Budget Analyst

Summary

You will serve as a Budget Analyst(Scorekeeper) with Office of the Secretary of Interior. This is a Schedule Policy/Career position. Salary Information: GS-15: $169,279 (step 1) - $197,200.00 (step 10). First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

Duties

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of Policy, Management, and Budget (PMB), Office of Budget (POB), located in Washington, DC. This is a Schedule Policy/Career position. At the full performance level GS-15 some of the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Serves as a senior budget analyst in the Department of the Interior's Office of Budget responsible for the full range of budget development, execution and presentation activities. Provides the Division Chief with formulation and execution expertise for assigned accounts and special projects as assigned. 2. Leads and implements improvements to Department-wide budget processes and procedures. This includes development and implementation of automated systems to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the budget process and collection of budget request data for the entire Department. 3. Coordinates and assists in preparation of Secretarial, Assistant Secretarial and bureau budget presentations to the Office of Management and Budget and the Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees. Reviews, coordinates, or prepares testimony, Congressional hearing transcripts, Congressional hearing summaries, and Congressional Questions for the Record. 4. Conducts program analyses, reviews and studies of Departmental functions and programs. These analyses involve examining program objectives, policies, procedures, standards, performance, progress, work operations, financial practices, internal management controls, costs, identification of efficiencies and savings, and Departmental and Administration goals and objectives. 5. Advises the Director of Budget and Departmental leadership on budget matters using a thorough and detailed knowledge of budget concepts, principles and practices, appropriations laws and regulations, Departmental programs and policies, Administration and Office of Management and Budget policies and requirements, and Congressional procedures, policies and directives. 6. Provides authoritative interpretations of Congressional legislation and OMB policies and precedents. Provides detailed review, thorough analysis, and expert advice on correct and legal implementation of sequestration, reprogramming authority limitations, continuing resolution calculations, across the board reduction calculations, and alignment of committee support table reporting with Interior reports and systems. Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be serving in a position in Schedule Policy/Career of the excepted service. Employment in this position will be at-will. You will obtain competitive status after two years of service in this position, if applicable. Merit Systems Protection Board(MSPB) appeals of adverse actions concerning performance, discipline, and other matters arising under chapters 23, 43, and 75 of title 5, United States Code will not be available to an individual serving in this position. Prohibitions on prohibited personnel practices will be enforced by the Office of General Counsel or agency equivalent position and not the Office of Special Counsel. As described in Executive Order 14171 dated January 20th, 2025, this position is covered by the Schedule Policy/Career. Any questions should be sent to the email address identified in the agency contact information of the Job Opportunity Announcement. Qualifications

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying. GS-15: To qualify for this position at the GS-15 grade level, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1. Conducting program analyses, reviews and studies of functions and programs related to budget and resourcing. 2. Advising leadership on budget matters using a thorough and detailed knowledge of budget concepts, programs, priorities, policies, procedures, regulations and law. 3. Providing expert advice on sequestration, reprogramming, continuing resolutions, and alignment of committee support table reporting. Must meet all. You must include hours per week worked. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/21/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. 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.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience. How You Will Be Evaluated

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g. resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessment(s) required for this position. To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. Your resume must not exceed 2 pages. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating purposes. In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed. You will be assessed in the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Budget Administration Partnering Problem Solving To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires successful completion of additional assessment(s), including a structured resume review. These assessments measure the critical competencies listed above that are required to successfully perform the job. All qualified non-competitive applicants and the best-qualified Merit Promotion applicants will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. DUE WEIGHT: Please submit 1) a copy of your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation and 2) a list of any awards (e.g. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increase, etc.) you received in the last 5 years. Any performance appraisal/evaluation and award documentation you provide will be forwarded to the selecting official. The selecting official will review this documentation and give it due weight consideration during the overall selection process. If you do not have your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation, you must submit a statement as to why it is not available. Please indicate if any prior performance appraisals/evaluations were at an acceptable level. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration or your score may be lowered. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position. Current or former displaced Federal employees who are surplus, displaced, or involuntarily separated have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). To be considered under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be well-qualified, score at least 85 (i.e., meet the minimum qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors; education, and experience requirements), and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry. Other Information

Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement. All DOI employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here, DOI Ethics Prohibitions | U.S. Department of the Interior.