Program Analyst

Full Job Description

The position is located in the Bureau of Global Public Affairs, Research and Analytics Division, Office of Research (GPA/RA/RE).

The incumbent serves as a senior Program Analyst who leads studies concerning social science and communications research to produce audience profile reports, produce campaign audience research reports, conduct focus group research, and produce pre-campaign message testing recommendations for the Bureau's campaigns and activities.

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.

NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement.

Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F.

Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience using a wide range of qualitative (e.g. focus groups), and/or quantitative methods (e.g.

randomized controlled trials (RCTs), content tests, and surveys) to analyze foreign audiences to assess or improve communications program effectiveness.

Experience planning, organizing, or leading research projects and/or team studies to analyze, evaluate, or develop recommendations for communication programs.

Experience negotiating with management and/or other organizations to accept and implement communications recommendations.

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position. Major Duties:

• Plans, organizes, and leads research projects and/or team studies to analyze, evaluate, and/or develop policy positions on GPA communication programs, efforts, mission, goals, and objectives.
• Determines and develops short- and long-range plans, objectives, and goals to promote research initiatives to evaluate the effectiveness of, implement, and administer GPA products and programs.
• Negotiates with management to build consensus and implementation of recommendations for a course of action in program design acceptable to the Bureau.
• Represents GPA at meetings, briefings and conferences and serves as a member of USG ad hoc committees and strategies and plans groups involving audience research and strategic engagements.
• Applies a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of GPA programs and operations.