Program Analyst - SV-0343-H/I - Transportation Security Administration - Arlington, Virginia - EXPIRED

This Program Analyst position is located in the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (OIA), Program Management Division, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). If selected for this position, you will be responsible for supporting program outreach and communication at all levels of engagement to include DHS, Congress, Federal, state and local government entities, external stakeholders and trade organizations. Typical assignments will include but are not limited to:

• Supporting the development and implementation of internal and external communications for transportation security programs; assisting in the preparation of briefings and presentations; program documentations; and responding to internal and external stakeholders.
• Supporting the preparation of reports in alignment with DHS IT Acquisition program processes; including monthly reporting in support of programs, OMB300 monthly requirements, DHS Chief Information Officer (CIO) status reviews, financial/budget measurements, risk management, communications management, and technical management processes.
• Supporting Security Threat Assessment (STA) program operational activities and providing day-to-day support to existing or new security threat assessment programs, including management contractors, contract deliverables, identification of inefficiencies, security vulnerabilities, and mitigation strategy.
• Supporting the development of briefings for internal or external leadership and stakeholders on financial and budget management including fee/revenue collection, spend plan development, and development and maintenance of program operations documents.
• Providing program representation at technical/interface requirements discussions for multiple systems; supporting operations for security threat assessment programs including enrollment, vetting and adjudication functions.

To qualify for the SV-H Pay Band (equivalent to GS-12), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-G Pay Band or GS-11 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Such experience includes applying qualitative and quantitative analyses to evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency and productivity of projects/programs; and applying analytical methods and techniques related to program management to assess and support program operations.

To qualify for the SV-I Pay Band (equivalent to GS-13), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-H Pay Band or GS-12 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Such experience includes applying qualitative and quantitative analyses to evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency and productivity of projects/programs; applying analytical methods and techniques related to program management to assess and support program operations; and developing security threat assessment programs.

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.

NOTE: Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime.

You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

You will be evaluated based on a comparison of the position requirements against the quality and extent of the experience and/or related education as reflected in your resume and supporting documentation. You are encouraged to ensure work experiences clearly show possession of the competencies required for this position. We will compare your resume and supporting documentation to your responses on the assessment questionnaire. If, after reviewing your resume and any supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your category placement may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job.

When completing the assessment questionnaire for this position, you will be prompted to elect if you wish for your application to be considered as External (where Veterans’ Preference applies), as Status (current or former Federal Employees), and/or Internal to TSA as a current permanent or competitive temporary employee. At that time, please select the answer(s) that apply to you and your application to this position.

Candidates will be rated and ranked using Category Grouping procedures. Under Category Grouping, candidates will be rated and ranked into one of three categories:

Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;

Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceed the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job; and

Qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.
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