Summary
This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Marine Minerals Administration (MMA), Office of Mission Support, Organizational Services Division (OSD).
Locations considered:
- Sterling, VA
- Jefferson, LA
- Current duty station may be approved
The incumbent serves as a Strategic Program Analyst responsible for providing executive-level leadership, analysis, coordination, and strategic program support across administrative and management functions supporting MMA operations nationwide.
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:
- Serves as a senior analyst and coordinator for bureau-wide programs involving administrative management, organizational effectiveness, program integration, and organizational improvement. Examples include administrative integration and compliance, workforce planning and development, governance activities, and other strategic management initiatives affecting MMA programs, Regions, Headquarters offices, and Departmental service providers.
- Using qualitative and quantitative data, develops and implements governance frameworks, performance measures, reporting structures, accountability mechanisms, dashboards, tracking systems, and management controls used to monitor administrative service delivery, organizational performance, and implementation progress.
- Leads complex organizational studies, management evaluations, business process improvement initiatives, implementation of bureau-wide initiatives, workforce assessments, internal control reviews, audit response activities, and program evaluations involving Bureau-wide administrative operations.
- Leads bureau-wide planning, coordination, implementation, tracking, and evaluation of complex administrative and management initiatives and provides related executive level support. Examples include lapses in appropriations and government shutdown planning, workforce accountability, employee designation processes, implementing and tracking of Departmental guidance, and related reporting requirements.
- Develops executive briefings, decision papers, issue analyses, implementation strategies, governance recommendations, management reports, and other written products supporting senior leadership decision-making.
- Represents MMA on Departmental teams, councils, working groups, governance bodies, and special initiatives involving administrative programs, organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, service delivery oversight, and strategic management initiatives.
- Performs special assignments and collateral administrative responsibilities in support of Organizational Services Division (OSD) programs and operations. Examples include serving as a Contracting Officer's Representative and Senior Training Officer Ordering Official; and performing other special projects or administrative assignments.
Work Environment: Work is performed in an office or telework setting with no unusual environmental demands.
Conditions of employment
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Direct Deposit participation required.
- Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
- Occasional Travel Occasional travel up to 5% of the time (some overnight stays) to attend meetings, conferences, training, site
visits, etc.) - You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.
- Maybe required to possess and maintain a FAC-COR (or agency-equivalent) certification.
As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.
This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Qualifications
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/06/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.
For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.
Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications:
Specialized Experience: To qualify for this position at the GS-14 grade level:
To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:
1. Leading or coordinating complex organizational or administrative management studies and analyses to identify issues, evaluate program effectiveness, and recommend improvements and
2. Developing analytical products and recommendations for senior leadership decision-making and
3. Coordinating the planning and implementation of complex organizational initiatives involving multiple programs, offices, or stakeholders.
You must include hours per week worked.
Education
This position does not allow substituting education for experience.
Additional information
Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.
All DOI employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here, DOI Ethics Prohibitions | U.S. Department of the Interior.
The duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.
Salary Range Information (Per Annum): *First time hires to the federal government typically start at the beginning salary in the range for their respective grade level.
- For the Locality Pay Area of Sterling, Virginia: $143,913 - $187,093 (Per Annum)
- For the Locality Pay Area of Jefferson, Louisiana: $125,776 - $163,514 (Per Annum)
All qualified non-competitive applicants and the best-qualified Merit Promotion applicants will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration.
Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration or your score may be lowered. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.