Program Analyst - Oregon, United States - Longwood University

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As a Program Analyst (Recent Graduate) at the GS level, you will be part of the U.S.

Office of Personnel Management's, Planning, Performance, and Evaluation Group, responsible for analyzing a wide array of strategic and operational issues to solve problems and improve organizational performance.

Analyze data to identify trends and performance deficits, draw conclusions about changes in trends or causes of variance, and support operational and strategic decision-making.

Assists in the communication of critical performance information to executives and program managers via reports and presentations.

Serves on project teams to develop agency-wide strategic plans, annual performance plans, performance reviews, annual performance reports, and other plans, reports, and reviews.

Identifies and drives interventions to improve results based on the analysis of data.

Reviews submissions for strategic plans, annual performance plans, performance reviews, performance reports, and other plans, reports, and reviews for adherence to leading practices and compliance with requirements.

Provides advice and guidance to senior leaders, managers, and analysts on strategic planning, organizational performance management, process improvement, evaluation, or related issues.

RequirementsConditions of Employment
Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
Males born after must be registered for Selective Service
Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required
This position is eligible for inclusion in the bargaining unit. The union that represents employees in this position is the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 32.
Qualifications

Successful applicants are placed in a dynamic 1-year developmental program with the potential to lead to a civil service career in the Federal Government.

At the successful conclusion of this program, you may be eligible for non-competitive conversion to a Federal career or career-conditional position.

Applicants must have at least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-7 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) which requires you to perform the following duties:1) analyze organizational performance results to identify trends and variances from targets;
2) create charts to visualize organizational performance data using PowerBI;
3) develop written reports and presentations to communicate organizational performance information; and
4) assist with the development of strategic plans

(Note:

your resume must fully support this response otherwise you will not be rated qualified.
OR

Have a Master's or equivalent graduate degree or completion of at least two full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or LL.B or J.D, or related, in Public Administration, Public Affairs, Public Management, Public Policy, Analytics, Statistics, or other related degrees.

Education at the graduate level in an accredited college or university in the amounts required for positions at GS-7 through GS-11 positions must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.

You must also submit a writing sample of previous work that is no longer than two pages. Only the first two pages of the writing sample will be reviewed. The writing sample must be of previous work that demonstrates your writing proficiency.

To meet the

Recent Graduate Program Eligibility

requirements, you must have obtained a qualifying Associates, Bachelor's, Master's, Professional, Doctorate, Vocational or Technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution, within the previous 2 years.

All Education must be accredited by an accredited institution recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accredited institutions recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education.

Applicants may verify accreditation at the following website:
Accreditation

. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by OPM accordingly.


ATTENTION VETERANS:
A veteran, as defined in 5 U.S.C.

2108, who due to military service obligation, was precluded from applying to the Recent Graduates Program during any portion of the 2-year eligibility period shall have a full 2-year period of eligibility upon his or her release or discharge from active duty.

In no event, however, may the individual's eligibility period extend beyond 6 years from the date on which the individual completed the requirements of an academic course of study.

You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

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).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
Additional information
Relocation expenses will not be paid.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across OPM.

If you are a veteran and you are claiming 5-point veterans' preference,

you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility.
If you are a veteran and you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference,

you must also submit an SF-15, "Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" plus the proof required by that form. For more information on veterans' preferences click

here

.

Males born after must be registered or exempt from

Selective Service

.


Reasonable Accommodation Requests:

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:



PROGRAM COMPLETION AND CONVERSION ELIGIBILITY:

Program participants may be converted, without a break in service, to a term, career or career conditional appointment upon completion of program requirements.

To be eligible for conversion, Recent Graduates must:

• Complete one continuous year of work experience acquired through a Recent Graduate Program
• Complete 40 hours of formal interactive training
• Meet the qualification standards for the position to which the Recent Graduate will be converted
• Meet any agencyspecific requirements specified in the Participant's Agreement
• Demonstrate successful job performance that results in a rating of record of at least Fully Successful and a recommendation for conversion by the firstlevel supervisor.

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