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.
Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents)

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).

Applicants claiming eligibility for the Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO), MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office. Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.

If you are a current or former Federal employee (including a current 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 a current Federal employee and need a current copy of your SF-50, please contact your personnel office. If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/. If you are a former Federal employee, you can obtain a copy of your SF-50 by writing the National Personnel Records Center Annex, 1411 Boulder Boulevard, Valmeyer, IL 62295. Additional information is available from this link: http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/civilian-personnel/.

Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO) are preference eligibles and veterans who are honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least three (3) years of continuous active service. Applicants claiming eligibility for EVHO, MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office. Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.

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 #: 787390600

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