Supervisory Program Analyst

Summary

The position is located in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Speaker Program Division (ECA/P/S). Serves as a Branch Chief and supervises Foreign Affairs Officers, Program Support Specialists and contractors who implement U.S. Speaker programs and advise on Department and USG policies and procedures. Supports the division's multimillion dollar cooperative agreement and oversees contracts for two virtual program producers, a senior program officer and a junior program analyst.

Duties

• Oversees regional U.S. Speaker programs administered under multi-million-dollar cooperative agreements, that cover all logistics for the U.S. Speaker Program including participant airline tickets, visa issuance, funding disbursement, and evaluations.
• Plans and assigns work, supervises and sets priorities for subordinates based on workload and abilities, and advises and counsels employees.
• Conducts programmatic, and speaker suitability reviews. Examines financial, trend and historical analyses to justify business requirements, determine budget, and anticipates program challenges and opportunities.
• Serves as an administrator and contact for the management of the Speaker Program Application Resource Center (SPARC) project management system, including all financial, programmatic, speaker, evaluation, and reporting functions.

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 managing programs that utilize U.S. subject-matter experts to advance Department of State public diplomacy and foreign policy objectives. Experience leading projects or teams, e.g. assigning and coordinating work and setting priorities. Experience coordinating program activities with groups such as Department offices, U.S. Government agencies, overseas posts, and external stakeholders. Experience representing the U.S. Government to external stakeholders such as other government agencies, the private sector, academia, and civil society to advance public diplomacy program objectives. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position. In addition, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities: Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others; Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances; Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress; Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and Capacity to "see the job through."

Education

Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.