Program Analyst (Rulemaking)

Federal Aviation Administration •

Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States

Position Type: Contractor

Job Description:

This position will be in the Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, Office of Rulemaking, ARM. As a Program Analyst in the Office of Rulemaking, performs a combination of routine, multiple, and varying assignments under the general direction of a manager. Applies regulatory policy and process management strategies to FAA actions focused on providing improved aviation safety through timely and appropriate regulatory action.

Duties

The selectee will act as a rulemaking team subject matter expert on the FAA&39;s regulatory processes to provide regulatory and FAA process guidance to that team. Incumbent will assist in facilitating and coordinating meetings of the rulemaking team and of associated work groups. Research, analyze and interpret regulatory and policy guidance related to aviation safety. Additionally, the incumbent will support ad hoc activities, projects and/or programs. Incumbent will analyze and evaluate program, policies, or procedures and identify and make recommendations for improvements in organization effectiveness. Also, the incumbent will be responsible for logging and coordinating multiple communications regarding project processes and current status. The incumbent will respond to internal or external communications and requests for proposed regulatory actions or relief from specific regulation. Incumbent will prepare documents and briefings regarding project status, complex processes or other actions in support of the mission of the FAA Office of Rulemaking.

Incumbent will use experience and a detailed knowledge in the performance of the following duties, as well:

Project Management, including:

Assisting in the planning, implementing and completion of work of the projects team to achieve organizational goals.
Ensuring proper inter-office coordination of documents and providing feedback to management.
Recommending strategies to meet stakeholders requirements.

Quality Assurance /Control, including:

Identifying flaws within current processes and recommending new and/or modified processes.
Conducting periodic reviews of work products to identify errors to enhance quality of the project.

Response to internal and external inquiries, including:

Overall project status
Status of any individual sub-milestone or deliverables
Petitions for exemption or clarification of regulatory documents

At the H-band, the duties include:

As a Program Analyst in the Office of Rulemaking, incumbent will perform multiple and varying assignments under the limited direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional. Applies rulemaking, exemption, and rulemaking committee actions focused on providing improved aviation safety through timely and appropriate regulatory action.

Project Management, including:

Conduct review, analysis, and evaluation of agency-wide rulemaking policies and apply to rulemaking process as needed;
Ensuring proper document drafting, coordination, and communication;
Identification of stakeholder requirements and design of strategies to meet those needs;
Integration of tasks completed by others into a cohesive and consistent project deliverable;

Quality Assurance/Control including:

Develop and monitor project schedules to ensure on-time deliverables;
Conducting periodic reviews of work products to ensure any errors are identified and resolved;

Facilitation of meetings with colleagues and peers:

Identify strategies to facilitate and coordinate meeting with stakeholders;

Response to internal and external inquiries including:

Overall project status;
Status of any individual sub-milestone or deliverable;
Logging and coordination of multiple communications regarding project elements and compilation of reports showing any trends in received inquiries or concerns;

Official records handling, retention and disposition.

Use of standard desktop tools for project tracking including spreadsheets, databases, and collaboration support tools.

Job Requirements:
Requirements Conditions of Employment

US Citizenship is required.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.

Qualifications

To view the complete qualification standard, applicants should reference – U.S. Office of Personnel Management Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Administrative and Management Positions, 0300.

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/management-and-program-analysis-series-0343/

To qualify for this position at the G-band you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-F, FG/GS-5/7/9. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized experience includes: Experience assisting with researching, analyzing, interpreting and preparing regulatory processes and legal documents. Experience communicating with internal and external stakeholders.

3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. Education must be directly related to the position.

To qualify for this position at the H-band you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-G, FG/GS-10/11. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized experience includes: Experience working on legal documents, such as rulemaking documents, involving the Code of Federal Regulations, or similar. Experience ensuring proper document drafting, coordination, and communication to internal and external stakeholders and experience with project management.

If the selecting official decides to interview any employee on the selection list for a vacancy, then all who remain under consideration for the position at that point in the process must be interviewed. If the selection list is shortened to a best qualified list through a comparative process, then the best qualified list shall be considered to be the selection list.

This position is being filled at the FV-G or FV-H. Identification of multi¿grade/pay bands in the vacancy
announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the
employee selected at some future date. Promotion will depend upon the selectee meeting training, qualification
requirements, and recommendation by supervisor and organizational approval.

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.

Required Documents

Only supplemental documentation, e.g. transcripts or veteran's documentation will be accepted in combination with your on-line application. These documents must be uploaded or emailed to monique.heriegel@faa.gov on or before the closing date of this announcement. All submitted documents should reference the announcement number.

If you want consideration for one or more of the Special Hiring Authorities, documentation that must be submitted at time of application can be found at Direct Hiring Authorities | Federal Aviation Administration (faa.gov).

All Veterans: If you are claiming veterans' preference, you must submit either a DD Form 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member 4 Copy or equivalent), or a document from the armed forces certifying that within 120 days you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions. If you are claiming 10 point preference, you must also submit a completed SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran's Preference, and supporting documents outlined on the SF-15. Documents must be uploaded or faxed to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office listed in this announcement and all documents must be received by the closing date of the announcement. If you fail to submit documentation, you will be assessed as a non-veteran.

If you are claiming 10 point preference but fail to submit the supporting documents outlined on the SF-15, you will be tentatively assessed as a 5 point preference eligible provided your DD Form 214 reflects that you have the service required to qualify for preference. Documents must be uploaded or faxed to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office listed in this announcement and all documents must be received by the closing date of the announcement. If you fail to submit documentation, you will be assessed as a non-veteran.

Veterans currently on active duty claiming veterans' preference: You will be granted tentative preference if you submit a document from the armed forces certifying that within 120 days you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions and your application shows that you have the required service. Prior to being appointed, you must provide to the Servicing Human Resource Management Office a DD Form 214 documenting discharge/release and showing that the service was honorable or general. If you are on terminal leave, you must provide documentation certifying authorized terminal leave.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

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.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Salary Range: $69,444 - $129,323

Job Ident #: 787385800

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