Summary Selectee will serve as a Management and Program Analyst for the Program Control Team, AJW-B610. Responsibilities Under minimal direction from a manager, team leader, or more experienced professional, acts as an individual contributor and/or member of a team and performs a wide variety of detailed resource management analyses to support the Technical Operations, NAS Security & Enterprise Operations Directorate. He/she collaborates with management on hiring needs and priorities. Liaises with the Office of Human Resource (AHR), Employment Services Division (AHF) for guidance on backfilling positions. He/she performs position management for the Directorate. Validates staffing levels, plans, and requests as they relate to overall staffing authorization allowances. Updates position management document regularly to ensure internal movements of positions and targets are captured and the ceiling is maintained. He/she responsible for managing the annual awards program, this includes reviewing submissions and verifying the justification meets requirements. Records approved time off hours and cash amounts, observe whether these are in accordance with targets. Work with management to ensure letters of interest solicitations are complies with applicable policies and procedures. He/she in consultation with AHF ensures bid packages are submitted appropriately. Provides guidance on ATO Business Rules as they apply to the initiation of specific personnel requests. Acts as a confidential advisor on sensitive employee issues, performance and conduct, and organization restructuring/realignment issues, and performs a variety of special troubleshooting and investigative support assignments. Applies experience and comprehensive knowledge of analytical and evaluative techniques and methods to plan and conduct functional activities for projects/programs for identifying areas requiring improvements. He/she analyzes particular jobs duties to determine responsibilities and if changes requires job to be redesign. Creates the job documentation based on analysis of the position. Analyzes and evaluates employee on-board data per pay period and reconciles data against cuff records by liaising with AHF to confirm the processing of the new employee records. Identifies discrepancies such as organizational code/CAN/appropriation code errors and works with external offices as needed to process corrections. Develops various correspondence and reports using graphical representations and explanations of data used in management decision-making. He/she conducts research and assists in the interpretation and implementation of policies, procedures, and requirements. Analyzes, monitors, and reports on management and programmatic actions and ensures deadlines and organizational milestones are met. Identifies trends, anomalies, and recommends process improvement areas. Uses automated tools to examine and extract data and summarize and present findings to management or more experience analyst. May be called upon to communicate FAA positions on policies and procedures internally and externally. Attends periodic meetings and working groups and responds to internal and external customer needs effectively and efficiently. May participate in national resource related programs and work groups. Cultivates positive relationships and professional partnerships with internal and external customers by maintaining open lines of communication, soliciting feedback, and by collaborating on problem resolution. Work is reviewed rarely, typically though status reports and at project completion, to ensure policy compliance and alignment with the requirements of the project or other work activity. Resolves most problems and work issues without the assistance of a manager. Requirements Conditions of Employment We are not accepting applications from noncitizens. Qualifications To view the complete qualification standard, applicants should reference – U.S. Office of Personnel Management Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Administrative and Management Positions, 0300. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/management-and-program-analysis-series-0343/ To qualify for this position at the I-band you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-H, FG/GS-12. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience is: Experience analyzing data and identifying discrepancies and recommending solutions to resolve problems/issues. Some, all, or none of the applicants may be interviewed. Education Additional Information We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required. The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family. As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA. In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the KSAs listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical order and referred to the selecting official for consideration. Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. This is not a bargaining unit position. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA