Management and Program Analyst

Clarification from the agency

Applications will be accepted from current or former federal employees, VEOA eligibles, Career Transition eligibles, and those eligible for special/noncompetitive hiring authorities.

• Maintains information portal of prcedural guidellines for employees, supervisors, managers and the public regarding disabilty and reasonable accommodation program areas in accordance with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504, of the Rehabiilitation Act of 1973.
• Recives and processes all initial requests for Reasonable Acxcommodations, provided information on status of request to emplouees, and communicates program information to employees and supervisors.
• Create and maintains schedule for case reveiws in conjunction with Office of Chief Counsel and Decision Official, supporting the task of case reviews that are finalized and is responsible for tracking final decisions, closure memos and case completion time for reporting purposes.
• Prepares employee case files for review by the Resasonable Accommodations Coordinator, Chief Counsel and Deciding Officials.
• Maintains an electronic database of all reasonable accommodations and disability data to include all medical information obtained in connection with a request for RA confidential.

Conditions of employment

The requirements listed below must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

1. Must be U.S. Citizen or National
2. Selective Service registration is required for males born on, or after, December 31st 1959. Those not registered should have an approved exemption on file.
3. May be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
4. Suitable for Federal employment determined by background investigation.
5. You must meet all applicable time-in-grade requirements by the closing of this announcement.
6. Financial Disclosure: If selected, you may be required to disclose financial information in accordance with DOJ and Federal ethics guidelines.

Qualifications

• Planning and conducting surveys, studies, and program evaluations; AND
• Creates and maintains reports for compliance/reporting requirements; AND
• Participates in current and long-range planning to include budgeting to ensure that plans are followed to meet objective, goals and strategic direction; AND
• Uses project management skills to track assignments and associated tasks and informs management about projects and significant activities through oral and written communication; AND
• Assists with developing and implementing procedural guidelines for employees, supervisors, managers, and the public regarding disability and reasonable accommodation (RA) program.

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EDUCATION:Successful completion of a master's or an equivalent graduate degree, or successful completion of at least 2 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or an LLB or JD, if related. You must include transcripts.

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COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above.

Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating.See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.

How you will be evaluated

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

In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. Once the announcement closes, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be conducted by the HR Specialist. This information will be compared against your responses to the application questionnaire to determine your eligibility for Federal employment, and then whether you are qualified for this particular position. If a determination is made that you have inflated your responses when compared to your background information, you may be deemed ineligible. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires SME Resume Review


Structured Resume Review: Subject matter experts (SMEs) will review your resume to determine your technical qualifications for this position based on the required specialized experience. SMEs will review ONLY two pages of your resume, starting at your work experience. SMEs will not review any additional information beyond your resume (e.g., cover letter). Applicants who pass the structured resume review will be added to the list of qualified candidates.

• Administration and Management
• Computer Skills
• Manages and Organizes Information

It is your responsibility to carefully review the list of required documents below and submit the necessary documentation to prove you possess the required specialized experience for this position. IF YOU OMIT ANY OF THE REQUIRED INFORMATION, YOU RUN THE RISK OF BEING FOUND INELIGIBLE FOR THE POSITION.

Resume - All Applicants:
You must submit a resume (strictly two pages or less) that serves as the primary evidence of your qualifications. To demonstrate that you meet the specialized experience requirements, your resume must comprehensively and explicitly link your career history to the specialized experience competencies of this role.

To reduce possible disqualification due to a lack of verifiable information, you should include all six of the following elements for every job entry listed in your employment history.

If any element is omitted, the HR Specialist may be unable to determine your eligibility, resulting in your removal from consideration with an ineligible rating:

• Official Position Title: State your exact federal or corporate title to establish the professional level of your experience. For example, Division Chief, Group Supervisor, etc.
• Employer Name and Contact Information: Provide the company/agency name and a valid phone number or email address for verification purposes.
• Start and End Dates: List the exact month and year for both the start and end of each employment period to verify you meet the time-in-grade and minimum duration requirements for specialized experience.
• Hours Worked Per Week: Explicitly indicate if the position was full-time or state the exact number of hours worked per week if part-time. (Specialized experience is credited based on a 40-hour work week; failure to provide hours means your experience cannot be quantified or credited.)
• Pay Plan/Series/Grade: For all federal positions held, you should explicitly state your Pay Plan (i.e., GS, GL, etc.), Series (i.e., 1811, 1801, 2210, etc.) and Grade (e.g., GS 01-15). It should be expressed as following example GS-1811-14). If a position was in the private sector or was volunteer work, explicitly state "N/A - Private Sector" or "N/A - Volunteer" so the HR Specialist can accurately assess your equivalent level of experience.
• Duties Performed and Accomplishments: Provide a targeted list of responsibilities and measurable achievements. This section must directly mirror and provide evidence of the specialized experience outlined in the qualifications section of this announcement. Use action-oriented, quantifiable bullets to demonstrate your mastery of the required skills.

• Two-Page Absolute Limit: Resumes must be limited to two pages or less. USAJobs will only allow candidates to upload 2-page resumes. However, any resumes in excess of 2-pages will result in immediate disqualification.
• Most Recent Submission Counts: Only the most recent resume submitted under the "Resume" document type will be evaluated for rating and qualification determinations.

1. You must submit your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) or equivalent agency form. Do not submit an award SF-50, these do not contain sufficient information about your appointment. Your SF-50 should list the full position title, series, grade and step,organization, duty location, service computation date, effective date, and your service type and tenure status.
2. An SF-50 showing your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Examples of appropriate SF-50's include:
   • Within grade increases at the highest grade held; or
   • Promotions with an effective date more than one year old; or
   • SF-50's at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one year old.

1. You must submit your separation notice or agency RIF letter from your agency OR if you have not yet been separated, you can provide the letter of intent to separate you from the agency because of reduction-in-force.
2. Submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 showing current/former position, grade, promotion potential, and duty location OR Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal.

Failure to provide the required documentation by the closing date of this announcement will result in elimination of further consideration for this position.

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