- Position Title
- Business Process Analyst
- Agency
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- Announcement Number
- NIFA-M23Y-11734305-NW Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, November 18, 2022 to Friday, December 2, 2022
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Eligibilities
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS CAREFULLY. Your answers will be used to determine your eligibility to apply to this job opportunity announcement. You will be considered under the eligibility option(s) to which you answer YES. Select YES to all eligibility options for which you want to be considered. If you respond NO to meeting the criteria for all the eligibilities, you will not be considered for the position(s) under this announcement.
NOTE: You must submit the required supporting documentation to receive consideration for EACH selected eligibility. Failure to provide the required documents will result in an ineligible rating and your application will be excluded from consideration.
NOTE: You must submit the required supporting documentation to receive consideration for EACH selected eligibility. Failure to provide the required documents will result in an ineligible rating and your application will be excluded from consideration.
1.
Are you a current USDA employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee, in which received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
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• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
2.
Have you registered for reemployment consideration AND meet one of the below:
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
3.
Are you a current USDA employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment?
4.
Are you a USDA employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment AND you have held or currently hold a position on a permanent basis in the competitive service with the same or higher promotion potential of the position being advertised?
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
Assessment 1
Your responses to the questions below will be used in the evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Your resume and application materials must support the level of experience and/or education you claim in this questionnaire. If, after a complete review of your application package, a determination is made that you have overstated your qualifications, you may be rated ineligible for this position.
1.
From the choices below, please select the response that best describes how your experience meets the minimum qualification requirements for this position at the GS-13 level. Your resume must clearly support the response you select or you will be rated as not qualified.
2.
From the choices below, please select the response that best describes how your experience meets the minimum qualification requirements for this position at the GS-14 level. Your resume must clearly support the response you select, or you will be rated as not qualified.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Developing life cycle analyses of projects or performs evaluations of current or projected programs and projects related to planning, coordination, or implementation of a grants management system.
4.
Conducting studies of organizational efficiency and productivity to recommend changes or improvements in organization, staffing, work methods, or procedures, as related to the modernization initiatives.
5.
Developing procedures and processes for establishing, operating, or assessing the effectiveness of administrative control systems within grants management system services.
6.
Providing presentations or briefings on the status of projects.
7.
As a project manager, I have done the following regarding projects: (Select all that apply)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
8.
Observing work processes to provide input into testing of new services.
9.
Interviews users throughout an agency on matters related to requirements for major service modifications to gather and coordinate user's needs and impacts on modification of work processes.
10.
Developing detailed summaries relating technical alternatives to the impact of proposed changes on existing systems and operations.
11.
Translating technical specifications into statements of work (SOW) accurately ensuring the system requirements are reflected correctly.
12.
In developing specifications based on user requirements, I have used: (Select all that apply)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
13.
Coordinating grants modernization work which includes analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of management initiatives in meeting established goals and objectives.
14.
Providing guidance on specified administrative or business application requirements to present proposals for the integration with existing system components.
15.
Analyzing business operations information requirements to identify reporting requirements to be included in the systems specifications.
16.
Analyzing new or improved business and management practices for application to grants management programs or operations.
17.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.