This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Assistant Commandant for Response Policy, Director, Emergency Management, Office of Marine Environmental Response (CG-MER), Great Lakes Center of Expertise (GLCOE), located in Ann Arbor, MI.
To qualify for the GS-9 level: Applicants must possess experience equivalent to 1 year of experience at the next lowest grade level (GS-7) that is similar to experience gained in the Federal, State, or Local government or equivalent public or private sector experience. Your resume must demonstrate that you meet the specialized experience below: Assists with running and analyzing basic budget reports from a financial system; AND Assists with preparing budget estimates, fiscal analyses, or analyze return on investments for a program/project; AND Assists with producing communication or informational products for websites, briefs, and presentations AND Making recommendations to a project or the following program areas: performance management, budget preparation/execution, personnel processing systems, business systems, contract administration, strategic communications planning/execution, workforce planning/forecasting, training initiatives, work-life programs, and other human resource/personnel initiatives. OR A master's or equivalent graduate degree;OR2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.ORA combination of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in or related to the work of this position AND graduate level education that provided the specific knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position and experience. To qualify for the GS-11 level: Applicants must possess experience equivalent to 1 year of experience at the next lowest grade level (GS-9) that is similar to experience gained in the Federal, State, or Local government or equivalent public or private sector experience. Your resume must demonstrate that you meet the specialized experience below: Running and analyzing budget reports from a financial system; AND Preparing budget estimates, fiscal analyses, or analyze return on investments for a program/project; AND Making recommendations for changes in order to improve the efficiency of administrative support or program operations; AND Producing communication or informational products for websites, briefs, and presentations. 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 OR A combination of education and experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in or related to the work of this position AND graduate level education that provided the specific knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position and experience. To qualify for the GS-12 level: Applicants must possess experience equivalent to 1 year of experience at the next lowest grade level (GS-11) that is similar to experience gained in the Federal, State, or Local government or equivalent public or private sector experience. Your resume must demonstrate that you meet the specialized experience below: Applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations; AND Developing life cycle cost analyses of projects or performing cost benefit or economic evaluations of current or projected programs; AND Advising on the potential benefits/uses of automation to improve the efficiency of administrative support or program operations; AND Leading or providing oversight to a project or the following program areas: performance management, budget preparation/execution, personnel processing systems, business systems, contract administration, strategic communications planning/execution, workforce planning/forecasting, training initiatives, work-life programs, and other human resource/personnel initiatives. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. NOTE: There is no educational substitution at this grade level. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
You will serve as a Management and Program Analyst primarily responsible for supporting national and international oil spill research efforts pursued by the Coast Guard (CG) in relation to fresh water, cold weather environments, and the Great Lakes. You will also be responsible for assessing the strategic priorities and assisting in action plan developments, targeting improvements in both effectiveness and efficiency of priorities and objectives in support of oil spill research in the Great Lakes and other freshwater bodies; supporting the scientific work of the office through development and maintenance of novel administrative, finance, acquisition, and staffing strategies; maintaining, tracking and reporting metrics that enable project management duties; and facilitate internal and external outreach related to research. Being a CG civilian makes you a valuable member of the CG team. Typical work assignments include: Working collaboratively with CG offices and partner financial points of contact to identify and develop innovative finance, acquisition, and staffing strategies to address the unique needs of the Great Lakes Center of Expertise. Managing the administration of the annual budget, spend plans, budget projections and tracking, and financial and budget reporting. Conducting quantitative or qualitative analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness of the Great Lakes Center of Expertise's program operations throughout USCG in meeting established goals and objectives. Leveraging dashboards and developing spreadsheets, charts, and graphs to convey pertinent data, such as obligations, expenditures, trends, metric performance, hiring status/timelines for Coast Guard projects, internships, workforce management and goals. Identifying program deficiencies and recommends solutions and improvements to managers for assigned programs. Crafting informational products for websites, briefs, and presentations in support of internal and external engagement with stakeholders that highlights the work of the Great Lakes Center of Expertise.