Management Analyst

Geological Survey•Flagstaff, AZ

About The Position

The Management Analyst serves with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Southwest Region, Office of the Regional Director, within the Department of the Interior. The position may be located in Flagstaff or Tucson, Arizona, or Sacramento or Moffett Field, California. At the GS-11 full performance level, the analyst reviews budget and program data, workload reports, and staffing requests to ensure positions are properly funded, and works with leadership and the Office of Human Resources to project staffing needs. The analyst plans and conducts studies of organizational operations to identify problems and improve resource use, administrative support, and management effectiveness. The role also involves tracking departmental, Survey, and regional policies and requirements; briefing senior staff; recommending ways to implement and enforce requirements; analyzing program operations using quantitative methods; reporting findings and recommendations; and monitoring integrated reporting systems for programs with interrelated functions. The duties are suitable for telework, which may be permitted with supervisor approval. The position may require a one-year probationary period. Salary depends on grade and duty location, with listed GS-11 ranges from $74,678 to $121,371.

Requirements

U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
Meet the GS-11 qualification requirements through one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal service, three years of progressively higher-level graduate education or a related doctoral degree, or a qualifying combination of education and experience.
Specialized experience examples include participating in identifying and developing program-management data, preparing work-plan guidance, and researching program methods and establishing procedures for program requirements.
Current federal employees must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements.
Submit a resume documenting full-time or part-time hours worked; current federal employees whose resume omits weekly hours must provide a non-award SF-50, and military-service periods may be supported by a DD-214 or Statement of Service.
If using education to qualify, submit transcripts containing the required academic details; foreign education must be evaluated as equivalent to U.S. education.
Pass a background investigation and favorable adjudication, E-Verify employment verification, and any required probationary-period evaluation.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
Participate in Direct Deposit.
Complete required training and obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.

Responsibilities

Review budgetary and program data, workload reports, and staffing requests to ensure organizational positions are properly funded.
Work with leadership and the Office of Human Resources to develop projected staffing needs and maintain acceptable staffing levels.
Plan and conduct analytical studies of organizational elements to identify problems and improve resource utilization, administrative support, and management effectiveness.
Keep abreast of Department, Survey, and regional policies and requirements; brief senior staff and recommend methods for implementing and enforcing requirements.
Identify problems in program operations using quantitative methods; study operating programs, analyze findings, and write reports with recommendations.
Develop, maintain, and monitor integrated reporting systems affecting programs with interrelated functions and operations.