Management Analyst.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration in Portland, OR is seeking a Management Analyst to support agency programs and operations. This role emphasizes budgeting, data analysis, reporting, and the development of guidance aligned with policy.

You will prepare directives and memoranda for management review, provide admin support to the Area Office, analyze data needs for reporting systems, and help plan budget proposals as needed.

Qualifications

• 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to GS-07 or higher.
• Maintaining and tracking office budget, performing research, gathering data, preparing reports, and evaluating program effectiveness.
• Education options include master's degree or 2 years of graduate education; LL.B./J.D., if related.
• Resume is limited to two pages as per Merit Hiring Plan guidance.
• Describe your experience clearly; avoid assumptions about your background.

Responsibilities

• Researches and recommends workable solutions and management actions based on sound management principles and agency policy.
• Prepares directives, memoranda, policy statements, and guidelines for management review.
• Provides administrative support to the Area Office as needed.
• Analyzes management information requirements to develop reporting systems and data gathering methods.
• Identifies data required for management and direction of programs.
• May assist with planning, coordinating, and developing budget proposals for the agency.

Skills

Budget tracking

Research

Data gathering

Prepare reports

Present briefings

Education

Master's degree or higher in related field

2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education

LL.B. or J.D., if related

Job description

Duties

Major duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Researches and recommends workable solutions and management actions that are based on sound management principles and are achievable in relation to agency policy and regulations.
• Prepares directives, memoranda, policy statements, and other written guidelines and recommendations for review by management.
• Provides administrative support to the Area Office, in the absence of administrative support and/or clerical staff, as needed.
• Analyzes management information requirements to develop program or administrative reporting systems including the systems specifications, data gathering and analytical techniques, and systems evaluation methodology, as needed.
• Identifies and reviews data required for use in the management and direction of programs.
• Incumbent may assist with planning, coordinating, and developing budget proposals for the agency.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.

Qualifications

You must meet the Specialized Experience to qualify for Management Analyst, as described below.

Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

To qualify for the GS-09: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-07. Qualifying specialized experience for the GS-09 includes: Maintaining and tracking office budget, performing research, gathering data, preparing reports, presenting briefings or analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of program operations.

or

Education: To qualify based on education applicants must have a master's or equivalent graduate degree; or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.B. or J.D., if related.

or

A qualifying combination of education and competencies as described above.

NOTE: In alignment with the Presidential Memorandum titled Merit Hiring Plan, dated May 29, 2025, applicants may only submit a resume limited to two (2) pages. Only the résumé uploaded under the 'Resume' document type in USAJOBS will be reviewed. If the resume submitted exceeds two (2) pages, the application will be deemed ineligible for further consideration.

NOTE: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Education

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