Program Analyst - Washington, United States - U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of State

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Washington, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Overview:

Open & closing dates: 04/22/2024 to 05/03/2024
Salary: $117,962 - $153,354 per year
Pay scale & grade: GS 13
Location: Washington, DC (2 vacancies)
Remote job
Telework eligible: No
Travel Required: Occasional travel may be required
Relocation expenses reimbursed: No
Appointment type: Permanent
Work schedule: Full-Time
Service: Competitive
Promotion potential: 13
Job family (Series): 0343 Management And Program Analysis
Supervisory status: No
Security clearance: Top Secret
Drug test: Yes
Position sensitivity and risk: Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk
Trust determination process: National security
Announcement number: CA
Control number

Summary:
This position is located in the Office of Information Management and Liaison, Visa Services Directorate, Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA/VO/I). As a Program Analyst, you will lead analyses related to visa adjudication, screening, and name check automated systems for Visa Services.

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This job is open to the public including U.S. Citizens, Nationals, or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Duties:
Serves as information systems liaison with border inspection, immigration, and law enforcement agencies, as well as foreign partners.
Analyses, evaluates, and develops operational requirements, implementation strategies, and training programs for visa processing.
Researches, analyzes, interprets, and evaluates the impact of visa legislation and regulations, procedural and policy proposals, on visa systems development.
Conducts studies of data from visa systems reporting and applies statistical methods for operational improvements.

Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
U.S. Citizenship required.

Qualifications:
Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level involving developing design plans for visa systems, conducting analyses on visa adjudication methods, and representing agencies for decision-making.
Education: No substitute for specialized experience for GS-13 position.

Additional information:
If eligible, telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Applicants may be referred to other positions in the Department for up to 240 days.

Benefits:

How You Will Be Evaluated:
Applicants will be evaluated based on how well they meet the qualifications above. The evaluation includes assessing competencies related to Department of State roles in visa, passport, and immigration matters, knowledge of immigration laws, the ability to interpret laws and regulations, and research skills.