Program Specialist (Corrections)

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs • Albuquerque, NM

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, District 4-Corrections, in Albuquerque or Mescalero, New Mexico. It is a bargaining-unit position. Permanent Change of Station may be authorized in accordance with agency policy.

The Program Specialist (Corrections), GS-0301, plans and conducts program analyses of law-enforcement functions and operations, including human and financial resources, equipment, and materials. The role develops and monitors integrated reporting systems for Office of Justice Services programs, including budget guidance, submissions, allocations, and obligation targets. It also supports supply and equipment requisitions and tracks equipment care, government vehicle use, utilities, and other unit expenditures.

The position helps coordinate law-enforcement services by organizing periodic meetings with state, local, and federal agencies and serving as a liaison for internal and external communications. It manages or prepares correspondence, researches criminal activity and crime-related information, compiles statistics, and requests information from other law-enforcement programs to evaluate effectiveness. The specialist forecasts program requirements and prepares reports, justifications, charts, graphs, statistical data, and narrative information for senior-level presentations and briefings.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• At the GS-11 level, one year of specialized experience at the GS-9 level or equivalent managing office financial, acquisition, budget, or operations data; conducting research and compiling information from other sources; preparing justifications and estimates for program requirements; and analyzing statistical or programmatic data for presentations.
• Alternatively, qualify through three full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education, a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or an LL.M. in a related field; or through a combination of qualifying specialized experience and education totaling 100% of the experience requirement.
• Meet all qualification requirements by the announcement closing date. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by that date.
• A background security investigation and favorable adjudication are required for appointment.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, who are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act must be registered to be eligible for appointment.
• Possess a valid driver's license and a safe driving record within the four-year period immediately preceding submission of GSA Form 3607.
• Serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, during which fitness and whether continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.
• Applicants qualifying based on education must provide transcripts or other supporting documentation by the announcement closing date. Foreign education used to meet qualifications must include a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency or qualifying U.S. accreditation documentation.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, and conduct program analyses of law-enforcement functions and operations, including human and financial resources, equipment, and materials.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor integrated reporting systems for Office of Justice Services functions and operations, including budget guidance, submissions, allocations, and obligation targets.
• Requisition supplies and equipment and oversee equipment care, government vehicle use, utilities, and other unit expenditures.
• Assist in organizing, developing, and establishing periodic meetings with state, local, and federal agencies to coordinate law-enforcement services to Indian country.
• Serve as a liaison or handle communications with people and groups inside and outside the unit.
• Manage and/or prepare responses to correspondence and manage correspondence from within and outside the unit.
• Research information about criminal activity or crime, compile local statistics, and request information from other law-enforcement programs to evaluate effectiveness.
• Forecast and estimate program requirements and prepare reports, justifications, charts, graphs, statistical and narrative data, and other materials for senior-level presentations and briefings.
• Operate a government motor vehicle.

Benefits

• Federal employees receive access to a comprehensive benefits package for themselves and their families.
• Related non-federal experience or related experience as a retired uniformed-services member may, at management's discretion and subject to criteria, be credited toward annual-leave accrual eligibility.

What This Job Offers

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