Senior Program Analyst - Department of the Army - Arlington, VA
About the Position:
This position is located in the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction’s headquarters in Arlington, VA.
The incumbent may be required to do short-term travel to Afghanistan.
The incumbent is considered an expert in developing, applying, and communicating complex analytical methodologies and is skilled at strategically planning and executing multi-stage, quantitative and qualitative analytical projects. The incumbent may analyze, which may include leading teams of auditors, and advise senior leadership on current and projected U.S.-funded reconstruction programs in Afghanistan to evaluate their actual or potential effectiveness, efficiency, management, and oversight. The incumbent serves as a technical expert responsible for audit program and data management within all phases of the audit cycle: planning, executing and reporting, pursuant to statutory guidance. The incumbent reports to the Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Inspections (AIG-A&I) or his/her designee.
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
U.S. Citizens
TRAVEL REQUIRED
Occasional Travel
Overseas travel may be required RELOCATION AUTHORIZED
No KEY REQUIREMENTS
Requires a Top Secret security clearance and random drug testing
Travel to Afghanistan may be required
Required completion of SF312 Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement
Required to submit Executive Branch Confidential Financial Disclosure DUTIES:
You will provide statistical methodology and management support for government originated data analysis, both ongoing and custom studies. You will advise and collect data, build and manipulate datasets in partnership with audit teams. You will assess data for reliability purposes and create plans to mitigate and communicate data reliability weaknesses. You will prepare statistical or other special reports covering program areas. You will analyze problems encountered in program development and provide guidance. You will conduct analyses to derive conclusions from studies and identify new value added products. You will develop new methodologies for existing or newly acquired data. You will review audit plans, goals and objectives to policies. You will effectively communicate in written documents and oral briefings to senior level staff. You will recommend required training and lead workshops. You will review draft reports to ensure reports meet audit standards. You will participate in exit conferences with high ranking officials.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document .
Experience required: 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: at least one year of specialized experience that includes accounting, auditing and/or program management; conducting detailed analyses of work processes; and applying analytical and evaluative methods/techniques to complex projects from preplanning phase through final delivery of product/service. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service ( GS-11).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency (knowledge, skills, abilities) in the following areas:
Knowledge of accounting, auditing or program management Skill in applying analytical and evaluative methods Ability to communicate orally and in writing
Time in Grade Requirement: 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 or second lower grade (or equivalent).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone–no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Other Requirements: Click here for expanded definitions.
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.
One year trial/probationary period may be required.
Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
This position is in Career Program 51. This position may be considered essential to the overall support of the SIGAR mission. If considered emergency essential, failure to meet emergency essential requirements may result in separation for the efficiency of the Federal Service (Ch. 75, Title 5 USC; FPM Ch. 752). Incumbent may be required to submit an Executive Branch Confidential Financial Disclosure Report. Incumbent must complete a Form SF 312, Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement. Incumbent must be eligible for and be able to maintain a TOP SECRET clearance. This position may require travel to Afghanistan. In support of this travel, the incumbent will be required to meet minimum standards of fitness for deployment to the CENTCOM region to include the ability to wear personal protective equipment, including protective mask, ballistic helmet, body armor, and chemical/biological protective garments. HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
BENEFITS:
The Department of Defense offers an excellent benefits program. In addition to your take-home pay, your comprehensive compensation/benefits package will include most of the benefits described in the USAJOBS Resource Center .
OTHER INFORMATION:
Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
Reemployed Annuitants may be eligible for appropriate pay rate for the position without a reduction in pay or of the annuity. As a result, the salary of the annuitant is not offset by the amount of the annuity received for the period of employment.
Applicants should send a resume by email to sigar.pentagon.m-s.mbx.jobs@mail.mil with Senior Program Analyst (Senior Methodologist) on the subject line.
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Friday, December 04, 2015 Friday, December 04, 2015 to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account , select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete .
It is your responsibility to verify that information entered, uploaded, or faxed (i.e., resume) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Faxed documents must be completely transmitted (fax and scan complete) by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement.
The Department of the Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Your requests for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Merit Checklist and Proof of Eligibility .
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
Your resume :
Your resume may be submitted in any format.
If you submit more than one copy of your resume, only the most recent version will be reviewed. The latest timestamp will be used to determine which version of your resume is “most recent.” It is your responsibility to check the status and timestamp of all documents you submit as part of your application.
If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements : You MUST submit a copy of your transcript if you want to substitute your education for experience. If you claim qualifications based on education, and do not submit a transcript, your education will not be used in making a qualification determination and you may be found “not qualified.” See: Transcripts and Licenses .
Proof of Eligibility to Apply: Your application must include the documents which prove you are eligible to apply for the vacancy. The “ Proof of Eligibility ” document describes authorities commonly used in merit promotion recruitment and what document(s) are required to prove you meet the requirements of the authority. You must meet the requirements of at least one of the authorities listed in the Who May Apply section above to receive further consideration.
If you are unable to apply online or unable to upload your supporting documents follow the directions located at: Faxing Applications and Documents . The Vacancy ID is 1564628 . You will need the questionnaire, View Occupational Questionnaire View Occupational Questionnaire , to complete your faxed application.
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person’s personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
AGENCY CONTACT INFO: Central Resume Processing Center
Phone: (000)000-0000
Email: USARMY.APG.CHRA-NE.MBX.APPLICANTHELP@MAIL.MIL
Agency Information:
DA NCR Fort Belvoir
Fort Belvoir
Civilian Personnel Advisory Center ATTN
5800 Putnam Road Bldg 320 Suite 126
Fort Belvoir,
VA
22060-5821
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