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/ EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 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.

To qualify at the GS-14 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Reviewing or contributing to the development of new or modified program or management policies, regulations, goals, or objectives; and Reviewing or contributing to development of procedures or systems for assessing the effectiveness of programs or management processes.

As a Management and Program Analyst, you will perform the following duties: Serve as Executive Officer (XO), located in any National Weather Service (NWS) office and working directly under the supervision of that respective Office's Director. Analyze management information requirements. Develop, analyze, and evaluate new or modified program and management policies, regulations, goals, or objectives.

Lead, conduct or participate in projects, management studies and reviews, particularly those with effect on organizational structure, facility planning, cost projections, policy, processes, operations, fiscal control, and economy. Organize assigned projects and plan, organize and direct team study work.

Serve as primary liaison to internal and external agencies on managing program and project requirements, identifying and resolving funding issues, elevating issues to key senior leadership, revising and writing policies, and issues impacting NWS field operations. Analyze and evaluate on a quantitative and qualitative basis the effectiveness of line program operations in meeting established goals and objectives. Develop procedures and systems for assessing the effectiveness of programs and management processes.