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Position Title
PROGRAM ANALYST
Agency
National Archives and Records Administration
Announcement Number
21-NARA-124 Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, June 18, 2021 to Monday, June 28, 2021
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2.

Are you a veteran who separated from active duty under honorable conditions and you:
Have a rating by the Department of Veterans Affairs showing a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more; OR
Retired from active military service with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more

If eligible, submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service.
Please also provide the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs or Armed Service and the Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15.

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3. Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)?  Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
 
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4. Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)?  Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
 
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5.

Are you a current Federal employee in the excepted service in an agency covered by an Interchange Agreement?
For more information, review Interchange Agreements with Other Merit Systems

OR

Are you a current:

• Postal Career Service Employee; OR
• Postal Rate Commission Employee; OR
• Government Accountability Office (GAO) Employee; OR
• Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Employee?

For more information, review Miscellaneous Authorities Not Regulated by U.S. Office of Personnel Management
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) reflecting your status.

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6. Are you eligible for competitive consideration under any of the following merit promotion categories?
  • Current Federal civilian employee in the Competitive service on a permanent career or career-conditional appointment
  • Current Excepted service employee covered by an Interchange Agreement
  • Former Federal employee with Reinstatement eligibility
  • Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA)
  • Current Federal employee serving on a VRA appointment
  • Land Management Employee eligible under Public Law 114-47
  • Other competitive category not listed above (you must submit proof of eligibility)
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7. Are you the spouse of a current member of the Armed Forces? If yes, confirm that you are married to the military member.
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Are you the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired with a disability rating at the time of retirement of 100 percent or the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired or separated from the Armed Forces and has a disability rating of 100 percent from the Department of Veterans Affairs?
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Are you the un-remarried widow or widower of a member of the Armed Forces killed while in active duty status?
 
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8. Do you currently hold (or have you previously held) on a permanent basis, a position in the competitive service (or in another merit system with which OPM has an interchange agreement), with promotion potential equivalent to (or higher than) the full performance level of the position advertised in this vacancy announcement? (limit characters)
9. Are you a former Peace Corps volunteer or VISTA member who has completed your service within the past twelve months?
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Are you a former Peace Corps volunteer or VISTA member who has completed your service within the past 36 months and is requesting an extension of your non-competitive eligibility due to your military service, pursuit of studies at a recognized institution of higher learning, or in another activity which, in the agency's view, warrants extension?
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Are you a current or former Peace Corps employee who has completed at least 36 months of continuous service, without a break in service of three days or more, and has been separated from the Peace Corps for less than three years?
If yes, submit a copy of your description of service or other proof of non-competitive eligibility.
If you are a former Peace Corps volunteer or VISTA member who is requesting an extension of your non-competitive eligibility, please also provide the necessary documentation to support your request.
 
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10. Are you eligible for an excepted appointment under the Federal Employment Program for Persons with Disabilities? (Schedule A Disability appointment)?
 
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Preferences
1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (limit characters)
2.
All applicants are required to submit their most recently completed annual performance appraisal (dated within 18 months from the closing date of the vacancy announcement), which identifies your official rating of record (must be at least "Fully Successful") and is signed by the supervisor, or a statement explaining why the performance appraisal is unavailable. If you fail to provide a copy of the performance appraisal, or a statement advising why it is unavailable, you will be removed from further consideration. Type "yes" in the text box below if you are providing a performance appraisal meeting the above requirements with your application. If you are unable to provide a performance appraisal with your application, please provide a reason in the text box below. ("N/A" is not considered an acceptable response)
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3. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government? (limit characters)
4. Are you a current Federal employee? (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Specialized experience for the GS-13 is defined as one year of experience at the GS-12 level, or equivalent, that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes:

-Inspect, evaluate, and analyze agency security classification regulations, policies and practices in order to determine the degree of agency compliance with Executive Order 13526, ISOO directives, and applicable agency regulations.; AND
-Evaluating information security programs, regulations or policies (such as: classifying, safeguarding, declassifying classified national security information).; AND
-Providing and communicating technical information to agencies and the public on matters related information security programs, including classification, declassification, and safeguarding.
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1. For the GS-13, select the answer that best describes your experience (limit characters)
For the GS-12, specialized experience is defined as one year of experience at the GS-11 level, or equivalent that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes:

-Analyzing results and developing recommendations to team leads and members.; AND
-Assisting in evaluating information security programs, regulations or policies (such as: classifying, safeguarding, declassifying classified national security information).; AND
-Conducting research and providing technical advice and guidance as a team member regarding information security programs, regulations or policies (such as: classifying, safeguarding, declassifying classified national security information).
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2. For the GS-12, select the answer that best describes your experience. (limit characters)
3. Select the following leadership functions on projects and/or studies that you have led as a regular, recurring part of your job. (limit characters)
4. Please choose the following area(s) in which you have experience: (limit characters)
5. Please indicate which of the following best describes your experience planning and organizing work to achieve the goals of a program or organization. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
6. Do you have experience managing a project across a large, geographically diverse organization, that could include working with multiple internal and/or external stakeholders, to accomplish established goals? (limit characters)
7. Do you have experience participating a project across a large, geographically diverse organization, that could include working with multiple internal and/or external stakeholders, to accomplish established goals? (limit characters)
8. Please indicate the statement that best describes your experience with agency information security programs, including classification, declassification, and information security (limit characters)
9. Select all the answer(s) that describe your experience identifying and analyzing problems, making logical decisions, and providing solutions (limit characters)
10. Which of the following choices best reflects your highest level of experience solving problems? (limit characters)
11. Choose the statement that best describes your ability to stimulate creative thinking and innovation in others. (limit characters)
12. Choose the statement that best describes your experience building support for ideas and initiatives with key stakeholders inside and outside your work unit or organization. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
13. Do you have experience with reviewing and analyzing information to identify trends, areas of strengths, areas for improvement, and using the findings to identify potential improvement actions? (limit characters)
14. Please indicate the statement(s) that describes your experience with oral presentations and communications experience with a wide variety of audiences on activities related to policies, procedures, processes or challenges (limit characters)
15. I have experience briefing or presenting information to the following audiences (Select all that apply): (limit characters)
16. Select the responses that best describes your interpersonal skill in communicating information, including making presentations to diverse groups and/or high-ranking management officials. (limit characters)