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Summary This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Climate Science and Services Division (CSSD), with 1 vacancy in Silver Spring, MD. Responsibilities As a Management and Program Analyst, you will perform the following duties: Provide strategic level planning, guidance, direction and alignment with operational execution. Apply strategic outlook to planning, budget and scheduling. Track and report on significant agency actions. Develop and implement policy, procedures, or other corrective action based on evaluation of processes, papers, reports, proposals, and risk assessments to ensure alignment with command goals. Analyze and evaluate processes and procedures to identify ways to address problems, improve effectiveness and efficiency, and identify bench marking opportunities for continuous improvement and adaptation where needed. Serve as senior agency official in discussions and negotiations, build and strengthen relationships, provide recommendations to senior officials and prepare reports, correspondence and briefings on objectives, goals and accomplishments. Requirements Conditions of Employment This position is also announced under vacancy number NESDIS-NCEI-24-12398766-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both. This position will be filled under the DOC Alternative Personnel System (CAPS). This system replaced the Federal GS pay plan and structure. Under CAPS, positions are classified by career, pay plan, and pay band. The ZA-0343-05 is equivalent to the GS-15. *A one year trial period may be required. *Payment of relocation expenses is not authorized. *This position is in a bargaining unit. This position is covered by #2148, AFGE- American Federation of Government Employees. Key Requirements: Applicants must be U.S. Citizens. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation. Selectee may be subject to serving a one-year probationary period. More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information. Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov) A background investigation will be required for this position. Continued employment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system. Qualifications Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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, 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To qualify at the ZA-5 or (GS-15) grade level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-4 or (GS-14) in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Providing strategic advisory services for agency programs that have external and internal impact; Partnering with federal and non-federal organizations on policy or industry standards as it pertains to advancing climate data, and its use to support infrastructure in underserved areas; Managing program operations that encompass, strategic planning, budgets, and measurable outcomes; and Coordinating risk assessment activities, evaluates program efficiency, and develops corrective action plans. Education There are no education requirements/substitutions for this position. Additional Information CTAP and ICTAP candidates will be eligible for selection priority if it is determined that they have exceeded the minimum qualifications for the position by attaining at least a rating of 85 out of 100. Information about ICTAP eligibility is on the Office of Personnel Management's Career Transition Resources website at: Employee Guide to Career Transition CTAP applicants MUST submit the following documents: A copy of your specific RIF notice; notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate; a Certificate of Expected Separation (CES); or certification that you are in a surplus organization or occupation (this could be a position abolishment letter, a notice eligibility for discontinued service retirement, or similar notice). A copy of your SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action", noting current position, grade level, and duty location; A copy of your latest performance appraisal including your rating; and Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential. ICTAP applicants MUST submit the following documents: A copy of your RIF separation notice; notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate; notice of disability annuity termination; certification from your former agency that it cannot place you after your recovery from a compensable injury; or certification from the National Guard Bureau or Military Department that you are eligible for disability retirement; A copy of your SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action" documenting your RIF separation, noting your positions, grade level, and duty location, and/or Agency certification of inability to place you through RPL, etc; A copy of your latest performance appraisal including your rating; and Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential. NOAA participates in e-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that enables participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees.