County Program Analyst

Locations

County Program Analyst positions are located in the following offices:

• Sedgwick County FSA Office, Wichita, Kansas.
• Lane County FSA Office, Dighton, Kansas.

• Successful completion of four years of education above high school in an accredited business, secretarial, or technical, junior college, college or university in any field in which high school graduation or the equivalent is a prerequisite or a bachelor's degree from such an accredited college or university.
• At least one year of general work experience in support of projects, programs, or assignments providing a requisite knowledge of agricultural operations, agricultural management, governmental programs, or related office and customer service functions that indicate the ability to analyze problems, gather pertinent data, recognize solutions, plan and organize work, resolve conflict, and communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• A combination of education and experience as described above.

• Successful completion of one full year of graduate education from an accredited college or university.
• Superior Academic Achievement: A bachelor's degree in any field of study from an accredited college or university with either:
  • GPA of 3.0 based on a 4.0 scale;
  • 3.5 GPA based on a 4.0 scale for required courses completed in a major field of study during the last two years of undergraduate study;
  • Class standing of upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision of the college;
  • Membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society certified by the Association of College Honor Societies, excluding freshman honor societies.
• One-year specialized experience equivalent to grade CO-5 or GS-5 level. Specialized experience demonstrates knowledge of basic principles, concepts, and methods of fact-finding, analysis, and problem‑solving techniques as they apply to the analysis, evaluation, and application of agricultural program requirements, and knowledge of and skill in applying analytical and evaluative techniques to assist in assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of agricultural program operations to make recommendations for improvements.
• A combination of education and experience as described above.

Applicants must submit an unofficial copy of their transcript at the initial phase of the application process demonstrating superior academic achievement. If selected, an official transcript must be provided before the applicant begins duty.

• A Master’s or equivalent graduate degree or two full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree from an accredited college or university.
• One-year specialized experience equivalent to at least grade CO-7 or GS-7 in the federal service. Specialized experience demonstrates knowledge of agricultural program policies and practices to independently examine applications, supporting documents, and program reports, and experience applying analytical and evaluative techniques to assist in assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of agricultural program operations to make recommendations for improvements.
• A combination of education and experience as described above.