Program Analyst

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1.formulating, presenting, and executing multi-year program and budget estimates across multiple funding sources; 2. monitoring and evaluating program and project funds, including analyzing obligation and spending trends and coordinating reprogramming actions or budgetary adjustments; and 3. analyzing and interpreting budget policies, legislative directives, or guidelines and disseminating.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11 and above). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Collaborate with and provide assistance to project managers, engineering, construction, operations, and real estate managers in the preparation and submission of programming documents.,Prepare comprehensive justification data, detailed briefing materials, and formal responses to inquiries; presents financial and operational performance metrics to leadership, oversight bodies, and external stakeholders.,Analyze, interpret, and apply federal budget policies, legislative directives, and agency guidelines; assesses their programmatic impact to adjust program plans, execution schedules, and standard operating procedures accordingly.,Monitor and evaluate program and project funds to ensure optimal utilization; conducts in-depth analyses of obligation and spending trends, identifies variances, and coordinates necessary reprogramming actions or complex budgetary adjustments.,Conduct systematic evaluations of program efficiency and effectiveness; provides advisory services to management on resource allocation, process improvements, and the resolution of complex operational or budgetary issues.