Management Analyst

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • Washington, DC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of the Under Secretary (UNSEC), with 1 vacancy in Washington, D.C. As a Management Analyst, you will serve as a senior analyst and advisor to executive leadership on the evaluation of the effectiveness of office operations or the productivity and efficiency of the office management. You will be responsible for strategic, technical, and business operations analysis and assessment efforts. You will continually analyze and evaluate the assigned program for the effectiveness and efficiency of overall plans, policies, and procedures, and recommend systemic adjustments to strategies and improvement initiatives. You will be responsible for ensuring the efficient administration of the office, including travel, scheduling, personal property accountability and disposal, office equipment, security, safety and health, and other programs and services. You will perform comparative analysis of program workload, resources, and process indicators and collaborate on plans, policies, and programs to correct adverse trends. You will assess management information requirements to influence mission and administrative reporting systems. You will utilize the results of analyses to effect process improvement and provide recommendations to Senior Leadership for corrective or revised business and management practices and advise Senior Leadership on annual and recurring requirements. You will develop authoritative advice and interpretation of policies and developments in the administrative operations of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department, and associated directives, procedures, and regulations. You will collect factual information about processes, procedures, deficiencies, and concerns from program representatives in order to assess, evaluate, and determine actions to improve overall efficiency and effectiveness. You will analyze new, updated, or established policy or regulations to determine and advise on their impact on mission operations and performance management. You will advise Senior Leadership and coordinate program policies, regulations, or objectives to achieve effective operations. You will prepare and coordinate briefings, reports, and responses to data requests for use by the higher headquarters. You will provide input to and participate in organizational performance, staff, program, and resource reviews. You will assess and ensure compliance with Agency and Bureau regulations, procedures, and sound management practices, assessing the effectiveness of operational and administrative control systems and effective utilization of resources. You will coordinate risk assessment, internal review scheduling and reporting, root-cause analysis, and corrective action tracking. You will review audit results and reports to advise management of the impact on operations and performance. You will monitor the implementation of recommended changes, corrective actions, and milestones. You will develop mastery of the enterprise tools used to define, collect, analyze, and report data for assessing mission performance.

Requirements

• Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.
• Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
• Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable ( www.sss.gov )
• Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
• If you are a Federal employee applying for a promotion (under merit promotion procedures) you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• One year probationary period may be required.
• Payment of relocation expenses (PCS) is not authorized.
• This position requires Noncritical Sensitive Security Clearance.
• Background investigation will be required.
• Continued employment is subject to applicant's successful completion of security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, for those required to serve a 1-year probationary period, we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active.
• Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service.
• Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
• 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).
• To qualify at the ZA-4 or GS-13 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-3 or GS-12 in the Federal service.
• Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Analyzing program operations to identify strategies or improvements to increase efficiency or effectiveness; Reporting on program requirements, policies or procedures to determine and plan for impacts on operations; and Providing administrative support to an executive office, such as travel, scheduling, personal property accountability and disposal, office equipment, security, safety and health, and other programs and services.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior analyst and advisor to executive leadership on the evaluation of the effectiveness of office operations or the productivity and efficiency of the office management.
• Responsible for the strategic, technical and business operations analysis and assessment efforts.
• Continually analyze and evaluate the assigned program for the effectiveness and efficiency of overall plans, policies and procedures, and recommend systemic adjustment to strategies and improvement initiatives.
• Responsible for ensuring the efficient administration of the office, including travel, scheduling, personal property accountability and disposal, office equipment, security, safety and health, and other programs and services.
• Perform comparative analysis of program workload, resources and process indicators and collaborate on plans, policies and programs, to correct adverse trends.
• Assess management information requirements to influence mission and administrative reporting systems.
• Utilize results of analyses to effect process improvement and provide recommendations to Senior Leadership for corrective or revised business and management practices and advise Senior Leadership on annual and recurring requirements.
• Develop authoritative advice and interpretation of policies and developments in the administrative operations of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department, and associated directives, procedures and regulations.
• Collect factual information about processes, procedures, deficiencies, and concerns from program representatives in order to assess, evaluate, and determine actions to improve overall efficiency and effectiveness.
• Analyze new, updated, or established policy or regulations to determine and advise on their impact on mission operations and performance management.
• Advise Senior Leadership and coordinate program policies, regulations, or objectives to achieve effective operations.
• Prepare and coordinate briefings, reports, and responses to data requests for use by the higher headquarters.
• Provide input to and participate in organizational performance, staff, program, and resource reviews.
• Assess and ensure compliance with Agency and Bureau regulations, procedures, and sound management practices, assessing the effectiveness of operational and administrative control systems and effective utilization of resources.
• Coordinate risk assessment, internal review scheduling and reporting, root-cause analysis and corrective action tracking.
• Review audit results and reports to advise management of the impact on operations and performance.
• Monitor implementation of recommended changes, corrective actions, and milestones.
• Develop mastery of the enterprise tools used to define, collect, analyze and report data for assessing mission performance.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Learn more about federal benefits .

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed