Summary This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Assistant Commandant for Response Policy, Director, Emergency Management, Office of Marine Environmental Response (CG-MER), Great Lakes Center of Expertise (GLCOE), located in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Responsibilities You will serve as a Management and Program Analyst primarily responsible for supporting national and international oil spill research efforts pursued by the Coast Guard (CG) in relation to fresh water, cold weather environments, and the Great Lakes. You will also be responsible for assessing the strategic priorities and assisting in action plan developments, targeting improvements in both effectiveness and efficiency of priorities and objectives in support of oil spill research in the Great Lakes and other freshwater bodies; supports the scientific work of the office through development and maintenance of novel administrative, finance, acquisition, and staffing strategies; maintains, tracks and reports metrics that enable project management duties; and facilitate internal and external outreach related to research. Being a CG civilian makes you a valuable member of the CG team. Typical work assignments include: Working collaboratively with Coast Guard offices and partner financial points of contact to identify and develop innovative finance, acquisition, and staffing strategies to address the unique needs of the Great Lakes Center of Expertise. Managing the administration of the annual budget, spend plans, budget projections and tracking, and financial and budget reporting. Conducting quantitative or qualitative analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness of the Great Lakes Center of Expertise’s program operations throughout USCG in meeting established goals and objectives. Leveraging dashboards and developing spreadsheets, charts, and graphs to convey pertinent data, such as obligations, expenditures, trends, metric performance, hiring status/timelines for Coast Guard projects, internships, workforce management and goals. Identifying program deficiencies and recommends solutions and improvements to managers for assigned programs. Crafting informational products for websites, briefs, and presentations in support of internal and external engagement with stakeholders that highlights the work of the Great Lakes Center of Expertise. The duties listed above are written at the highest grade level. If selected at a lower grade level, your responsibilities will increase, and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progresses. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship is required. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Suitable for Federal employment determined by background investigation. May be required to serve a one year probationary period. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Qualifications Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for the GS-9 level: Applicants must possess experience equivalent to 1 year of experience at the next lowest grade level (GS-7) that is similar to experience gained in the Federal, State, or Local government or equivalent public or private sector experience. Your resume must demonstrate that you meet the specialized experience below: Assists with running and analyzing basic budget reports from a financial system; AND Assists with preparing budget estimates, fiscal analyses, or analyze return on investments for a program/project; AND Assists with producing communication or informational products for websites, briefs, and presentations AND Making recommendations to a project or the following program areas: performance management, budget preparation/execution, personnel processing systems, business systems, contract administration, strategic communications planning/execution, workforce planning/forecasting, training initiatives, work-life programs, and other human resource/personnel initiatives. OR A master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. OR A combination of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in or related to the work of this position AND graduate level education that provided the specific knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position and experience. To qualify for the GS-11 level: Applicants must possess experience equivalent to 1 year of experience at the next lowest grade level (GS-9) that is similar to experience gained in the Federal, State, or Local government or equivalent public or private sector experience. Your resume must demonstrate that you meet the specialized experience below: Running and analyzing budget reports from a financial system; AND Preparing budget estimates, fiscal analyses, or analyze return on investments for a program/project; AND Making recommendations for changes in order to improve the efficiency of administrative support or program operations; AND Producing communication or informational products for websites, briefs, and presentations. OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related OR A combination of education and experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in or related to the work of this position AND graduate level education that provided the specific knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position and experience. To qualify for the GS-12 level: Applicants must possess experience equivalent to 1 year of experience at the next lowest grade level (GS-11) that is similar to experience gained in the Federal, State, or Local government or equivalent public or private sector experience. Your resume must demonstrate that you meet the specialized experience below: Applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations; AND Developing life cycle cost analyses of projects or performing cost benefit or economic evaluations of current or projected programs; AND Advising on the potential benefits/uses of automation to improve the efficiency of administrative support or program operations; AND Leading or providing oversight to a project or the following program areas: performance management, budget preparation/execution, personnel processing systems, business systems, contract administration, strategic communications planning/execution, workforce planning/forecasting, training initiatives, work-life programs, and other human resource/personnel initiatives. NOTE: There is no educational substitution at this grade level. 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. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Education This position does have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Additional Information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here Recruitment incentives may be authorized. If selection is made below the full performance level, the incumbent may be promoted up to the target grade without further competition, if all legal and regulatory requirements are met and when recommended by the supervisor. However, promotion to the full performance level is not guaranteed and is dependent on successful performance at the lower grade level(s). All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 45 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact XXX-XXX-XXXX (DELETE THIS NOTE: HR SPEC PHONE # ONLY). Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation