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Program Analyst Job Overview
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:11/12/2026. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: As a current Federal, GS employee you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 level. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12 level. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows 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. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-12 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: Ability to advise on grants and cooperative agreements, business processes, procedures, administrative regulations and policies. Ability to gather and analyze pertinent facts and information to devise practical solutions to complex or controversial problems as it relates to grant management. Knowledge of the wide range of concepts, principles, and practices of grants management. Ability to analyze applicant/recipient business management activities and capabilities and/or formulate recommendations. Delivering outcomes and adhering to established laws and regulations. GS-13 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: Experience administering, implementing and overseeing grants and cooperative agreements to non-profit organizations in support of long-term policy objectives. Experience monitoring payment disbursements. Experience servicing as liaison with external customers, recipients, and awardee's community to clarify, interpret, and resolve account issues. Providing technical assistance, guidance and training to office in regards to Grants. Actively participating with Internal partners in coordinating program requirements and regulations. Delivering outcomes and adhering to established laws and regulations. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week. Physical Requirements:Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office. The environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, libraries, labs, or commercial vehicles. Work requires the observance of fire regulation. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.