Management and Program Analyst (Airports Program Specialist)

at  US Federal Aviation Administration

QUALIFICATIONS

To qualify for this position at the FV-F band, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least at least two years of general experience at FV-E, FG/GS-5/9.
You should demonstrate in your application any experience gained in administrative, professional, technical, investigative, or other responsible work. Demonstrating experience in substantive and relevant secretarial, clerical, or other responsible work may be qualifying as long as it provided evidence of the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA’s) necessary to perform the duties of the position to be filled. Experience of a general clerical nature (typing, filing, routine procedural processing, maintaining records, or other nonspecialized tasks) is not creditable. Trades or crafts experience appropriate to the position to be filled may be creditable for some positions.
To qualify for this position at the FV-G band, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of experience equivalent to FV-F, FG/GS-10/11.

Specialized experience for the FV-G band may include:

• Experience utilizing various automated databases, software programs and tools (i.e. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) to gather and extract data from multiple sources and/or provide administrative and program support to an organization of professional/ technical staff.
• Experience performing administrative functions, such as procurement of supplies/services, time and attendance, budget, and travel.
• Experience with project and/or grant management.

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.
In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.
Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s) if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

EDUCATION

To qualify for this position at the FV-F/FG/GS-5/9 level you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least two (2) years of general experience that demonstrates the ability to analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, recognize solutions, plan and organize work and convey information, with at least one (1) year equivalent to the FV/FG/GS-4 level.

OR EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION:

Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in any field leading to a bachelor’s degree, gained from an accredited college or university.
OR Combination education and experience may be qualifying for this position.
To qualify based on education, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts. Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration. If selected, official transcripts will be required.
Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
FV-F/FG/GS-5: 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree
FV-F//FG/GS-7: 1 full year of graduate level education
FV-F/FG/GS-9: master’s or equivalent graduate degree
or
2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree
or
LL.B. or J.D., if related
Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
For FV-G: Applicants must demonstrate one-year specialized experience directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position.
To be creditable, one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower level (FV-F/ GS-10/11) by the closing date of this announcement.
OR
Candidates may substitute PhD or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., if related for specialized experience.
Combination of education and experience may be qualifying for both grade levels.
NOTE: To qualify based on education alone, you must provide a copy of College Transcripts.
Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.
To qualify based on education, you MUST upload a copy of your college transcripts at the time of application. Your transcripts MUST be received by the closing date of this announcement. If selected, official transcripts will be required prior to employment.
Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
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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.

• How to Apply

If you need to submit additional documents to supplement your on-line application, e.g. transcripts, SF-50, or veterans’ documentation, you may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS. Supplemental documentation can also be faxed to (817) 222-5852 on or before the closing date of this announcement. Please include your name and the vacancy announcement number on each of your faxed pages. We cannot guarantee timely receipt or assume responsibility for the quality or legibility of any faxed documents. Regardless of the method of delivery, all supporting documentation MUST be received in the servicing Human Resources Office prior to the closing date of announcement.
Form SF-50: Sent via email will NOT be considered. It may be uploaded to your on-line application or submitted by mail/fax.
As reminder, if you are an 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. Note that your most recent SF-50 may not contain Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24. If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.
30% or More Disabled Veteran Program you must submit a DD 214, Certificate of Discharge (Member 4 copy is preferred), and supporting documentation as required by form SF-15 such as an official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from branch of the Armed Forces certifying to the present existence of the veterans’ service-connected disability.
Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) is applicable at FV-G level only. You must submit a DD 214, Certificate of Discharge (Member 4 copy is preferred). Applicants claiming l0-point preference must provide supporting documentation as required by form SF-15 such as, an official statement dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying to the present existence of the veteran’s service-connected disability before preference is awarded.
Peace Corps and AmeriCorps VISTA who have served at least 2 years with the Peace Corp or 1 year with AmeriCorps VISTA must provide Certification of Volunteer Service and SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action.
You must apply online to receive consideration. Your application must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close Date for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associated with FAA registers, your application must be submitted at the time a referral list is created in order to receive consideration for positions associated with a register.

DETERMINING LENGTH OF GENERAL OR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE IS DEPENDENT ON THE ABOVE INFORMATION AND FAILURE TO PROVIDE ALL OF THIS INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN A FINDING OF INELIGIBLE.

You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded information again when applying for future vacancies. Please see this guide, Document Upload Guide, for more information on uploading and re-using the documents in your applications.

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.
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DUTIES

FV-F Band: Under close supervision of a manager, provides program support to the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Typical duties may include but are not limited to the following: Tracks Airport Improvement Program (AIP) programming actions and reservation of funds in SOAR in accordance with business rules. Ensures programming actions comply with established deadlines. Tracks distribution of grant documentation and ensures grant files are maintained in accordance with established policy and procedures in support of an annual clean audit. At management’s request, takes corrective action as identified by internal/external audits. Monitors and reports expenditure rates and expiring or excess AIP grant funds. to the management team. Tracks grant closeout packages. Ensures funding amounts, projects amount, and fund types are properly adjusted and are in accordance with policy and procedures. Tracks grant close-out actions in SOAR and provides closeout documentation to Accounting (AFN/AMK) to ensure grants are closed in SOAR and Delphi. Provides AIP funding information on airport projects related to PFC application to program managers.
Performs other duties as assigned under the close supervision of a manager.
FV-G Band: Under the general direction of a manager, provides program support to the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Typical duties may include, but are not limited to the following: Initiates Airport Improvement Program (AIP) programming actions and reservation of funds in SOAR in accordance with business rules. Ensures programming actions comply with established deadlines. Reviews, validates and tracks distribution of grant documentation and ensures grant files are maintained in accordance with policy and procedures in support of an annual clean audit. Identifies issues, makes recommendations and takes corrective action as identified by internal/external audits. Tracks, monitors and reports expenditure rates and expiring or excess AIP grant funds to the management team. Prepares, processes and tracks grant closeout packages. Validates funding amounts, projects amounts, and fund types are properly adjusted and are in accordance with policy and procedures. Reports discrepancies to a manager or higher-level employee. Initiates and completes grant close-out actions In SOAR and provides closeout documentation to Accounting (AFN/AMK) to ensure grants are closed in SOAR and Delphi. Provides AIP funding information on airport projects related to PFC application to program managers. Reviews notices submitted to the FAA and/or tracks receipt and processing of FAA Form 501 O for updating the FAA’s National Flight Data Center (NFDC) systems.
Performs other duties as assigned.