Management And Program Analyst

Summary

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) contributes to the more efficient functioning of the U.S. labor market by providing high quality job training, employment, labor market information, and income maintenance services primarily through state and local workforce development systems.

This position is inside the bargaining unit.

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Help Duties

• Provides technical assistance: Provides technical assistance and training to grantees in planning, operation, and management of their grant performance. Designs and provides performance management training on the rules and requirements governing the various workforce development programs administered by ETA.
• Provides compliance assistance: Ensures grantees deliver agreed upon products and services, achieve negotiated performance outcomes, and operate in accordance with programmatic, administrative, and budgetary requirements.
• Maintains grant records: effectively utilizes grant management systems in accordance with established guidelines and protocols; maintains grant files and adheres to grant management documentation requirements established in Employment and Training Orders.
• Conducts oversight: Conducts on-site compliance monitoring reviews and Enhanced Desk Monitoring Reviews of grantees to: evaluate the grantee's progress towards meeting the goals specified in the grant agreement; assess the quality of the program and services; ensures that grant activities are being conducted in compliance with the grant agreement and applicable Federal regulations.
• Develops expert knowledge of ETA programs and applicable statutes, regulations, policies, and ETA standard operating procedures. Creates methods and procedures for the collection, analysis, and reporting of data, including data related to grant financial and performance reporting, and information impacting grant performance such as labor market information, economic trend data, and participant characteristics. Conducts research, collects and mines data and draws defensible conclusions. Analyzes a variety of qualitative and quantitate data to support and improve the overall operations of the agency.

Help Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Appointment to this position may require a background investigation.
• Appointment to this position may require a background investigation.
• Must be at least 16 years old and a U.S. Citizen.

If applicable, applicants must meet the eligibility requirements of time-in-grade (52 weeks at the next lower grade), time-after-competitive-appointment (90 days), and minimum qualifications (52 weeks equivalent to the next lower grade in federal service). These requirements must be met within 30 days of the announcement closing date.

Federal Employees Please Note: Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met and reflect your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure, and the type of appointment (i.e. competitive/excepted). In some cases, you may need to submit more than one SF-50.

Reference the "Required Documents" section for additional requirements.

Notification Concerning COVID-19 Vaccinations. As required by Executive Order 14043, Federal executive branch employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.g., telework, remote work, etc.), subject to such exceptions as required by law. If selected, you will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and to submit documentation of proof of vaccination or to be in the process of requesting an exception to the vaccination requirement before appointment or onboarding with the agency. The agency will provide additional information regarding which forms of documentation can be accepted and how you can request to be considered for a legally required exception to this requirement.

Currently, implementation and enforcement of Executive Order 14043 have been suspended pursuant to an injunction pending further litigation.

Qualifications

Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-12.

Specialized experience is defined as experience in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled, and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Specialized Experiences is defines as meeting all 4 of the following:

• Providing technical assistance and training to ETA funded grantees in planning, operation, and management of grant requirements.
• Ensuring ETA funded grantees deliver agreed upon products and services, achieve negotiated performance outcomes, and operate in accordance with programmatic, administrative, and budgetary requirements; and
• Analyzing, interpreting, and reporting on a variety of qualitative and quantitative data related to ETA funded grants, contracts, or other programs to identify opportunities for improvement and support and improve the overall operations of ETA-funded programs and the workforce system;
• Collecting, analyzing, and reporting data, including data related to ETA funded grant financial and performance reporting and information impacting ETA funded grant performance such as labor market information, economic trend data, and participant characteristics, and drawing defensible conclusions;

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Additional information

Position Telework eligibility is determined by management based on position duties during the recruitment process. Employee participation in telework on a routine or situational basis is determined by management primarily based on business needs. Employees participating in telework are subject to the terms and conditions of the Department of Labor’s Telework Program.

Persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or have speech disabilities, please dial 711 to access telecommunications relay services.

The mission of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to protect the welfare of workers and job seekers, improve working conditions, expand high-quality employment opportunities, and assure work-related benefits and rights for all workers. As such, the Department is committed to fostering a workplace and workforce that promote equal employment opportunity, reflects the diversity of the people we seek to serve, and models a culture of respect, equity, inclusion, and accessibility where every employee feels heard, supported, and empowered.

Refer to these links for more information: GENERAL INFORMATION, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION

Unofficial Transcript(s) (in English) - If you are using education as a basis for qualifying for this position, you must submit all applicable academic transcripts demonstrating that you meet the qualifying educational requirements (ex. BA/BS, MA, JD, Ph.D., etc.). If specific coursework is required to qualify, you must supply an unofficial transcript from each academic institution in which the required courses were taken in order to receive credit. You may upload your unofficial transcript(s) as one document with a maximum size limit of 5 MB.

NOTE: The OFFICIAL Transcript(s) MUST BE RECEIVED, if you are selected, and prior to receiving the firm offer with a start date.

Reference the “Education Section” for College Transcript and Evaluation of Foreign Education.

Effective December 17, 2022, applicants will no longer have the ability to submit supporting documents via FAX. Applicants will continue to submit supporting documents with the more commonly used methods below:

• Transfer from USAJobs
• Submit a picture from a mobile device
• Upload directly from a computer

If you are unable to use any of the methods listed above, please reach out to the HR Specialist shown in the contact information section of the vacancy.

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Labor, Employment and Training Administration

OHR Dallas Service Center

200 Constitution Ave., NW

Washington, District of Columbia 20210

United States