PROGRAM ASSISTANT

Full Job Description

About the Position: The position is established to provide assistant level support of management and program analytical functions Serves as program integrator to develop program and budget documents and reports, incorporating data developed primarily by project managers in coordination with other staff elements.

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.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician 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.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal Service or equivalent with responsibility of developing program and budget documents and reports from data provided by project managers and staff personnel; and reviewing, coordinating, and refining, budget documents and reports to ensure appropriate planning and budget data exists to support project funding and execution.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).

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-06).

Major Duties:

• Evaluates the efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity of programs involving resources, records, reports, directives, forms or similar management systems.
• Develops, prepares, and assembles fact sheets, issue papers, and other programming and budgeting documents necessary for program execution.
• Reviews, coordinates, and refines program and budget documents and reports to ensure that they include appropriate planning and budgetary data to support project funding and execution.
• Develops program and budget documents and reports, incorporating data developed primarily by project managers in coordination with other staff elements.