Program Analyst (Residential Communities Initiative)

United States Army Installation Management Command • Fort Benning, GA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Serves as Program Analyst for the Residential Communities Initiative (RCI) Office. Responsible for reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating program trends and accomplishments and evaluating the effectiveness of current and projected programs.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Temporary duty travel TDY required 25% of the time.
• This position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• While probationary the incumbent can be terminated with limited appeal rights.
• Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible
• Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Reinstatement
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
• Apply federal housing policies, regulations, and procedural guides to support housing program operations
• Prepare budget estimates and justifications to support organizational funding requirements
• Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of housing program operations to identify improvements and ensure program objectives are met.
• Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Public Administration, Public Policy, Business Administration, Management, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Statistics.
• Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a Comptroller Career Program position aligned under the Human Capital & Resource Management (HC/RM) Career Management Directorate.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) MAY be authorized.
• Recruitment and relocation incentives MAY be authorized.
• Student loan repayment MAY be authorized.
• Salary negotiations for candidates new to Federal service MAY be authorized.
• Credit for prior non-Federal experience and certain military service for leave accrual rates MAY be authorized.
• If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application.
• Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.
• Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis.
• If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision.
• You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement.
• To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/sections/28980686389652-Reasonable-Accommodation-Information

Responsibilities

• Evaluate program funding plans to ensure proper execution
• Oversee project funds control to ensure that costs are within available funds.
• Review funds justifications to provide support on reprogramming of funds and/or funding levels due to changes in workload.
• Analyze budgetary relationships to develop recommendations for budgetary actions.
• Review of Portfolio Assessment management reports to recommend approval to the division chief.
• Provide findings of analyses to support recommendations to management.
• Review obligations maintained by the fiscal automated systems.
• Analyze data to identify potential problems.
• Provide assessments of impact from delays or slippage in program execution.
• Recommend changes to level peaks and valleys.
• Develop recommendations for budgetary adjustments to support unanticipated changes in program operations.
• Prepare narrative justifications for projected funding needs.
• Complete Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) mandates Program Evaluation Plan (PEP) report on a semiannual basis.
• Conduct management studies for cost-effective organization studies to develop future programming plans as required
• Provide independent evaluation of program performance.
• Assist the organization with programming analysis.

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.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level