Management and Program Analyst

About the role

Serves as a Management and Program Analyst in the Western Service Center, Air Traffic Organization, Resource Management Group (RMG), AJV-W600. The group is responsible for providing workforce planning support to ATO service units within an assigned service area.

What you will do

• Performs multiple, varying, and complex assignments under the minimal direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional.
• May act as a contributing specialist on large work activities.
• Applies experience and advanced knowledge of analytical and evaluative techniques to accomplish the following assignments: collecting and analyzing data/information; conducting research; applying policies and procedures; identifying problems; and working with higher and lower level professionals in day-to-day operations.
• Develops procedures, systems, and methods on a variety of management functions and activities in one or more of the following areas - organizational planning and development, staffing utilization, productivity, work improvement and work methods, work measurement and staffing standards development, goals and objectives.
• Provides ongoing assistance, works basic issues, and acts as the organization's liaison to the Human Resources Office.
• With general direction, monitors, coordinates, and provides information to facilitate personnel management activities and related forms for the full range of personnel actions.
• Collaborates with managers on position management functions to include preparing job description documentation for the Division.
• Interfaces with employment services staff for guidance and staffing advice on position design.
• Works minor issues and serves primary administrative processes associated with performance management.
• Plans, schedules and conducts analyses/studies of proposed program plans for accomplishing program activities.
• Determines from a programmatic perspective the viability, consistency and accuracy of plans and projections and conducts reviews to determine resource levels required to accomplish programs in a sound and efficient manner.
• Provides supporting rationale on the establishment or clarification of objectives.
• Ensures that plans are consistent with program guidance.
• Analyzes plans for programs under the organization's cognizance and recommends changes, as necessary, to ensure that comprehensive plans are current and reflect policies, priorities, goals and objectives of the organization.
• Conducts analyses in the review and evaluation of program activities.
• These analyses are conducted to ensure proper program integration and conformance to policy, completeness, and adequacy of operations in meeting goals and objectives.
• Prepares recommendations based on such reviews, and discusses recommended courses of action with program managers to resolve major problem areas.
• These recommendations include but are not limited to financial, programmatic interfaces, and impact of not meeting goals and objectives.
• Reviews and analyzes draft regulations, manual chapters and directives referred to the group for comment.
• Based on this analysis, refers proposed issuance to appropriate group for review; and collects and integrates the various responses.
• Develops recommendations based on management studies and surveys, and discusses recommended courses of action with program managers to resolve problem areas.
• Reviews and analyzes new and proposed regulations to determine impact on program operations and management.
• Responsibilities may involve providing advice and support to management personnel for best utilization and reprogramming of resources, conducting analyses, developing/maintaining tracking systems, monitoring staffing numbers and developing quarterly/annual/interim reports as required.
• FV-H Duties: The incumbent performs duties and responsibilities described above with less frequent supervision and oversight.

Requirements

• We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

Education

For the G Band: Three full years of progressively higher level graduate education or Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree in an accredited college or university. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. There is no education substitution at the FV-H level.

To qualify based on education; you MUST submit a copy of your college or university transcript by the closing date. If selected, an official transcript will be required. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to *** (please include announcement number on each page).

Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Accreditation may be verified at the following website: *** Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited US educational institution in terms of equivalency to a degree acquired at an American college or university.

A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered. Transcripts can be uploaded via USAJOBS site with your application, or faxed to *** ATTN: David Lassen. Be sure to include the Vacancy Announcement # on each faxed page.

How you will be evaluated

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Documents you must provide

• Applicants must apply online to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement.
• Faxed, mailed or e-mailed applications cannot be accepted.
• If you need to submit additional documents to supplement your online application, e.g. transcripts or SF-50, you may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS.
• Supplemental documentation can also be faxed to *** on or before the closing date of this announcement.
• Please include your name and the vacancy announcement number on each of your faxed pages and redact all Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as social security number and date of birth.
• To qualify based on education; you MUST upload or fax a copy of transcripts at time of application.
• All documents must be received on or before the closing date of the announcement.
• If selected, official transcripts will be required prior to appointment.
• Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• In addition, If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement.
• You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application.
• If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.
• If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system ***

What to expect next

Once we receive your complete application, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications. Eligible and qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. You will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

For instructions on how to check the status of your application, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide. Important - If you make any changes to your application, you must resubmit it. If you make changes to your application and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your application package, and only your previously submitted application will be evaluated.

All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of political affiliation, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Information section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodation request.

Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Additional information on reasonable accommodations procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office.

Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required.

The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty.

FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. *** Leave Enhancement: FAA organizations may offer enhanced annual leave accrual to newly appointed or reappointed employees.

In order to receive consideration for such a benefit, applicants' prior non-Federal service or active duty uniformed service must directly relate to the duties of the position to which appointed. Granting enhanced annual leave is at the sole discretion of the hiring organization, and granting such benefit is not an entitlement nor guaranteed to any newly hired employee.

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements.

Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA. In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA.

Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed in the announcement.

Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

Security Requirements: Low Risk (position sensitivity level 1): This position requires completion & favorable adjudication of a National Agency Check with Inquiries (Tier 1) background investigation prior to appointment, unless waiver is obtained. This is not a bargaining unit position. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA