Senior Program Analyst

Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or through Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

GS-14 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position must include: Conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses, studies, and reviews to evaluate program operations, identify trends, assess organizational performance, and develop recommendations for management consideration.

Planning, coordinating, and managing programs and projects, including developing action plans, establishing timelines, monitoring milestones and deliverables, resolving operational issues, and evaluating outcomes. Gathering, consolidating, analyzing, and validating data to support organizational performance measures, management reporting, and executive-level reviews; preparing and presenting findings, briefings, and recommendations to senior leadership and stakeholders.

Collaborating across business units and with internal and external stakeholders to coordinate initiatives, resolve operational issues, and ensure timely achievement of program objectives and deliverables. Developing, reviewing, and interpreting program guidance, policies, procedures, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), while coordinating and maintaining information management platforms to support program operations, reporting, and information sharing.

AND You must also meet the following requirement(s): TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment.

For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens" TIME IN GRADE (TIG): For positions above the GS-05, applicants must meet applicable time-in-­grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the grade you are applying for.

For positions at the GS-05, you cannot advance to the GS-05 if you have held a GS-02 in the past 52 weeks. There is no TIG restriction for GS-02, 03 or 04 positions. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position. Plans, organizes, and carries through to completion broad, long-term analytical studies and projectsrequiring analysis of effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of substantive, mission-orientedprograms.

Analyzes program functions and/or areas to discern trends in program delivery. Analyzes overviewreport data to measure effectiveness in meeting baseline or the degree to which program plans andachievements support strategic initiatives. Serves as the process analysis expert for a program orfunction. Develops various techniques and methods to assess costs and benefits of alternative programs and toevaluate the effectiveness of current programs.

Develops program plans, designs and issues directives and instructions, and develops recommendations toimprove the effectiveness of the program segment. Reviews and evaluates the effectiveness of operating procedures, work flow, inter-functionalcoordination, and organization operation through personal observation, conferences, and of status reportsand data. Prepares resulting documents from these reviews, reporting on progress towards achievementof program initiatives.

Evaluates the implementation of new procedures affecting the program operationsand maintains adequate controls to ensure compliance with procedures and deadlines. STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD92915 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.