Government Accountability Office

Summary

This position is located in the Government Accountability Office. As a Management and Program Analyst (Strategic Planning and Foresight Program Manager) you will be responsible for evaluating and executing a variety of operational and support service functions related to GAO’s strategic planning and foresight programs.

Duties

As a Management and Program Analyst (Strategic Planning and Foresight Program Manager), PT-0343-3 your typical work assignments may include the following:

  • Responsible for the execution of GAO’s strategic planning efforts, including preparing and updating GAO’s multi-year strategic plan and related products in print and online formats, including multimedia.
  • Coordinate with GAO’s strategic goal liaisons, trend paper leads, goal integrators, planners, units/teams in preparing the planning and reporting documents.
  • Define and align plans with overall institutional strategic goals, performance goals, key efforts, and performance measures.
  • Quality check the strategic plan; and issuing communication about the plan’s publication.
  • Lead the coordination and integration of GAO’s strategic planning and foresight programs with other institutional management processes including enterprise risk management, performance and accountability annual reporting, and engagement planning, including the agency’s annual Priorities Framework program.
  • Support the Director of GAO’s Center for Strategic Foresight (CSF) in administering the activities of CSF, including event planning, publication production, and external liaison functions with senior-level foresight and subject matter experts from government, academia, nonprofits, and the private sector.
  • Collaborate with a variety of staff and managers at all levels throughout the agency to assess the GAO environment, gather and analyze information, coordinate work, provide technical assistance, make recommendations and implement projects that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of GAO’s strategic planning and foresight operations.
  • Conduct analysis using foresight, design thinking, and other analytical methodologies to develop and deploy improvements in GAO’s strategic plan and foresight programs, and to make recommendations to the Executive Committee and other senior executives on ways to improve the strategic planning process.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

You must meet all qualification requirements before the announcement closes.
1. You must be a U.S. citizen
2. You may be required to submit a financial disclosure statement.
3. You must be suitable for federal employment.
4. Registered for Selective Service, if applicable. (www.sss.gov).
5. Completion of a probationary period may be required

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification Requirements
Possess at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower band, equivalent to the PE-IIA, PT-II, CS-II, or GS-13 level in the federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience preparing and updating a multi-year strategic plan; coordinating and facilitating strategic foresight efforts including analyzing data using trend analysis such as horizon scanning, forecasting, and other foresight tools; and using project management principles and methodologies to track and organize a large number of projects simultaneously.

Experience demonstrating the ability to use strategic foresight methods and coordinates foresight activities is required. Formal training or education in foresight is desired.

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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Based on the staffing needs, additional selections may be made through this vacancy announcement.

Travel and relocation expenses will not be paid for by the GAO.

Males born after 12/31/59 and at least 18 years of age must be registered with the Selective Service System. Visit https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx.

Selectees will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. If selected, at the time of appointment, selectees will be required to update the OF-306.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: GAO provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request accommodation, please email ReasonableAccommodation@gao.gov.The U.S. Government Accountability Office’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunity for all regardless of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunity for all regardless of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

The U.S. GAO is part of the Legislative Branch of the Federal government. As such, all positions are in the excepted service. Initial appointments, permanent or indefinite, to the GAO require completion of a one or two-year probationary period.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

If you meet the qualification requirements stated above, you will be further rated based on your responses to the assessment questions. Please make sure that your responses to the assessment questions are supported in your resume. Please follow all instructions carefully. If you provide incomplete answers, fail to provide a narrative response to any vacancy question(s) that requires further explanation, or if your response to a vacancy question is “see resume”, your rating may be affected or you may be determined ineligible.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

  • Foresight, Project Management, Strategic Planning, and Strategic Thinking

To preview the assessment questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11592039

Required Documents

You must provide a complete application package which includes:

Resume: For qualification determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week (if part-time) and dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as insufficient and you will not receive consideration for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e. GS-0301-09. Do NOT include photographs (or links to social media such as LinkedIn), inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume.

If you are using your education to qualify (even partially), you must submit a copy of your transcripts. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you will be required to provide official transcripts. Foreign Education: If you are submitting a transcript from a non-US educational institution, applicants must submit all necessary documents to a private U.S. organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials, commonly called a credential evaluation service. For additional information, please visithttp://www.gao.gov/careers/foreignedu.pdf.

Veteran Hiring Authority Eligibles: VEOA, VRA, and 30% Disabled Veterans must submit adequate proof of active service in the Armed Forces including Member 4 copy of your DD-214, which indicates character of service. To claim 10-point veterans’ preference, you must also submit an SF-15 and a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs verifying the percentage of your disability and preference in hiring. To claim 5-Point veterans’ preference, you must submit a Member 4 copy of the DD-214 or if you are currently active duty: an official statement of service from your command. For more information on veterans’ preference visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Veterans.

If you are applying under Military Spouse Preference, you must Proof of marriage to the service member and the service members DD-214 (member 4 copy); or Proof the service member was released or discharged due to a 100 percent disability; or Proof of the service member’s death while on active duty.

Current or former federal employees must submit their most recent Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50 or equivalent), showing tenure, type of service (competitive/excepted) and the highest grade held.

If you are applying under the Schedule A hiring Authority for individuals with disabilities, you must submit proof disability.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.

A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
– To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.

– Follow the prompts to select your résumé and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.

– After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.- You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.

To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
If you are unable to apply online, please contact Michelle Furukawaat furukawam@gao.gov or furukawam@gao.gov by 4 p.m. on the closing date of the announcement.

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To apply for this job please visit www.usajobs.gov.