Program Analyst

DLA Careers; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

DLA Careers in Fort Belvoir, VA seeks a Program Analyst to plan, manage, and improve enterprise policy programs. You will develop policy drafts, strategic plans, and KPI management while guiding nationwide program execution and enterprise reporting to the DoD.

The role emphasizes training delivery, enterprise guidance to leadership, and administrative support for the DLA Transformation office. U.S. citizenship and security clearance readiness are required.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience includes evaluating policy effectiveness and improving program processes.
• Experience in communicating policies and procedures to management levels and obtaining support for implementation.
• Ability to design and deploy enterprise forms and websites as agency repositories.

Responsibilities

• Plans, carries out, and manages one of four enterprise programs within the Enterprise Policy Management Branch.
• Performs complex studies crossing agency organizations to assist in developing policy drafts, strategic plans and KPIs.
• Provides guidance, tools, training, and oversight on each program and reports to DoD annually.

Skills

Qualitative methods

Quantitative methods

Policy evaluation

Administrative support

Education

PhD or equivalent

Graduate education

Job description

Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

Duties

• Plans, carries out, and manages one of four enterprise programs within the Enterprise Policy Management Branch: 1) policy management, 2) forms management, 3) organizational alignment, or 4) plain language program.
• Performs segments of complex studies crossing agency organizations which assist the Team Lead in developing policy drafts, strategic plans and management of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Provides the guidance, tools, training, and oversight on each program. Provides enterprise guidance to DLA Directors and Commanders on reporting requirements and submits reports to DoD each year.
• Writes and publishes enterprise policies, processes, and procedures on all enterprise programs. Evaluates effectiveness and efficiency and makes improvements on a continuous basis.
• Develop training for each enterprise program. The incumbent instructs all personnel with a responsibility role on carrying out the enterprise program.
• Provide administrative management and analytical support to the DLA Transformation (DT) office in response to a range of administrative requirements, special projects, agency programs, and budget management and analysis.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt at the GS-13 level, Non-Exempt at the GS-12 and GS-11 grade levels
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: No
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Program Analyst your resume and supporting documentation must support: B. Education Substitution: Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx. If using education to meet basic qualifications, YOU MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT as supplemental documentation. To qualify based on education in lieu of specialized experience, you must possess: C. Combination: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for grade levels GS-11 may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-11.

• Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-13 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. To qualify at the GS-11 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
• GS-11:
  • Broad knowledge of qualitative and quantitative methods for assessing, evaluating, and improving program or project process effectiveness.
  • Evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of enterprise policies and procedures and making improvements on a continuous basis;
  • Providing and obtaining a wide variety of administrative and management directed services essential to the operation and support for an agency.
• GS-12:
  • Identifying deficiencies and determining standards and methods for enterprise program development and implementation; Analyzing and measuring program accomplishments;
  • Possesses highly developed written and oral communication skills to effectively convey policies and practices at various management levels and to engage support for implementation initiatives and recommendations;
  • Conducting complicated projects and studies that require in-depth knowledge of major issues, program goals and objectives, work processes, and administrative activities.
• GS-13:
  • Expert knowledge in identifying deficiencies and determining standards and methods for enterprise program development and implementation;
  • Experience deploying a website that serves as an Agency repository and information resource and manages compliance for each enterprise program;
  • Experience providing leadership, direction, guidance, advice, and assistance to team members in workload assignments/projects;
  • Expert knowledge in planning, designing, building, coding, testing, and deploying Agency forms.
  • GS-11: Successfully completed PH.D. or Equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.
  • GS-12: There is no education Substitution at this level.
  • GS-13: There is no education Substitution at this level.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Are you using your education to qualify? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application.

GS-11: Successfully completed PH.D. or Equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.

GS-12: There is no education Substitution at this level.

GS-13: There is no education Substitution at this level.

Graduate Education

One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

Foreign Education

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Additional information

As required by 5 C.F.R.

• 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. 1194).

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants

This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

Information for Veterans

Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY

Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is illegal.

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