Contracting Liaison
Department of State - Agency Wide
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PROGRAM ANALYST
Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy
GS-13 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves advising on and managing large-scale government projects for the Navy's shipbuilding programs, from planning and budgeting to evaluating their success over time.
You'll work with teams to create strategies, analyze data, and brief high-level leaders on improvements.
It's a great fit for someone with experience in federal contracting and program management who enjoys solving complex problems in a team setting.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 or equivalent level analyzing federal acquisition programs across the project lifecycle
- Strong skills in financial, contractual, and programmatic analysis with high-level judgment
- Ability to develop and implement program requirements based on new legislation
- Experience evaluating program effectiveness and developing efficiency strategies for budgeting and procurement
- Proficiency in leading studies, coordinating group efforts, and delivering briefings to senior stakeholders
- Knowledge of federal acquisition processes and program office operations
Full Job Description
You will serve as a PROGRAM ANALYST in the Naval Sea Systems Command of PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE SHIPS.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower pay band NH-03 (GS-13 equivalent) grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: analyzing or advising on the execution of federal acquisition programs throughout the project lifecycle.
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 high-level of discernment and judgment to address a wide variety of interrelated subject matter that may include financial, contractual, programmatic, or other program office focus areas.
- You will develop and implement overall program requirements based on new or revised legislation.
- You will analyze and evaluate effectiveness of program requirements throughout the life cycle.
- You will develop and implement improvement and efficiency strategies for programming, budgeting and procurement based on findings from key program key program specialists and analysts and lead studies.
- You will coordinate group efforts and consolidate findings into a proposed product as well as develop and deliver briefings to senior stakeholders.
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