Program Analyst

Federal Emergency Management Agency•Oakland, CA

About The Position

Ideal candidate provides expert program analysis, supports strategic planning and resource decisions, manages complex projects, advises senior leaders, demonstrates strong writing and communication skills, and develops clear reports, memos, briefings, and recommendations. In this position, you will serve as an analyst and advisor to management on the evaluation of agency programs and resulting effectiveness issues. Typical assignments include: - Meeting and consulting with program staff, contractors, and representatives from other offices, divisions, and agencies to address program operations, resource planning, budget execution, staffing considerations, and project coordination requirements. - Providing coordination and development of budgets, strategic plans, implementation plans, performance measures, and other planning products that support division priorities and organizational goals. - Monitoring and coordinating highly visible projects, including tracking milestones, identifying risks or barriers, coordinating stakeholder input, and providing status updates to leadership. - Researching and writing reports, briefings, decision papers, standard operating procedures, guidance documents, or other materials that provide clear, accurate, and actionable information for senior leaders and program stakeholders. - Making recommendations regarding the feasibility, timing, technical approach, and management of specific program evaluations, initiatives, and proposals, including options for improving program effectiveness, efficiency, and alignment with strategic objectives. At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must successfully pass a background investigation.
Selective Service registration required.
Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
Must be able to deploy with little or no advance notice to anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period of time.
Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the Federal service.
Assessing the productivity, effectiveness, or efficiency of emergency management programs, business processes, projects, or organizational initiatives.
Providing analysis or strategic assessments to ensure compliance with established regulations, organizational policies, program requirements, or leadership priorities.
Presenting findings and recommendations on emergency management programs or program operations to management, including preparing written products, briefings, reports, and/or decision materials.

Responsibilities

Serve as an analyst and advisor to management on the evaluation of agency programs and resulting effectiveness issues.
Meet and consult with program staff, contractors, and representatives from other offices, divisions, and agencies to address program operations, resource planning, budget execution, staffing considerations, and project coordination requirements.
Provide coordination and development of budgets, strategic plans, implementation plans, performance measures, and other planning products that support division priorities and organizational goals.
Monitor and coordinate highly visible projects, including tracking milestones, identifying risks or barriers, coordinating stakeholder input, and providing status updates to leadership.
Research and write reports, briefings, decision papers, standard operating procedures, guidance documents, or other materials that provide clear, accurate, and actionable information for senior leaders and program stakeholders.
Make recommendations regarding the feasibility, timing, technical approach, and management of specific program evaluations, initiatives, and proposals, including options for improving program effectiveness, efficiency, and alignment with strategic objectives.
Serve as an analyst and advisor to management on the evaluation of agency programs and resulting effectiveness issues.
Meet and consult with program staff, contractors, and representatives from other offices, divisions, and agencies to address program operations, resource planning, budget execution, staffing considerations, and project coordination requirements.
Provide coordination and development of budgets, strategic plans, implementation plans, performance measures, and other planning products that support division priorities and organizational goals.
Monitor and coordinate highly visible projects, including tracking milestones, identifying risks or barriers, coordinating stakeholder input, and providing status updates to leadership.
Research and write reports, briefings, decision papers, standard operating procedures, guidance documents, or other materials that provide clear, accurate, and actionable information for senior leaders and program stakeholders.
Make recommendations regarding the feasibility, timing, technical approach, and management of specific program evaluations, initiatives, and proposals, including options for improving program effectiveness, efficiency, and alignment with strategic objectives.