This job is open to
Federal employees - Competitive service
Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
Veterans
Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference
Military spouses
Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.
Individuals with disabilities
Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A.
Family of overseas employees
Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas.
Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista
Individuals who have served at least 2 years with the Peace Corps or 1 year with AmeriCorps VISTA.
Special authorities
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring path.
Clarification from the agency
This Merit Promotion position is open to Current Federal Employees and Former Federal Employees with permanent status or reinstatement eligibility. Individuals who are eligible for a special appointing authority may also apply such as Individuals with Disabilities (Schedule A), former Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, and Vista volunteers; certain Military Spouses, or individuals eligible under various programs for Veterans (VRA, VEOA, 30% disabled).
Duties
This position is in the Office of the Chief of Staff, Administrative Services Division (ASD), Business Service Unit (BSU).The ASD is responsible for the physical space management and design, relocation, construction management, building services, inventory control, and facility renovation/alteration of the agency. The BSU is responsible for organizing, directing, and administering effective administrative and management of program services for the (EXIM).
The incumbent serves as a developmental Management & Program Analyst performing segments or portions of a wide range of administrative and programmatic support for ASD and BSU. This position serves as the first full performance level of independence performing duties related to budget, financial, acquisition/contracts, purchase card holder, travel, invoices, passport and visa management, records management, and financial systems. The incumbent works closely and under the direction of the supervisor or senior staff within BSU for technical developmental training, advice, and guidance.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Serves as a Management and Program Analyst performing a variety of developmental administrative and programmatic support duties for BSU that are related to contracts, procurement, budget, transit, travel, invoice payables, records management, and financial systems.
- Provides administrative support to the Transit Program Manager for EXIMs transit program activities to ensure safe, dependable, and efficient transportation for EXIM's employees. Provides technical assistance to EXIM staff regarding various transit concerns.
- Keeps abreast of EXIM's, ASD's and BSU's objectives, mission, policies, principles, and processes to improve the agency's programs, activities and organizational efficiency and effectiveness for BSU. Uses qualitative and quantitative techniques to conduct studies, analyze, evaluate, interpret, and improve BSU's programs, and to prepare study findings and recommendations.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
- U.S. Citizenship
- Background and Security/Suitability Investigation
- You may be required to serve a one year probationary period
- Specialized experience MUST be documented on your resume
- Current or Former Political Appointees: If you are, or have been employed in the last 5 years, you must disclose this information. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.
Qualifications
Specialized Experience GS-09: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal or other equivalent pay system that has equipped you to perform the major duties of this position. This specialized experience includes:
- Experience in analyzing program effectiveness and summarizing financial and administrative data for supervisory review.
- Experience in using financial management systems to process travel, transit, and reimbursement actions.
- Experience in preparing reports and providing oral and written guidance on travel, transit, budget, financial management, and passport/visa programs.
OR
If you are substituting education for experience to qualify for at this level, you must have 2 years of graduate level education leading to a Master's degree or a Master's or equivalent graduate degree.
OR
If you are combining both education and experience to qualify for this level, equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level.
Specialized Experience GS-11: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal or other equivalent pay system that has equipped you to perform the major duties of this position. This specialized experience includes:
- Experience in analyzing program effectiveness and summarizing financial and administrative data.
- Experience in using financial management systems to process travel, transit, and reimbursement actions.
- Experience in preparing reports and providing oral and written guidance on travel, transit, budget, financial management, and passport/visa programs.
- Experience in conducting analytical studies using qualitative and quantitative methods, researching issues, and developing recommendations to resolve substantive program problems.
OR
If you are substituting education for experience to qualify for at this level, you must have 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate level education leading to a Ph.D or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
OR
If you are combining both education and experience to qualify for this level, equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level.
For qualification determinations, your resume must contain the following for each work experience listed:
- Organization/Agency's Name
- Title
- Salary (series and grade, if applicable)
- Start and end dates (including the month and year)
- Number of hours you worked per week
- Relevant experience that supports your response to the specialized experience that is stated in the job announcement
If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.
NOTE: Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications and your application may be marked as incomplete/ineligible and you will not receive consideration for this position.
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.
Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.
Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. Please visit the following links for more information:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined
here.
Time-in-grade requirements must be met by 04/07/2026, the closing date of the announcement.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Additional information
Current or Former Political Appointees: Pursuant to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) oversight authority under section 1104(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) and section 5.2 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, OPM requires agencies to seek their approval prior to appointing any current or former political appointee to a permanent position (without time limits) in the civil service. A former or recent political appointee is someone who held a political appointment covered by OPM's policy within the previous 5-year period. OPM's oversight in this area safeguards merit system principles as well as fair and open competition free from political influence. If you are currently employed, or have been employed within the last 5 years, you must disclose this information. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.
Please visit the following link for the types of political appointments.
Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities: The following links contain information on the eligibility requirements to be considered under a noncompetitive appointing authority:
Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.
This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Ethical Standards/Financial Disclosure:
EXIM is committed to the highest ethical standards. As an employee, you will be covered by the criminal conflict of interest statutes and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch. You will be required to complete new employee ethics training within 3 months of your appointment.
If this position is subject to financial disclosure requirements (either public or confidential depending upon your position), you will be required to complete a new entrant financial disclosure report within 30 days of your appointment.
Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of
80 or above based on the competencies listed above; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information, please click
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents) and the responses you provide on the application questionnaire.
If you are found qualified for this position and meet or exceed a predefined rating threshold from your questionnaire responses, a Subject Matter Expert (SME) will review your resume to determine if your technical competencies meet the proficiency requirements established for this position.
You will be notified by email if your application is forwarded to the hiring official for further consideration.
If you do not meet the rating threshold to move forward to the next evaluation stage or it is determined that your technical competencies do not meet the proficiency requirements for this position, you will be notified by email.