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Agriculture, Rural Development Management & Program Analyst in Saint Louis, Missouri
Summary This position is located in Bankruptcy Branch, in the Chapter 13 Section. The incumbent formulates annual operating plans and studies, and tracks, monitors and evaluates results. Is responsible for a variety of special projects and reporting requirements associated with loan servicing and program support. Responsibilities Serves as representative or project leader/coordinator on studies and task forces established to address specific loan servicing issues or changes to programs. Studies unusual or highly intricate loan servicing problems and deficiencies. Defines and recommends alternative solutions to complex financial, managerial and regulatory reporting issues. Analyzes program operations costs and reports on impact on budget, temporary personnel, overtime and automation. Provides analysis of the overall cost of specified operations and its impact on the larger RD budget. Analyzes management reporting requirements to develop administrative or program reporting systems including system specifications, data gathering and analytical techniques and evaluation of the reporting Manages automation enhancement requests. Prioritizes and tracks automation enhancements. Ensures adequate design, development, and testing efforts. Updates problem report logs. Composes technical correspondence or position papers on complicated reporting problems/issues. Develops ad hoc reports and files for states, Headquarters, lenders or Division. Coordinates special ad hoc report requests. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience as defined below. Time in grade: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level (GS-11) in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. GS-12: Applicants must possess one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, or it's non-federal equivalent. Specialized experience is defined as collaborating with program directors to ensure program and administrative objectives are met; analyzing program procedures to evaluate effectiveness and recommend corrective action for improvement in one or more areas: organizational, structural, operational, and/or management efficiencies; assisting senior analyst(s) with the development of informational spreadsheets and presentations using application tools such as Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Adobe; designing studies in support of policy and procedural recommendations and/or changes related to annual goals and long-range plans. There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-12 level. NOTE: To be considered for this position, you must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the GS-0343 series set forth in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards by the closing date of the announcement. A copy is available at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards 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 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 Qualifications are based upon meeting specialized experience only. Education cannot be used to qualify for this position. Additional Information Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL), or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): Visit the OPM website for information on how to apply as a CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP eligible. To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP/ICTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100. To be eligible for appointment to this position, the new hire must be cleared to come on board once the results of the fingerprint check, review of the OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and the candidate's Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing (eQIP) entries have been reviewed and determined to be satisfactory. This position requires a favorable credit check as part of the background investigation. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc) should contact: USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). This position may be eligible to telework up to four days per week, based upon the duties of the position. This position may also be eligible for flexible work arrangements as determined by agency policy and any applicable collective bargaining agreements. This position is eligible to be covered by the bargaining unit represented by AFGE Local 3354 and position will be coded as 1942.