Overview

Program Analyst Plans & Operations. The first referral deadline is June 10, 2024; thereafter, further recommendation lists will be developed as openings become available. If you are recommended but not chosen, or if you get a letter suggesting ineligibility due to missing paperwork, you must reapply for this position to be considered further.

If you refuse a job on this notice and want to be considered again later, you must reapply.

Latest New Job Program Analyst (Plans & Operations)

  • Open & closing dates:  05/22/2024 to 12/31/2024

  • Salary: $74,441 – $96,770 per year

  • Pay scale & grade: GS 12

  • Location: 1 vacancy in the following location: Camp Bondsteel, KosovoKaiserslautern, Germany

  • Remote job: No

  • Appointment type: Permanent

  • Work schedule: Full-time

  • Service: Competitive

  • Promotion potential: None

  • Job family (Series): 0343 Management And Program Analysis

  • Supervisory status: No

  • Security clearance: Secret

  • Drug test: No

Position sensitivity and risk: Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk

Trust determination process: National security

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • A one-year trial or probationary period can be needed.
  • The appointment might be contingent upon a suitability or fitness assessment based on the results of a background check.
  • For Selective Service Registration, male candidates who were born after December 31, 1959, must fill out a Pre-Employment Certification Statement.
  • You will have to provide identification as confirmation of your US citizenship.
  • Candidates have to abide by the guidelines provided in DoD Instruction 1315.19 on the Exceptional Family Member Program.
  • The 26JUL12 DODI 1400.25 V1230, DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Employment in Foreign Areas and Employee Return Rights, must be able to be satisfied. Visit the following link: http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/140025v1230.pdf.
  • Since this job is considered Mission Essential, you could be required to work during an emergency or when bad weather has forced you to stay inside (e.g., danger to the facility, natural disaster, delayed reporting).
  • For the length of your job, you must be able to get and maintain the eligibility for a Secret security clearance of access, which entails a credit check and background investigation.
  • For this job, you will need to travel for business or Temporary Duty (TDY) around 10% of the time, away from your regular duty station.
  • A valid USAREUR driver’s license is required for this employment. A valid state-issued driver’s license and passing a written test are prerequisites for obtaining a USAREUR driver’s license.
  • This role is located at Kosovo’s Camp Bondsteel. Temporary Change of Station (TCS) orders will be issued to the selected individual for a 24-month unaccompanied deployment in Kosovo.

Qualifications

For ASG-B support, the successful candidate will get Temporary Change in Station (TCS) orders to Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo. Gravel and multi-step entryways impede disability access to buildings. Ask questions about the organization’s facility accessibility during the interview. On this unaccompanied tour, all DA citizens must reside on post.

Who May Apply: Only candidates who fulfill the following employment authority categories may apply for this position. You must choose a category or categories and supply evidence to indicate you satisfy them.  See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

  • 30%+ Disabled Veterans
  • Army civilians applying for OCONUS positions
  • DOD civilian employee (non-Army)
  • Major Range and Test Facilities Base/Domestic Defense Industrial Base Civilian Staff
  • The Foreign Worker’s Family Member Preference (FMP)
  • Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
  • Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
  • Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Foreign Employment
  • Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
  • Technician Eligible for the DoD Military Reserve (MR), National Guard (NG), and Priority Placement Program
  • DoD MR, NG Preference, and Priority Placement Program Acceptable Technology with a Disability retiring
  • Eligible for DoD Retained Grade Preference and Priority Placement Program
  • Act of 1998: Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA)

Education

For certain government positions, you may apply with no experience at all provided you have the necessary degree. You cannot substitute education for experience in order to achieve the qualifying requirements for this position; experience alone must be sufficient.

Required Documents

The documentation you must provide varies according to the application authority you are using (e.g., applying as a reinstatement, applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, etc.). Please check the links below to determine what paperwork you must provide to demonstrate your eligibility to apply: Applicant Checklist for Internal/Merit Promotion Announcements (OCONUS)

As previously said, your full application consists of your résumé, your answers to the online survey, and the supporting documentation that attests to your eligibility to apply. You will not be taken into consideration further if you do not provide these papers; your application package will be flagged as incomplete.

1. CV

  • You may send your résumé in any format, but it must attest to the specific expertise that this announcement describes.
  • We will not use your resume to determine your eligibility or qualifications, and you may not be considered for this position if it contains an image or other improper material or content.
  • The dates of employment and the number of hours worked each week (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present) are required on your résumé in order to determine your eligibility. Your application can be flagged as incomplete and you might not be given consideration for the job if your resume is missing this information.
  • For further details, have a look at What to include in your resume.

2. Other supporting documents:

  • Optional Cover Letter
  • Most current performance evaluations,  if applicable
  • Evidence of Qualification to Apply: You must provide the documentation proving your eligibility for the position with your application. The Proof of Eligibility paper explains the authorities that are often utilized in merit promotion recruiting and what document or documents are needed to demonstrate your compliance with the authority’s standards. To be considered further, you need to satisfy the criteria of at least one of the authorities mentioned in the Who May Apply section above.
    Time-in-grade documentation: Promotions, within-grade grade/range increases, and SF-50s with an effective date older than one year are examples of appropriate SF-50s. If you are applying for a higher grade and your SF-50 has an effective date within the last year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirement. As a result, you will need to provide an SF-50 that clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements.

How to Apply:

You must fill out the online application and send in the required documents listed in the top section in order to be considered for this job.

To be considered, the whole application package must be sent before December 31, 2024, at 11:59 PM (EST).

  • Click Apply to start using the online application. Using your USAJOBS account login credentials is required in order to apply. You must first establish a USAJOBS account if you do not already have one in order to start the application (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12421840).
  • To add your résumé and/or any supporting papers to your application package, follow the steps. Before submitting your application, you will have the chance to upload other files to include in it. It can take several hours for the malware check procedure to finish on your submitted documents.
  • Once you have acknowledged that you have looked over your application, fill out the Include Personal Information area as you see fit, then click to proceed with the application.
  • The online application will open, which you have to fill out to apply for the job. Fill up the online application, make sure your application package has all the necessary paperwork, and submit it. Your application will be considered incomplete if you do not choose your resume and/or other documents again from your USAJOBS account.
  • It is your duty to confirm that your application package—which includes your CV, any supporting materials, and your answers to the questionnaire—is correct, full, and received before the deadline. The malware scan of uploaded documents might take up to an hour to complete.
  • You can get further details on how to finish the online application procedure and submit your online application at the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center.

Go into your USAJOBS account at https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login to see the status of all of your applications; all of your applications will show up on the Welcome page. Together with the latest modification date for your application, the Application Status will show up. To find out what each Application visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.