Summary

The Bureau of Budget and Planning carries out the principal responsibilities of preparing and submitting the Department's budget requests, managing the Department's operational resource requirements, and ensuring that operational planning and performance management is synchronized with the Department's resource requirements. BP also coordinates with the Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources in developing policies, plans, and programs to achieve foreign policy goals.

Duties

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• Advises program and other managers of the necessity for and type of budgetary action to be implemented to meet their particular programmatic requirements.
• Develops proposals concerning alternative methods, sources, and timing of financing for substantive programs and devises and applies criteria for evaluating the progress and cost effectiveness of accomplishing program plans, goals, and objectives.
• Plans, organizes, coordinates and carries out annual and multi-year budgeting in support of assigned appropriations.
• Collaborates with budget analysts throughout the office to provide operational support, share workload responsibilities, and may serve as a group leader.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

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 developing, justifying and managing budgets for a program or functional area.
• Experience in budgetary requirements and activities to maintain oversight and control over assigned areas of responsibility.
• Experience analyzing program content, conducting cost-benefit analysis of alternative budget and program actions

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

• For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at [redacted].
• If eligible, situational telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in this Bureau for up to 240 days and may require a higher or lower security clearance. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.
• Agency & Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP & ICTAP): View OPM's CTAP & ICTAP eligibility website for more information. You must be rated in the Well-Qualified category and submit supporting documents under the required documents section of this announcement to receive selection priority consideration. To be considered Well-Qualified applicants must: score an 85 or above, meet Minimum Qualifications, and demonstrate proficiency in some, but not all major aspects of the position.

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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.

Benefits

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