Policy, in Alexandria, VA.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Competitive Service Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Civilian Employee Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

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).

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

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Specialized Experience for GS-13: Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled including: Identifying, drafting and implementing policy at the federal level, including establishing strategic plans or policy roadmaps for the eligibility of military dependents; implementing innovative approaches and creative solutions to conduct on-site reviews based on an analysis and interpretation of rising issues or complex programmatic problems; providing guidance or technical assistance on applicable statues and/or regulations, to include conducting meetings and/or in-person trainings with stakeholders at varying levels Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Major Duties:

• Schedule meetings, trainings, and on-site reviews based on program analyzes and interpretation of key issues arising from eligibility and enrollment.
• Conduct studies designed to identify general and specific program requirements for all DoDEA schools' eligibility.
• Plan program assessments and evaluations for all aspects of current or projected operating programs.
• Forecast program requirements and prepares programmatic reports for briefings and presentations.
• Recommend resolutions for conflicting policy issues regarding dependent eligibility and enrollment by using analysis and interpretation of existing regulatory guidance.
• Serve as technical authority in the development of eligibility and enrollment requirements and policy guidelines.
• Write policies and procedures for the agency’s student eligibility and enrollment program.
• Develop a strategic plan for conducting eligibility and enrollment on-site reviews identifying conflicting practices and recommend resolutions using existing statue, policy, and regulations.
• Prepare correspondence and replies to high-level inquiries regarding student eligibility and enrollment.
• Support the development of new policies across a broad spectrum of educational functional areas, especially the operations of schools.
• Analyze significant educational trends and issues, and relates these to eligibility and enrollment requirements.
• Maintain regular contact with DoDEA offices and officials on the programmatic requirements for eligibility and enrollment.
• Prepare recommendations and correspondence for high-level personnel on sensitive issues relating to the eligibility and enrollment of dependents.
• Communicate, both verbally and in writing, the requirements for dependent eligibility for enrollment in DoDEA schools.
• Prepare written determinations for student eligibility and enrollment using the law, DoD regulations, and DoDEA policy.