Management and Program Analyst

Clarification from the agency

Open to current permanent FAA employees

Is a recognized subject matter expert and consultant to management officials; including senior, middle and front-line managers, in all matters relating to the development and implementation of management skills and tools needed to provide effective oversight of various programs.

Conduct organizational reviews and analysis for offices experiencing issues that affect performance, working relationships and/or individual employee well-being and directly assist in the formulation and implementation of plans that may involve or result in changes to organizational culture.

Provides leadership for highly complex and challenging activities under the minimal direction of a manager or executive. May act as a principal specialist to develop new and innovative approaches, methodologies, and/or techniques or as a team leader to define and direct challenging projects/programs/activities. Shares responsibility for the performance of programs/projects that frequently affect more than one LOB/SO or the FAA as a whole.

Lead organizational health projects to develop leadership teams within Flight Standards. Lead unit/branch initiatives for FAA, AVS, and FS and/or for the branch.

Provide advice and guidance to management officials and managers throughout Flight Standards on the development and implementation of sound policies, procedures and processes. Apply experience and expert knowledge of applicable Federal laws, regulations, policies, and procedures related to leadership and executive development issues in order to improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of individual leaders, leadership teams, aspiring leaders, and various programs at FS, AVS, and FAA.

Strategically and proactively plan, develop and implement programs and development solutions for Flight Standards management officials; including senior, middle and front-line managers, to improve leadership practices and effectiveness throughout Flight Standards (FS) with impact to specific FAA, AVS and/or FS prioritized goals and objectives. Serve as a direct confidant and advisor to management officials across the Service and as such is privy to potential and actual personnel actions, performance actions, labor relations issues, and similar confidential information. Conduct complex and controversial studies that result in authoritative recommendations, including formulation and implementation of policies and practices to improve management and leadership.

Serve as an interviewer on managerial selection panels as assigned by management. Work directly with executive and senior level leadership and managers in pre-decisional capacity to develop and implement action plans to improve or enhance organizational health and performance. The nature of the work requires the incumbent, when applicable and at managers¿ discretion, to be aware of management¿s position on labor relations issues, disposition of grievances, and other organizational issues that may impact labor relations. Applies knowledge of FAA's policies and objectives to identify, define, and organize resources for large projects/programs/work activities.

Establishes overall work objectives ensuring planned work objectives align to unit/branch priorities and shares those work objectives with the unit manager. Independently plans and carries out assignments, informing his/her manager of the status of projects and potentially controversial areas. Broad policies and objectives provide general guidance for addressing issues but often require the development of new approaches. Provides expert guidance and instruction both internally and externally to address diverse, complex issues which often cross multiple projects, programs, and/or functional areas. Develops and recommends approaches to address current and anticipated problems and issues. Works with senior management to identify and resolve problems.

Incumbent accomplishes other duties assigned.

Conditions of employment

• US Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
• Security Requirement: Moderate Risk (5). This position requires completion and favorable adjudication of a background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level FV-I (or FG/GS-13). Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

Specialized experience is coaching, consulting, and advising to management in the organization and developing leadership teams.

Special Note Concerning Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each (KSA), in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or priority grouping and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Applicants must submit an electronic application via Aviator and SF-50 by fax or uploaded via Aviator by the closing date of this announcement. Failure to submit the application and required documentation by the closing date will be ineligible for consideration.

If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.

If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.

Next steps