Program Analyst

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/23/2026-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. Specialized Experience: To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Specialized experience includes at least two (2) of the following: Performing analytical and evaluative studies of program operations, business processes, financial activities, or administrative functions to improve organizational effectiveness and efficiency; Identified trends, issues, and opportunities for improvement by analyzing workload, staffing, budget, financial, or operational data from multiple sources; Developing recommendations to improve internal controls, reporting methods, business processes, or program performance; Preparing reports, dashboards, briefings, or presentations to communicate analytical findings and support management decision-making; Supporting budget execution, financial monitoring, cost tracking, work order management, or related administrative operations; and documenting business requirements, process workflows, or user needs to support the implementation or improvement of automated reporting, analytics, business intelligence, super intelligence (SI).

You must include hours per week worked. 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.

• Conduct program, financial, workforce, and operational analyses to evaluate organizational effectiveness and efficiency.
• Develop recommendations to improve business processes, internal controls, reporting methods, and resource utilization.
• Analyze workload, staffing, budget, and performance data to support management decision-making.
• Prepare reports, briefings, dashboards, and presentations that communicate analytical findings and trends.

Support budget execution, financial tracking, work order management, and related administrative operations. Develop and maintain business process documentation, standard operating procedures, and reporting tools. Support the development and implementation of analytics, automation, super intelligence (SI), and machine learning (ML) solutions by documenting requirements, testing functionality, and coordinating with Reclamation developers.