Management Analyst

Duties

The Management Analyst performs the following duties:

Workforce Analysis/Administrative Program Support:

Analyzes benefits and results of existing or proposed agency standards and regulations addressing a particular staffing strategy, such as the Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Non-Competitive Employment Program or overseas staff recruiting for impact and effectiveness. Assignments focus upon discrete segments of existing agency standards, regulations, programs, or policies and are well-defined and straightforward in design and intent.

Liaison Activities:

Functions as initiator of all personnel actions for domestic and overseas USDH staff. Maintains regular communication with HRM to communicate current and future personnel action needs. Performs administrative transactions such as preparation of request for personnel actions and necessary supporting documentation, cables for overseas staff, drafts and finalizes memos for approval of various administrative issues such as extensions requiring approval from the agency Director, waivers, bills of collection.

Problem Identification and Resolution:

Independently researches and resolves problems of a common or immediate nature. Makes recommendations for and coordinates resolutions.

Researches and identifies complex program issues or problems impacting program initiatives in major agency organizational components, such as the EMA Region’s programs covering domestic and overseas operations. Makes recommendations for and coordinates resolutions and improvements.

Human Resources:

Serves as a technical expert, providing advisory services on the entire spectrum of recruitment and placement issues. Identifies and addresses the most difficult recruitment issues surrounding workforce planning and analysis, applicant recruitment, candidate referrals, qualification dispute resolution, and/or use of various placement options. Works with HRM to draft and finalize vacancy announcements, and other language in the vacancy announcement necessary to attract target applicants. Help Requirements Conditions of Employment

Please read this announcement in its entirety prior to submitting your application.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen.
• You must be at least 18 years of age.
• All Federal employees are required to have federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so. For additional information, see www.sss.gov.
• You must complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
• You must go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. These documents must be unexpired originalor certified copies.
• You must successfully complete a background security investigation with favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet this requirement will be grounds for employment termination.
• Prior to employment, and in compliance with statutes 5 USC 3322 and 22 USC 2507b, Peace Corps will conduct a check of Peace Corps records for both Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and former Peace Corps employees.
• All new employees are required to certify and submit a state of understanding acknowledging adherence to the Peace Corps condition of employment prior to day 1 of employment with the Peace Corps.
• This position requires a public trust background investigation.
• This is not a bargaining unit position.
• A one-year probationary period is required.
• The initial appointment to this position cannot exceed five years.

Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be met by 04/23/2024 (the closing date of the announcement). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To ensure full credit for your experience, please indicate the start and end dates (month, day, and year) of employment, the number of hours worked per week, and the location of employment in your resume. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

Specialized Experience:

This vacancy is being announced at three grade levels:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR THE FP-05 (GS-9)

Qualifying experience for the FP-5 level includes one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the FP-7 or GS-7 grade level or above which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience examining work processes and carrying out administrative and human resources activities; Experience researching administrative problems; Experience analyzing and summarizing data and maintaining and monitoring data used for reports; Experience maintaining information tracking systems, collecting, compiling and organizing administrative and program information.

OR

A Master’s or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or L.L.B. or J.D., if related.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR THE FP-04 (GS-12)

Qualifying experience for the FP-4 level includes one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the FP-5 or GS-9 level or above which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes Experience analyzing work processes and evaluating program operations impacting administrative and human resources requirements; Experience administering policies, regulations, and procedures for program operations and human resource activities; Experience developing reports, analyzing and summarizing data used to formulate program and operational recommendations.

OR

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR THE FP-03 (GS-13) (Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level)

Qualifying experience for the FP-3 level includes one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the FP-4 or GS-12 level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes; Experience developing and recommending solutions to problems affecting administrative and human resources matters impacting business operations; Experience interpreting, applying, and providing guidance on complex policies, regulations, and procedures impacting the use of program and related support resources; Experience evaluating and adapting analytical techniques and evaluation criteria in regard to the measurement and improvement of program effectiveness; Experience conducting detailed analyses of functions and work processes and negotiating solutions to operational impasses.

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Time-in-Grade (TIG) Requirements:

Current or Formal Federal employees, including current Peace Corps employees, must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the FP-09 (GS-05) grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position to which you are applying.

All current or former Federal employees (including internal employees) must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), “Notice of Personnel Action” that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).

Please note:

• Past experience that satisfies the Specialized Experience MUST be well documented within your resume. Failure to provide this information in your resume with corresponding start and end dates (month, day, and year) of employment, the number of hours worked per week, and location of employment may result in disqualification from further consideration.
• Specialized Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector, or through volunteer work done with National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) or other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).
• One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.
• Additional information on qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site.
• Peace Corps employees are employed using the Foreign Personnel (FP) pay scale. The FP pay plan does not follow the same structure as the GS pay plan. In the FP pay plan, as the grade-level numbers decrease the level/pay for the position increases. The FP-09 is the lowest entry-level grade and the FP-01 is the highest senior-level grade.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Transcripts can be official or unofficial.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Additional information

The minimum and maximum salaries listed on this announcement include locality pay.

If you are a current federal employee, your agency may grant you reemployment rights in accordance with Section 310 of the Foreign Service Act, 22 USC 3950. You must request and be granted reemployment rights prior to separation from your current federal agency.

Peace Corps Information:

• This is a federal civilian job in the Excepted Service. Peace Corps employees are paid on the Foreign Personnel (FP) pay scale.
• Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. See Peace Corps Manual Section 623 for agency policy regarding telework.
• The Peace Corps uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.
• This is a drug-free workplace and we promote a drug-free environment.
• Additional hiring needs may be filled through this vacancy.