Management Analyst

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/09/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted.

An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Applicants must meet one of the following to qualify for the GS-11 level: One year of specialized experience in or directly related to this position that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position.

To be creditable, the required specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal service. Examples of GS-9level work: 1) Participating in the identification and development of data required for use in the management and direction of programs; 2) preparing guidance documents for work plans; 3) researching program methods and establishing procedures for program requirements. Assignments were made with the objectives, priorities, and deadlines defined.

Work was planned and carried out independently in accordance with proven techniques, methods, and practices.

Controversial use of approaches or modifications of standard procedures were typically discussed with a designated person before being carried out. OR applicants may substitute successful completion of 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (such as an LL.M, if related). (54 semester hours, 81quarter hours, or the equivalent). OR a combination of education and experience as listed above.

Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels specified in the table, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages.

The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grades GS-9 and GS-11.

Volunteer Experience: 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.

This vacancy is limited to the first 75 applications received and will close at midnight Eastern Time on the day this application limit is reached regardless of the closing date specified in this vacancy announcement. Any application received prior to midnight Eastern Time of the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and considered.

You are strongly encouraged to submit all required supporting documents at the time of application should the vacancy close earlier than stated in this announcement due to the applicant limit being reached. Supporting documents will not be accepted once the vacancy announcement closes.

At the full performance level (GS-11) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: - Reviews budgetary and program data, workload reports, and staffing requests to ensure that organization positions are funded properly, participates with leadership and the Office of Human Resources in development of projected staffing needs to ensure acceptable staffing levels are maintained. - Plans and conducts analytical studies of organizational elements and works to identify problems and improve resource utilization, administrative support, and management effectiveness. - Keeps abreast of Department, Survey, and regional policies and requirements; briefs senior staff; and recommends methods for implanting and enforcing requirements. - Identifies problems in program operations, using quantitative methods.

Conducts studies of operating programs, analyses findings, and writes reports identifying recommendations. - Develops, maintains, and monitors integrated reporting system(s) affecting programs with interrelated functions and operations.

Salary and Duty Location Information: FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA $74,678 (step 1) to $97,087 (step 10) TUCSON, ARIZONA $76,095 (step 1) to $98,928 (step 10) SACRAMENTO,CALIFORNIA $82,780 (step 1) to $107,620 (step 10) MOFFETT FIELD,CALIFORNIA $93,358 (step 1) to $121,371 (step 10) Pay will vary based on grade level and/or duty location for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.