Management and Program Analyst

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration•Silver Spring, MD

About The Position

This position is with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), with one vacancy in Silver Spring, Maryland. The Management and Program Analyst serves as an Executive Officer (XO), located in an NWS office and working directly under that office’s Director. The role analyzes management information needs; develops, analyzes, and evaluates program and management policies, regulations, goals, and objectives; and leads or participates in projects, management studies, and reviews. These efforts may address organizational structure, facility planning, cost projections, policy, processes, operations, fiscal control, and economy. The analyst organizes projects, plans and directs team study work, and serves as a primary liaison to internal and external agencies on program and project requirements, funding issues, senior-leadership concerns, policy development, and matters affecting NWS field operations. The role also evaluates line-program effectiveness and develops procedures and systems to assess programs and management processes. Applicants must meet the federal specialized-experience requirement for the GS-14 level: one year of experience equivalent to GS-13 that includes reviewing or contributing to the development of new or modified program or management policies, regulations, goals, or objectives, and reviewing or contributing to the development of procedures or systems for assessing program or management-process effectiveness. Education cannot substitute for this experience, and there is no positive education requirement. The position requires U.S. citizenship, suitability for federal employment, Selective Service registration if applicable, and a Moderate Risk security clearance with a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required; relocation expenses are not authorized.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Suitability for federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
Selective Service registration, if applicable.
Meet qualification requirements by the announcement closing date; federal employees applying for promotion must also meet time-in-grade requirements by that date.
One year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13 in the Federal service.
Specialized experience must include reviewing or contributing to the development of new or modified program or management policies, regulations, goals, or objectives.
Specialized experience must include reviewing or contributing to the development of procedures or systems for assessing program or management-process effectiveness.
No positive education requirement; education cannot substitute for the required specialized experience.
Moderate Risk security clearance and successful completion of a background investigation with favorable adjudication.

Responsibilities

Serve as Executive Officer under the supervision of the respective NWS Office Director.
Analyze management information requirements.
Develop, analyze, and evaluate new or modified program and management policies, regulations, goals, and objectives.
Lead, conduct, or participate in projects, management studies, and reviews involving organizational structure, facility planning, cost projections, policy, processes, operations, fiscal control, and economy.
Organize assigned projects and plan, organize, and direct team study work.
Serve as primary liaison to internal and external agencies regarding program and project requirements, funding issues, issues for senior leadership, policy revisions and development, and issues affecting NWS field operations.
Evaluate quantitatively and qualitatively the effectiveness of line-program operations in meeting established goals and objectives.
Develop procedures and systems for assessing program effectiveness and management processes.