Supervisory Budget Analyst (Schedule Policy/Career)

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 ZA-5 or GS-15 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-4 or GS-14 in the Federal service.

Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Providing advice and guidance on organizational budgetary actions, including analysis of appropriations laws, regulations and policies; Developing budget formulation policies and strategies; and Leading teams, including assigning work, setting priorities, reviewing and evaluating work and performance, and providing feedback on work assignments and projects.

As a Supervisory Budget Analyst, you will perform the following duties: Oversee the Budget Formulation Division within the Management and Budget Office of the National Ocean Service (NOS). Responsible for coordinating out-year planning, budget formulation, budget analysis, and programmatic evaluation for NOS.

Work with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Budget Office (NBO) to ensure that NOS's portion of the President's Budget is submitted correctly and on time and that NBO has the information they need to justify the request. Manage responses to requests from NBO, Department of Commerce, the Office of Management and Budget, and Appropriations Committees.

Apply knowledge of budgetary, policy, related laws, regulations, and administrative matters to provide authoritative advice and interpretation of appropriations legislation and policies. Oversee the analysis of data from a variety of sources to prepare and provide factual data, recommendations and/or briefing material to Senior Leaders for use in Program resourcing discussions with agency and administration leadership. Coordinate analysis and evaluation of requirements for new resources.

Develop budget formulation policy and strategies. Advise senior leadership on policies that support alignment of programmatic activities to NOAA's objectives. Track and resolve all planning and formulation issues affecting NOS and its programs. Provide leadership and internal coordination for aligning budget planning and formulation with strategic planning, risk assessment, program review and evaluation, and internal audits. Serve as a Supervisor planning and distributing work to be accomplished by subordinates.

Set and adjust short and long-term priorities and prepare schedules for the completion of work. Find ways to improve production or increase the quality of the work and evaluate the work performance of subordinates and provide technical oversight and instruction, establish performance standards, and address poor performance as part of the performance process. Participate in all facets of the personnel management process.