Management and Program Analyst

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards.

This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Occupational-Series Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as: Leading major projects of comprehensive studies, evaluations and analyses of complex/controversial, or precedent-setting programs (e.g., Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy, Government Accountability Office/Office of the Inspector General (GAO/IG) Audits, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Records, Awards, Telework, Remote Work, Space & Facilities Management, Safety & Health, Workers Compensation, Wellness); and Analyzing and evaluating (on a quantitative or qualitative basis) the effectiveness of program operations in meeting established goals and objectives; and Anticipating, identifying, and leading the identification, design, and implementation of automated and modernized business processes; and Developing executive briefings, reports, and decision documents addressing complex organizational and programmatic issues; and Representing executive leadership in high-level engagements, interagency coordination, and external stakeholder interactions; and Resolving unusually complex problems, e.g., recommending solutions to problems or situations for which the cause is unknown or is conceptual in nature, requiring extensive research and analysis of facts or trends indicated by morale or production problems.

As a Management and Program Analyst, you will perform the following duties: Analyze and advise management on the evaluation of the effectiveness of OPEM operations. These operations are concentrated in the fields of FOIA, Privacy, Records, Government Accountability Office and Office of the Inspector General (GAO/OIG) Audits, Awards Program, Safety and Health, Telework, Remote Work, Wellness CUI, Worker's Compensation, and Space Management.

Support and develop plans for OPEM & OCFO/DOA project teams or other groups in accomplishing/producing projects/studies. Review and analyze the administration of each OPEM program area to ensure compliance with goals and objectives of that particular focus. Serve as a point of contact and authority in matters relating to OPEM programs and is responsible for the validity of recommendations made to senior management.

Advise and make suggestions to OPEM Director of process improvement in programs of broad scope and mission impact of assigned areas. Relay information to BIS staff and leadership on changes in policy, directives, and procedures; coordinate issues with OPEM Director and provide recommendations for resolution. Prepare and implement internal operating procedures, special studies, responses to inspection, audits, and surveys, etc.

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Management and Program Analyst, GS-0343-14, Full Performance Level (FPL) GS-14 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location or local commuting area with the same qualifications and specialized experience.