PROGRAM ANALYST.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance, interpretations, and briefings on current and proposed policies for the recruitment and retention of individuals for naval service to a wide variety of individuals, managers, and key officials.
• Prepare research on recruiting-related issues and draft proposals on action initiatives for presentation to decision-making officials.
• Prepare regulations, policy memorandums, directives, or comparable guidelines.
• Review factual circumstances of cases, identify procedural or programmatic errors and anomalies, and develop recommendations for corrective action for signature by designated officials.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level (time-in-grade requirement).
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must include:

• Providing guidance, briefings, and interpretations of current and proposed naval recruitment and retention policies.
• Composing high-level formal correspondence, policy memorandums, and directives for senior leadership signature.
• Developing comprehensive implementation procedures and coordinating the integration of updated guidelines across subordinate organizations to ensure seamless compliance.
• Conducting in-depth research and preparing staff studies, position papers, and proposals to defend or improve recruiting initiatives.
• Analyzing non-routine cases to identify procedural errors or anomalies and developing evidence-based recommendations for corrective action to be executed by designated officials.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.