Program Analyst

About the role

This position is in the Excepted Service under U.S.C. 50 § 3024(v) and appointments are made without regard to the requirements of the Competitive Service by laws, Executive order, or OPM regulations. The position is in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Office of Consular and Management Liaison (INR/CML).

The position focuses on management functions (HR, finances, logistics, etc.) associated with sensitive intelligence projects.

What you will do

• Liaises with senior Department and IC stakeholders on staffing and financial resource priorities and plans related to overseas presence and reimbursement Analyzes problematic situations, develops guidance, SOPs, and cables, and recommends solutions and/or alternative options to complex, interagency issues Counsels and advises personnel regarding Foreign Service appointments, benefits, and assignment and transfer processes Maintains detailed, comprehensive records relating to positions and/or assigned personnel, including preparing summaries and reports for review by supervisor Serves as liaison with counterparts within the Department and various agencies and participates in meetings relating to areas of responsibility

Education

Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.

How you will be evaluated

Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume limited to two pages will be conducted and compared against your responses to the assessment questions to determine if you are qualified for this job. Resumes longer than two pages will be deemed ineligible and will not be considered further.

Note: Responses to questions that are not fully supported by the information in your resume may result in adjustments to your rating. Applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements, as described in the “Qualifications” section of this announcement, will be assigned a score between 70 and 100.

The assessment is used to measure the degree in which your background matches the competencies (knowledge, skills, and abilities) required for this position.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies: Ability to perform management and program analyses Ability to plan, initiate, organize, and coordinate activities within and outside the Agency Ability to handle multiple priorities and competing deadlines Ability to apply logic and reasoning Ability to manage and interact with various groups and individual Applicants found to be among the top qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring official for further consideration and possible interview.

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Documents you must provide

• All required documents listed below, that are applicable to you, must be submitted to our automated system by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.
• Resume limited to two pages showing relevant work/volunteer experience, education and training.
• Include the start and end dates (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours per week worked/volunteered.
• Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must support your answers to the completed online assessment questions.
• Resumes longer than two pages will be deemed ineligible and will not be considered further.
• Most recent SF-50s (Notification of Personnel Actions).
• The SF-50s must show: effective date, position title, series, grade, salary, tenure, position occupied, full promotion potential, and name of agency.
• Multiple SF-50s may be needed to show all required information (e.g., promotion, within-grade increase, and separation SF-50s).
• Award SF-50s often do not show the required information.
• Performance appraisal, strongly encouraged for current or former Federal employees.
• Submit a copy of your most recent (i.e., usually within the last 18 months) final (i.e., not a mid-year review) official (i.e., signed by the rating official and in original format) annual performance appraisal for the hiring manager's consideration.
• If a performance appraisal is not available, you may provide a statement and/or a statement from your supervisor explaining the reason one is not available and your servicing HR Office contact information (name, email address, phone number).
• Note: You may be requested to provide an appraisal to the hiring official if one was not provided with your application.
• To receive a promotion, the employee's most recent performance rating must be “fully successful” or an equivalent level or higher.
• Employees who are tentatively selected to receive a promotion will be required to provide performance documentation within two business days of request.
• Servicing HR Offices may be contacted to verify performance ratings.

What to expect next

After all application packages are received, we will review applications and evaluate applicants' qualifications. Then, in approximately two weeks after this announcement closes, we will refer candidates, as described in the “How You Will Be Evaluated” section, to the hiring manager for selection consideration.

Your application status will be updated up to four times during the following hiring phases: After applications are received. After applications are assessed to determine qualifications. After candidates are referred to the hiring manager.

After a selection is made. For the selected candidates who receive a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability review and/or security background investigation that generally takes an average of at least two to six months.

Additional information

For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at ***. If eligible, situational telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.

If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department for up to 240 days. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.