MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ANALYST

Summary

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to plan and carry out studies designed to analyze the performance of the organization's mission critical or key processes and develop strategy recommendations for increasing their effectiveness and efficiency (eff2).

Duties

Management Advisory Services: Serves as an Air Force Cl2 and Lessons Learned (LL) Subject Matter Expert (SME) and key Black Belt consultant. Performance Management: Maintains awareness of changes in mission requirements and external factors that impact the unit. CPI2 Practitioner and Training: Serves as the Black Belt practitioner, mentor, and trainer responsible for leading complex projects that often cross organizational boundaries. Innovation Program Management: As the primary innovation consultant, assists the Commander in fostering a culture of innovation in the unit by leveraging innovation methodology to support Airmen in accelerating actionable opportunities to enhance implementation and rapid replication of novel ideas and best practices. Lessons Learned Program Management: Serves as the organizational OPR for all Lessons Learned (LL) activities. Qualifications

Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Administrative and Management Positions. Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes designing and conducting comprehensive strategies to improve efficiency and effectiveness of manpower programs and initiatives; and identify propose, and devise innovative policies and guidance; develop and recommend manpower and organization policies and guidance, and perform continuous appraisal of the utilization of manpower resources in accomplishing objectives and goals; ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and governing directives; experience in completing the Management and Program Analysis duties and responsibilities described with the position. NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-­grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. The employee must have expert knowledge and skill in applying analytical and evaluative methods and an understanding of how to apply them to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of resource utilization by Air Force missions, programs and processes. 2. The employee must understand how to identify the relationships between organizational structures and processes and incorporate this information into enterprise level value stream (process) maps in order to confirm strategic linkage of the processes under study. 3. The employee must be knowledgeable of Air Force command structure, missions, programs and organizational relationships to include a thorough understanding of quantitative and qualitative methods/techniques and their application to analyze workloads. 4. The employee must have a working knowledge of elements required for effective teamwork, individual process improvement team member roles/responsibilities and determining the appropriate number and types of team members based on the study charter and project goals. 5. The employee must know how to create charters that properly define the purpose and scope of the study within the boundaries set by the process champions and route them to appropriate stakeholders for coordination and approval. 6. The employee must know what constitutes core, governing and enabling processes. The work requires expert knowledge of methods and tools for visually displaying the process under study and analyzing process performance against customer or production requirements. 7. The employee must be familiar with techniques for preparing and delivering training using a variety of teaching and learning tools and methodologies to maximize knowledge and information transfer to classroom groups and study teams. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Conditions Of Employment: 1. This is an AF key management position in which the incumbent may be required, on occasion, to manage and participate in higher level process improvement activities which often cut across organizational boundaries and produce positive impacts to AF Enterprise level process outputs. 2. The incumbent will be expected to complete all requirements for practitioner certification within established program guidelines and timelines if not already CPI Black Belt certified. 3. As necessary, may be required to work an uncommon tour of duty to meet special or essential unscheduled activities, with brief advance notice. 4. The incumbent may be required to fly in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary/permanent duty assignments (TOY). 5. Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearances. 6. Certification as a CPI/LSS Black Belt with experience as a Green Belt trainer, coach and mentor is highly desirable for recruitment but not required for appointment to this position.

How You Will Be Evaluated

Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. The resume/documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "insufficient information" and you will not receive further consideration for this job. For additional information on what to include in your resume, click here. APPRAISALS/AWARDS: Hiring Managers use objective methods and consider previous performance appraisals and awards in the selection process. Current Federal Civilian employees should list any relevant performance related rating and/or awards in your resume. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further. Other Information

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location. Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information. Current Federal Civilian employees may apply for temporary and term positions and if selected, a break in service may be required prior to appointment to the position. Temporary and Term Appointments: If you are selected for a temporary or term position in the competitive service, your appointment may be extended to the maximum period allowed by law without further competition. 120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: MSP applicants, if determined best qualified, must be selected and placed at the highest grade for which they applied. You must include a completed copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist. Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicant Eligible: PPP Applicants, if determined well qualified and selected, will be placed at the at the full performance level. You must include the applicable completed copy of the PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility as a PPP Applicant. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD3145-1 through DD3145-4, select the appropriate checklist for your claimed preference). To determine the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist required to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming, refer to the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide located in the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement. Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here. If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click here.