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Summary This position is located in the Office of Maritime Labor and Training, Office of the Deputy Associate Administrator for Maritime Education and Training, Office of the Associate Administrator for Strategic Sealift, Maritime Administration (MARAD). Responsibilities As a Student Incentives and Academies Programs Analyst, you will: Support the Maritime Administration (MARAD) Academies and Grants Program and assist maritime institutions with increasing enrollment and graduation levels by administering various policy and strategic engagement initiatives. Assist with processing applications for the MARAD Student Incentive Payment (SIP) Program, ensuring federal requirements are met, recommending approval or disapproval of applications, and conducting administrative actions about budgeting, funding, and payment as needed. Engage with State Maritime Academies (SMA) on student incentive matters, outreach activities, support, and interaction for the SIP Program, the Strategic Sealift Midshipmen Program, and Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) staff. Review program compliance for existing or new funding recipients and in accordance with Department of Transportation (DOT) Grant Management practices, determining if the institutions meet and maintain all requirements. Manage SIP Database, including data entry, reporting, contents management, system development testing and deployment. The ideal candidate has strategic sealift officer experience and/or is a graduate of a maritime academy. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S.Citizen and eligible for consideration. You must meet specialized experience to qualify. Required documents must be submitted by the closing date. Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service. GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 requires the applicant selected for this position to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter. PCS/RELOCATION/RECRUITMENT: Permanent Change of Station (PCS), Relocation, and Recruitment Incentive authorization varies by position/selection and a service agreement may be required. PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed). TELEWORK ELIGIBILITY: This position may be eligible for occasional and/or regularly scheduled telework. The number of telework days approved will be determined by your immediate supervisor or manager following the agency’s telework policy and guidance. If participating in the telework program, you will be required to sign a telework agreement detailing agency telework policy requirements, working conditions, and expectations for the position. DEU REQUIREMENTS: Applicants selected under delegated examining procedures may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed). TIME-IN-GRADE: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. Qualifications To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration. To qualify for the Grade 12, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-11 it must include: Experience assisting in implementing or developing maritime workforce, training, or educational programs. Experience providing administrative and program outreach support to government, military, educational institutions, or maritime industry stakeholders. Experience inputting and verifying data in databases and spreadsheets for preparing and generating reports. To qualify for the Grade 13, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-12, it must include: Experience leading the implementation of maritime, educational or workforce outreach initiatives and engaging with a broad group of stakeholders within government, military, education sectors, or maritime industry to promote and support student or workforce programs and outreach activities. Experience providing maritime administrative and program oversight including reviewing, evaluating, and implementing funding requests and advising on standard operating procedures. Experience inputting and verifying data in databases and spreadsheets and preparing and generating reports. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Manage and Organize Information - Identifies a need; gathers, organizes, and maintains information; determines its importance and accuracy, and communicates it by a variety of methods. Performance Measurement - Knowledge of the principles and methods for evaluating program or organizational performance using financial and nonfinancial measures, including identification of evaluation factors (for example, workload, personnel requirements), metrics, and outcomes. Technical Competence - Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues. For all types of consideration, 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. For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4 All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Education Additional Information This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.