Program Analyst (Integrated Systems Specialist)

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is under the DoDEA HQ Education Directorate, Specialized Content, Innovation & Instructional Leadership division located in Alexandria, VA.

This position is not covered by a bargaining unit. 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 People with Disabilities, Schedule A 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: One year of specialized experience which includes managing projects to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the PK-12 Education department, developing detailed plans for sharing information with stakeholders and team members, assisting in the development of policy and/or strategic communication planning of PK-12 Education initiatives, and presenting comprehensive progress reports to leadership.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

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:

• Prepare reports and justifications to brief high level officials on program requirements.
• Evaluate education programs to ensure compliance.
• Investigate potential problem areas to develop solutions or new program objectives.
• Develop strategies supporting implementation and/or administration of policy.
• Manage projects related to system development, implementation, and upgrades.
• Support multi-layered, multi-disciplinary project teams with broad impact on educational mission.