Program Analyst with Security Clearance

Duties As a Program Analyst at the GS-0343-11/12/13 some of your typical work assignments may include: GS-11:
* Performs detailed analyses of financial systems and operational practices, recommending process improvements and solutions to resolve complex travel-related problems.
* Researches and evaluates all DoD travel programs (e.g., temporary, permanent, special) to recommend policy simplifications and cost-saving initiatives based on data analysis.
* Participates in the development and implementation of DoD travel policies and regulations, analyzing payment data to identify compliance trends and prevent improper payments.
* Leads special projects and long-term studies on major mission programs by developing detailed plans and evaluation criteria to address complex issues.
* Serves as a program analyst liaison with DoD Components and external federal agencies (GSA, OPM, IRS), representing the DTMO on various committees and working groups to resolve policy issues. GS-12:
* Conducts broad analyses of financial systems and work processes, developing solutions and new procedures to resolve unusual problems and accommodate changing technology across DoD Components.
* Applies expert knowledge of travel policies to research, evaluate, and develop recommendations for policy simplification, cost-saving initiatives, and the prevention of improper payments.
* Leads complex and sensitive special studies on major mission programs, establishing goals, evaluation criteria, and new techniques to satisfy broad policy and technical requirements.
* Develops and coordinates DoD travel policy, regulations, and financial management requirements with internal and external stakeholders, including OMB, GSA, and Treasury.
* Serves as a key liaison with all DoD Components and external federal agencies, representing the DoD on government-wide committees to negotiate policy consensus and resolve implementation issues. GS-13:
* Leads highly complex analyses of DoD-wide financial systems and operational practices, developing innovative solutions and establishing new procedures to resolve critical, long-range challenges.
* Serves as a senior subject matter expert, directing research and data analysis to develop, simplify, and implement DoD travel policies that generate significant cost savings and ensure regulatory compliance.
* Directs sensitive, complex, and long-term special studies on major DoD mission programs, independently making decisions and implementing new methods to satisfy broad policy and technical requirements.
* Initiates and directs the development of DoD travel policy, negotiating resolutions with senior officials from OMB, GSA, and Treasury to build consensus on potentially controversial new policies.
* Acts as the senior liaison and primary representative for the DTMO to high-level managers across DoD and external federal agencies, ensuring policies align with statutory requirements and representing DoD interests on government-wide committees. Requirements Conditions of employment
* Selection below the GS-13 level is developmental. The incumbent may be noncompetitively promoted to the GS-12 or 13 level, without further competition once time-in-grade, training, performance, and other requirements of the higher grade level are met
* Must be a U.S. citizen
* Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
* Resume and supporting documents (See

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* Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
* May be required to successfully complete a probationary period

* Work Schedule:

Full Time
* Overtime:
Occasionally
* Tour of Duty:
Flexible
* Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized
* Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA):
Exempt
* Financial Disclosure:
Not Required
* Telework Eligibility:
This position is telework eligible Qualifications You may qualify at the GS-11, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service:
* Using established joint travel regulations and policies to answer routine travel questions.
* Gathering and compiling data from prescribed sources to support program analysis.
* Identifying and documenting straightforward discrepancies between data and established procedures; and
4) Communicating factual information to team members and supervisors. OR

B. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR

C. You have some specialized experience as described in A, but less than one year; and you have more than one year but less than two years of education as described in

B. You have computed the percentage of the requirements that you meet, and the total is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the first year by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at…