Summary As a Program Analyst in DCSA's Personnel Security directorate, the incumbent will analyze and improve security processes, collaborate with stakeholders to protect national security interests, lead complex projects, apply analytical and problem-solving skills, and serve as a critical extension of leadership. Responsibilities As a PROGRAM ANALYST you will be responsible for the following duties: - Manages multiple, complex initiatives associated to Agency directives. - Performs business process assessments, mapping, documentation, and improves efficiency and effectiveness around processes and systems. - Demonstrates valuable analysis to leadership though a variety of models, tools, applications, and studies. - Creates, maintains and/or improves models, techniques and capabilities used to conduct studies and analyses, acquires and assembles data, develops and maintains briefings, presentations, placemats, dashboards, maps and other artifacts used to communicate mission-critical decisions to internal and external customers through various verbal, written, and graphical communication methods. - Incumbent is responsible for all aspects of the assigned project's plan, design, pilot, and implementation to meet the goals and timelines of the effort. - Oversees the development of reports, presentations, and other visual representations needed to assist management with project and business decisions. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: Management and Program Analysis Series 0343 for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 02/03/2025 Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GG/GS-12 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility. Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes: Analyzing efficiency and productivity of administrative/technical processes for a personnel security program to develop new and modified complex management/business processes and systems. Managing complex projects throughout the lifecycle to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and control phases for projects within a personnel security related program. Serving as a liaison to provide program evaluation and business analysis for cross-functional and multi-faceted efforts to internal and external stakeholders. Overseeing project operations and milestones, reviews, evaluates, and analyzes project data and information for the assessment and improvement of business processes. Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: 1. Business Analysis-Defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to process improvement, communication management, strategic planning and policy development. 2. Interpersonal Skills-Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences. 3. Creativity and Innovation-Develops new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches; encourages new ideas and innovations; designs and implements new or cutting edge programs/processes. 4. Management Analysis-Conducts research and solves organizational inefficiencies to increase the effectiveness of the organization. 5. Organizational Awareness-Knows the organization's mission and functions, and how its social, political, and technological systems work and operates effectively within them; this includes the programs, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of the organization. 6. Communicate- (i.e., written and oral) rights, responsibilities, management directives, policies, and/or regulations to employees, supervisors, and/or other pertinent individuals. Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. Additional Information VETERANS PREFERENCE/CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL In accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause. Therefore, veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service, or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria. Other Notes: Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period. If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions. If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS. Selection under this appointment authority does not confer civil service competitive status. All current and former Federal employees must submit a copy of your latest SF50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. Resumes should NOT include: Classified information/SSN/Photo of yourself/personal information (gender, religion, affiliation etc/Encrypted digitally signed docs). Resumes with this prohibited information will be automatically ineligible for consideration.