Management and Program Analyst (Direct Hire)

Summary Armstrong Flight Research Center seeks interested applicants for a Management and Program Analyst position. You will manage budget formulation, execution, analysis, and reporting. You may support programs, projects, and/or institutional business operations, providing business management and systems expertise enabling Branch and/or Center-wide oversight of program planning and control activities supporting timely and cost-effective mission objectives. Responsibilities Advises Program Managers, other technical managers, and the Program Planning and Control Manager in strategic planning and analyzing cost, performance, and resource allocations for programs, projects and/or activities. Analyzes cost actuals and data trends to identify variances against operating plans. Analyzes processes, identifies efficiencies, and recommends changes to optimize operations and resources towards meeting established goals and objectives. Performs analytical methods to identify, evaluate, and recommend appropriate solutions. Applies written and oral communication techniques sufficient to develop and deliver briefings, project papers, status/staff reports. Applies innovative, creative, and/or more effective methods to organize and analyze historical data, develop interpretations, project risks and needs. Applies written and oral communication techniques sufficient to develop and deliver briefings, project papers, status/staff reports. Assesses and adjusts to changing situations by implementing innovative solutions to make organizational improvements, ranging from incremental improvements to major shifts in direction or approach, as appropriate. Collaborates with facility, institutional asset, safety, compliance representatives, other Directorates, and Programs to establish best practices and to foster proactive conversations on Engineering institutional assets and needs. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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 GS-12, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level: Gathering financial requirements and guidelines to make government procurements to include meeting 889 compliance; Identifying resource requirements and make recommendations (i.e., staffing, space allocation, funding, equipment, etc.) to support project and facility operational needs; Coordinating facility, safety, and security requirements to enable project and/or laboratory operational needs. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of artificial intelligent (AI) or AI-assisted tools during the application process. Education Additional Information Additional selections may be made for similar positions across NASA within the local commuting area(s) of the location(s) identified in this announcement. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) within NASA. CTAP/ICTAP will be cleared for any additional selection from this announcement. If you have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), you must: - Indicate your eligibility when applying for a position. The questionnaire asks you to identify your ICTAP/CTAP eligibility. - Meet the minimum qualifications requirements for the position - Submit proof that you meet the requirements for CTAP/ICTAP as indicated in 'Required Documents' For additional information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, click here - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/#ictap. Any applicant that received a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) from the federal government within the last five years based of the closing date of this announcement, if selected, may be required to repay the full amount prior to establishing a start date. For additional information on the VSIP repayment requirement, click here - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/voluntary-separation-incentive-payments/. Per Executive Order 14343, this position is not part of a bargaining unit. Probationary Period You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. If selected, the requirement to serve such period will be determined by Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 11. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.