Management and Program Analyst

Job Description:

Serves as a Management and Program Analyst within Aircraft Certification Service, Airworthiness and Compliance Division, AIR-721. The Management and Program Analyst provides overall program management and analysis on a wide variety of critical branch and division projects and programs in coordination with engineers, technical writers, and managers as necessary, to enhance organizational efficiency and productivity. Independently plans time and work activities.

Duties

Assignments require advanced and comprehensive knowledge, and experience in program management and analysis to provide program support across functional and organizational lines for both internal and external contacts.

The Management and Program Analyst Serves in a leadership capacity to promote standardization and improve business processes/practices within the Section and Branch. As Lead Management and Program Analyst, the incumbent has a fundamental understanding of database and application development concepts. The incumbent is responsible for maintaining and improving databases and local IT tools for all program areas. In addition, duties include collecting, analyzing, and presenting data using a variety of tools, to support decision-making, and managing and improving existing automation processes.

Demonstrates independence in using assigned resources to accomplish tasks or projects. The incumbent is responsible for collecting data requirements to meet organizational needs, and for developing and maintaining dashboard displays and other tools, which enables the office to track and improve all key performance indicators and work more efficiently. The incumbent is also responsible for the collection, analysis, and presentation of data through the use of standard tools (i.e., MS Access, MS Excel, MS SharePoint) to analyze, query, transfer, and present data. The incumbent maintains and modifies existing data systems (i.e., SharePoint sites, Access databases) and modifies existing code or macros. The incumbent prepares briefings and summary reports as requested and performs other duties as assigned.

Acts as a contributing analyst on large work activities to facilitate the development of new and innovative approaches, methodologies, and/or tools for business planning, rulemaking activities (including Airworthiness Directives), and new technologies. Works collaboratively with staff, management, and other stakeholders, as required, to ensure alignment with current national policy and ongoing strategic initiatives.

Contacts are primarily internal to the organizational unit, major subdivision, or LOB/SO with a manager and other employees to share information, provide data and/or written analyses, and/or explain the statuses of assignments. Coordinates with other AIR employees performing similar data management duties on IT projects with service-wide applicability, IT policy issues, and IT strategic planning. Provide guidance to less experience professional and assists other Management and Program Analysts in the Branch as needed.

Established policies/procedures provide guidance for most assignments but allow discretion to select an appropriate approach or develop a new approach. Resolves most problems and work issues without the assistance of a manager or other experienced professional. Develops and recommends approaches to address current and anticipated problems and issues. Also works with management and other professionals to solve problems and issues.

The work activities of this position impact directly on the objectives of one or more organizational units, major subdivision, LOBs/SOs and may affect the objectives of the FAA.

Job Requirements:

Requirements Conditions of Employment

US Citizenship is required.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
If the Agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position at the FV-I band level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-H, FG/GS-12 grade level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized experience includes:

Experience in program management involving analyzing, making recommendations, presenting material in an external forum, and managing multiple programs/projects.
Experience collecting, analyzing, and presenting data using a variety of IT tools including Microsoft Access, Visual Basic, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Experience developing, managing, and improving office automation processes and data systems, and developing/modifying code or macros.

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience at the FV-I level.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Required Documents

Current or Former Federal employee (including a current FAA employee): You MUST submit a copy of your most recent (non-award) SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, or equivalent document that verifies tenure (block 24, code 1 or 2). Failure to provide the required documentation by the closing date of this announcement will result in non-consideration for this position.

Supplemental documentation can be faxed to 206-231-4153 on or before the closing date of this announcement. Please include your name and the vacancy announcement number on each of your faxed pages and redact all Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as social security number and date of birth.

Applicants claiming eligibility for the Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO), MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office. Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.

If you are a current or former Federal employee (including a current FAA employee), you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.

If you are a current Federal employee and need a current copy of your SF-50, please contact your personnel office. If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/. If you are a former Federal employee, you can obtain a copy of your SF-50 by writing the National Personnel Records Center Annex, 1411 Boulder Boulevard, Valmeyer, IL 62295. Additional information is available from this link: https://www.archives.gov/st-louis/opf.

Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO) are preference eligibles and veterans who are honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least three (3) years of continuous active service. Applicants claiming eligibility for EVHO, MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office. Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Job Ident #: 811981000

Company Details

Federal Aviation Administration

800 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20591 USA
www.faa.gov/jobs

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Job Info

Location

Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States

Type

Contractor

Salary Range

$75,305 - $116,712

Company Details

Federal Aviation Administration

800 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20591 USA
www.faa.gov/jobs