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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Program Analyst in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Summary About the Position: As division expert on administrative matters, serves as key senior staff advisor and counselor. Provides authoritative and accurate guidance on all administrative, personnel, financial management, and logistic matters of the division. Responsibilities Analyzes, develops, and evaluates issues. Develops recommendations to resolve substantive problems and issues pertaining to the effectiveness and efficiency of work operations. Resolves day-to-day funding and programming issues pertaining to the execution of fiscal year budgets and programming of the division's Departmental Overhead (DOH) budget. Documents planning and programming decisions to meet Army Corps of Engineer requirements. Identifies operational requirements, assesses impact, and develops recommendations for changes and revision Participates in strategic planning to improve organizational direction and focus. Prepares detailed plans, budgets, and schedules. Provides support and advice on reprogramming of funds and funding levels due to manpower or other changes. Formulates and submits the Division's DOH operating budget estimates which forecast anticipated overhead costs such as training, awards, permanent change of station (PCS), equipment, supplies, computer hardware/software, etc as well as employees. Extracts financial data from applications and performs analysis on budget execution data. Reports to division staff on current status of fund availability and program progress. Makes recommendations concerning excess or shortfalls of funds. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Experience Required: GS-09 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes meeting two of the following: 1) Recommend solutions involving efficiency of work operations; 2)Identify funding/cost deficiencies; 3)Prepare and monitor operating budget and/or make recommendations concerning budget excess or shortfalls; and 4) Implement studies to improve operations, training, strategy, and/or satisfy data requests. .This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Business Administration, Finance, and Accounting. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-11 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes meeting three of the following: 1) Recommend solutions involving efficiency of work operations; 2)Identify funding/cost deficiencies; 3)Prepare and monitor operating budget and/or make recommendations concerning budget excess or shortfalls; and 4) Implement studies to improve operations, training, strategy, and/or satisfy data requests. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Business Administration, Finance, or Accounting. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-12 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes meeting all of the following: 1) Recommend solutions involving efficiency of work operations; 2)Identify funding/cost deficiencies; 3)Prepare and monitor operating budget and/or make recommendations concerning budget excess or shortfalls; and 4) Implement studies to improve operations, training, strategy, and/or satisfy data requests. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). "Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted". Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications. Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a Human Capital & Resource Management Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire