- Position Title
- PROGRAM ANALYST
- Agency
- Defense Information Systems Agency
- Announcement Number
- D-DISA-10280789-18 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, August 29, 2018 to Wednesday, September 12, 2018
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?
If yes, confirm:
If yes, confirm:
- You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
- Your grade is equivalent to the grade level of the vacancy and
- Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
Assessment 1
Instructions - Please accurately identify your level of training or experience when completing this questionnaire. Your responses will be evaluated and verified based on your submitted resume. Ensure that your resume accurately describes the level of education and/or experience claimed in the assessment questionnaire. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your stated level of experience and demonstrated capability. By continuing in the application process, I acknowledge that my self-assessment questionnaire score may be reduced, and I may lose consideration for this position if the work experience described in my resume does not support my responses to the assessment questionnaire.
1.
From the descriptions below, select the letter that corresponds to the highest level of education and/or experience that you fully possess and demonstrates your ability to perform the work of Program Analyst at the GS-13 grade level. Select only one letter for each item.
2.
From the descriptions below, select the letter that corresponds to the highest level of education and/or experience that you fully possess and demonstrates your ability to perform the work of Program Analyst at the GS-14 grade level. Select only one letter for each item.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
3.
Conduct comprehensive studies in order to identify and propose solutions to management problems.
4.
Develop policies and procedures regarding the administrative work processes and operations.
5.
Establish administrative policies and procedures to ensure effective management systems.
6.
Identify potential problem areas using existing policies and procedures and develops solutions.
7.
Respond to technical inquiries to answer questions regarding regulatory provisions.
8.
Communicate with senior and executive level management to provide business intelligence that supports decision making.
9.
Conduct studies and surveys, analyze findings in order to make recommendations to support contract award and resource allocation against the assigned mission.
10.
Develop statistical and narrative data to justify and/or support recommendations to contracting officer and division leadership.
11.
Identify issues and provide recommendations for operational improvement.
12.
Perform necessary analysis to identify program trends and issues.
13.
Prepare written or oral reports for senior level management to provide program or projects updates.
14.
Present briefings to keep appropriate levels of management informed of important performance management program features.
15.
Present inspection report briefings, including inspection findings, corrective measures, and issues for future inspections, audits, or investigations to senior leaders.
16.
Write inspection reports that are clearly organized and well supported with evidence and analysis.
17.
Write interpretations of policies, laws, regulations, precedents or practices and how they relate to program objectives and goals.
18.
Apply analytical and evaluative methods, principles, management concepts, and appropriate evaluation techniques to determine compliance with rules and regulations.
19.
Conduct operational, organizational, and compliance based inspections using appropriate methodologies and quality assessment criteria.
20.
Identify problems and formally propose solutions to improve work efficiency.
21.
Analyze funding needs as related to historical requirements and planned growth for future planning purposes.
22.
Defend funding proposals by providing logical evaluations.
23.
Provide core funding estimates and justification for contracts.
24.
Understand quantitative relationships among program plans and budgetary data in related forms and schedules (e.g., approved work plans), in order to adjust such data to reflect changes in funds available, obligations and expenditures.
25.
Create and implement records retention schedules, record file plans records and records inventories.
26.
Ensure information systems incorporate records management functionality and tthat records management technology in use is consistent with enterprise architecture.
27.
Lead, plan and manage a records management program for both core mission and administrative records, regardless of medium or format.
28.
Plan, organize, direct, review, coordinate, and establish controls for records managment activities.
29.
Promote effective records management for both electronic and non-electronic records.
30.
Review and improve document managment practices.
31.
Verify permanent records to be retained using retention schedules and identify and calculate the life cycle of non-permanent records.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
32.
Do you certify, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all of the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.)? Do you understand that the information provided may be investigated? Do you understand that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in or with your application may be grounds for not hiring you or for firing you after you begin work? Do you also understand that false or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001)?