Management and Program Analyst (Direct Hire)

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center seeks a Management and Program Analyst to lead budget formulation, execution, analysis, and reporting for programs, projects, and institutional operations. You will provide business management and systems expertise enabling center-wide oversight of planning and control activities supporting timely and cost-effective mission objectives.

The role requires translating financial data into briefings and project papers, advising program managers, and identifying

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11.
• Gathering financial requirements and procurement guidance, including compliance.
• Coordinating facility, safety, and security requirements to enable operations.

Responsibilities

• Advises program managers on cost, performance, and resource allocations for programs, projects and/or activities.
• Analyzes cost actuals and data trends to identify variances against operating plans.
• Analyzes processes, identifies efficiencies, and recommends changes to optimize operations and resources toward meeting goals.
• Performs analytical methods to identify, evaluate, and recommend solutions; develops briefings, project papers, status/staff reports.
• Applies innovative methods to organize and analyze historical data, develop interpretations, project risks and needs.
• Collaborates with facility, safety, compliance, and other directorates to establish best practices.

Skills

Budget formulation

Budget execution

Cost analysis

Program management

Briefings and reporting

Data analysis

Job description

Summary

Armstrong Flight Research Center seeks interested applicants for a Management and Program Analyst position. You will manage budget formulation, execution, analysis, and reporting. You may support programs, projects, and/or institutional business operations, providing business management and systems expertise enabling Branch and/or Center-wide oversight of program planning and control activities supporting timely and cost-effective mission objectives.

Duties

• Advises Program Managers, other technical managers, and the Program Planning and Control Manager in strategic planning and analyzing cost, performance, and resource allocations for programs, projects and/or activities.
• Analyzes cost actuals and data trends to identify variances against operating plans.
• Analyzes processes, identifies efficiencies, and recommends changes to optimize operations and resources towards meeting established goals and objectives.
• Performs analytical methods to identify, evaluate, and recommend appropriate solutions. Applies written and oral communication techniques sufficient to develop and deliver briefings, project papers, status/staff reports.
• Applies innovative, creative, and/or more effective methods to organize and analyze historical data, develop interpretations, project risks and needs.
• Applies written and oral communication techniques sufficient to develop and deliver briefings, project papers, status/staff reports.
• Assesses and adjusts to changing situations by implementing innovative solutions to make organizational improvements, ranging from incremental improvements to major shifts in direction or approach, as appropriate.
• Collaborates with facility, institutional asset, safety, compliance representatives, other Directorates, and Programs to establish best practices and to foster proactive conversations on Engineering institutional assets and needs.

Requirements

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
• This position may require a one-year probationary period. If selected, the requirement to serve such period will be determined by Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 11. **See Additional Information section**
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation or higher-level clearance. Investigation/Clearance may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
• Financial Disclosure, Drug Testing, and/or the Travel Requirements for this position may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.

Qualifications

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

To qualify for GS-12, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level:

• Gathering financial requirements and guidelines to make government procurements to include meeting 889 compliance;
• Identifying resource requirements and make recommendations (i.e., staffing, space allocation, funding, equipment, etc.) to support project and facility operational needs;
• Coordinating facility, safety, and security requirements to enable project and/or laboratory operational needs.

Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

Additional selections may be made for similar positions across NASA within the local commuting area(s) of the location(s) identified in this announcement. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) within NASA. CTAP/ICTAP will be cleared for any additional selection from this announcement.

If you have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), you must:

• Indicate your eligibility when applying for a position. The questionnaire asks you to identify your ICTAP/CTAP eligibility.
• Meet the minimum qualifications requirements for the position
• Submit proof that you meet the requirements for CTAP/ICTAP as indicated in 'Required Documents'

Any applicant that received a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) from the federal government within the last five years based on the closing date of this announcement, if selected, may be required to repay the full amount prior to establishing a start date. For additional information on the VSIP repayment requirement.

Per Executive Order 14343, this position is not part of a bargaining unit.

Probationary Period

You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. If selected, the requirement to serve such period will be determined by Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 11.

In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

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