Program Analyst (Monitoring Learning & Change Management)

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 Competitive Service Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Civilian Employee Current Department of War (DoW) Civilian Employee Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of War (DoW) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoW MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoW Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement 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.

Specialized Experience for GS 13: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Developing monitoring, evaluation, and learning frameworks using theories of change, logic models, results frameworks, performance indicators, and learning agendas to improve program performance.; and 2) Applying program evaluation methodologies, including evaluability assessments, process, outcome and impact evaluations, using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method research approaches to develop an evidence base.; and 3) Applying statistical analysis tools (e.g., R, Python, Power BI, Tableau), performance measurement, data visualization, and evidence synthesis techniques to interpret findings, measure outcomes, and communicate evidence-based recommendations.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Organizational Awareness Planning and Evaluating Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Strategic Thinking Stress Tolerance Teamwork 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-12).

Develops and applies theories of change, logic models, results frameworks, and performance measurement plans to link activities, outputs, outcomes, and strategic objectives.,Conducts quantitative and qualitative analyses using Power BI, Tableau, R, Python, ATLAS.ti and similar tools; applies statistical, survey, evaluation, and mixed-method approaches to identify trends, measure outcomes, and inform decisions.,Leads organizational learning and adaptive management initiatives by establishing learning agendas, communities of practice, AARs, lessons-learned processes, and knowledge-sharing systems promoting evidence use and continuous improvement.,Develops executive briefings, decision papers, dashboards, reports, data stories, and visualizations that synthesize research findings, evaluation results, performance information, and risk into actionable recommendations for senior leaders.,Designs monitoring systems, performance frameworks, indicator reference sheets, data quality assurance processes, governance standards, and reporting methods to assess implementation progress, organizational performance, outcomes, and risk.,Conducts and manages needs, evaluability, formative, process, implementation, and summative evaluations to assess program effectiveness, implementation fidelity, outcomes, and organizational impact.,Designs qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method studies using surveys, interviews, focus groups, case studies, quasi-experimental methods, contribution analysis, and outcome harvesting to generate evidence for decision making.