USDA Forest Services - Management Analyst

The Rehancement Group•Fort Collins, CO

5h•Remote

About The Position

The Rehancement Group (TRG) is seeking a Management Analyst to gather, evaluate, and present information needed by Forest Service program and project managers. The position will examine operations, organizational structures, workload, costs, resource use, business processes, and performance data, then develop clear findings and recommendations that support informed decisions. This is a primarily remote position, but work location may include USDA facilities, field sites, government offices, contractor facilities, or Fort Collins, Colorado. Periodic travel may be required within the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories. This is a full-time contract support role, contingent upon contract award and assigned BPA calls. The schedule is generally aligned with government business hours, but some assignments may require support outside normal business days or hours, including Federal holidays. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the USDA/Forest Service background investigation and Personal Identity Verification process.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and at least 4 years of relevant experience in business administration, accounting, finance, economics, management information technology, or another business or management discipline from an accredited institution.
Experience applying management, program, financial, operational, or analytical methods to evaluate information and develop recommendations.
Ability to perform fact-finding, quantitative and qualitative analysis, cost or workload analysis, and performance evaluation.
Experience preparing professional reports, briefing materials, spreadsheets, data visualizations, or program documentation.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and automated information or reporting systems.
Strong attention to detail, analytical judgment, writing, and communication skills.
Must be able to successfully complete the Forest Service background investigation appropriate to the position, level of access, and need-to-know.
Must be able to obtain and maintain required USDA Personal Identity Verification credentials, facility access, and computer or information-system access.
Must comply with applicable USDA, Forest Service, GSA, NIST, HSPD-12, Privacy Act, information-security, acceptable-use, records-management, and facility requirements.
Must protect government information and Privacy Act records from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
Must remain eligible for assigned access throughout employment.
Must be available for travel, field support, on-site work, or work outside normal business hours when specified by an individual BPA call.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting federal program management, acquisition, financial management, quality, training, or natural-resource programs.
Experience with SQL, Microsoft Access, Oracle, SharePoint, Power BI, Tableau, GIS tools, or similar data and reporting platforms.
Experience designing surveys, sampling methods, social assessments, economic evaluations, or program-effectiveness studies.
Experience developing Section 508-compliant analytical reports and visual products.

Responsibilities

Collect, validate, organize, and analyze qualitative and quantitative information from documents, interviews, surveys, databases, management systems, and stakeholder input.
Evaluate management effectiveness, organizational structures, work methods, process efficiency, resource requirements, utilization, and controls.
Develop project milestones, progress reports, performance measures, financial documentation, acquisition support products, quality-control records, maintenance documentation, and training materials.
Conduct work-measurement studies, operational efficiency reviews, cost studies, workload analyses, impact assessments, and program-effectiveness evaluations.
Query and use automated management information systems to support fact-finding, analysis, trend identification, and advisory recommendations.
Support statistical, economic, social, or program analysis involving resource inventory, monitoring, planning, surveys, sampling protocols, and evaluation of alternative approaches.
Prepare reports, dashboards, tables, charts, presentations, process maps, and decision-support materials that explain complex information clearly.
Assist with data quality, records management, knowledge management, and maintenance of authoritative project files and supporting documentation.
Coordinate with program managers, project leaders, technical experts, and partners to resolve data gaps and validate findings.
Ensure analytical products are accurate, traceable, editable, Section 508 compliant when applicable, and delivered on schedule.