Summary
About the Position: This job announcement is for a Program Analyst, GS-0343-12 position with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District. This position is located in Rock Island, IL.
Responsibilities
Coordinate and assess District project and study activities across all lifecycle phases to maintain accurate, current program information.
Develop multiyear funding requirements, cost estimates, and budget justifications that support approved program objectives and requirements.
Monitor financial execution data and analyze trends to forecast funding needs, identify variances, and support obligation and expenditure goals.
Evaluate program performance against approved objectives, schedules, funding plans, and measures to identify risks and recommend corrective actions.
Analyze and recommend reprogramming actions, project priorities, new starts, and resource allocations based on execution needs and applicable criteria.
Prepare clear, accurate reports, briefings, budget materials, and stakeholder correspondence addressing program status, issues, and recommended actions.
Ensure program documentation, data, estimates, schedules, and budget submissions are accurate, consistent, and compliant with applicable requirements.
Provide decision-ready programming and budget advice to management while guiding and reviewing support staff work products.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Civilian Employees of the Organization Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience GS-0343-12: One year of specialized experience which includes: coordination and execution of assigned portions of program planning and analysis for Division programs; formulating, preparing, and updating budgets to meet anticipated expenditures and established obligations/expenditures goals and objectives; and collecting and analyzing funding data to prepare a variety of reports. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).