Budget Analyst

Summary

This position is located in the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), Office of Security Assistance and Operations (INL/SAO), Assistance Coordination Division (INL/SAO/AC). INL/SAO recommends International Narcotics Crime and Law Enforcement (INCLE) funding levels for global, centrally managed programs and manages INL's Circular 175 authority for host-government agreements. Incumbent provides leadership, coordination, and strategic direction to INCLE.

Duties

• Leads budget analysis for over $4B in annual INCLE assistance, formulating and defending multi-year budget requests tied to INL priorities, evaluating political and economic impacts on funding, and resolving formulation issues with stakeholders.
• Develops annual and long-term budget justifications related to the bureau's budgeting work and implements new systems and methods to improve the quality and effectiveness of bureau budgeting operations.
• Serves as INL's authoritative budget expert advising leadership; interprets appropriations language, tracks congressional reporting, develops budget policy, prepares OMB and congressional briefings, and mentors junior analysts.
• Plans, schedules, and carries out comprehensive reviews, monitoring, and reporting functions related to the bureau's budget, serving as the expert source for budget data and analysis for Bureau leadership and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience formulating and justifying annual or long-term budget requests for multi-year appropriated programs. Experience analyzing and interpreting appropriations language to recommend allocations or reallocations of program funds to management or senior officials based on program needs and priorities. Experience conducting or leading financial or fund control reviews to ensure obligations and expenditures comply with applicable laws and agency regulations. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position.

Education

Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.