Summary

As the team lead responsible for the resources supporting the Department's leadership, policy, and administrative offices, work with policymakers to craft budgets that protect the nation from a range of threats while ensuring equal access to justice for all. Coordinate and lead with a team of skilled analysts supporting technical budget process activities and policy initiatives to develop and execute budgets for over 30 programs, leadership and operational offices and their missions within DOJ.

Duties

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The duties and responsibilities for a Lead Budget Analyst, GS-0560-14 generally include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Perform budget execution work to include adapting budgetary policies.
• Analyze budgetary actions on program viability.
• Recommend approval or disapproval of requests for allotments and allocations.
• Oversee the formulation of budget estimates.
• Develop tools and strategies to contribute to enhancing performance outcomes and incorporate and demonstrate technical savvy.
• Develop trends, projections, and perform other budgetary analyses.
• Develop process maps, desk guides and standard operating procedures.
• Write and/or edit budget justifications, communications and develop budgetary presentations.
• Make recommendations on budget levels for components.
• Technical skills in budget development and execution, written and oral communications skills, and technically savvy are high priorities
  for this role.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a United States Citizen or National.
• You must successfully pass a security/background investigation and a drug screening.
• You must be a current permanent Department of Justice employee with competitive status or a CTAP/RPL eligible candidate.
• You must meet all applicable time-in-grade requirements by the closing of this announcement.
• Additional selections may be made from this announcement.

Qualifications

To qualify for the position of Lead Budget Analyst, at GS-0560-14, you must meet the qualification requirements listed below.

There may also be a positive education requirement for some occupations, please see the Education section for details. If there are licensing or certification requirements, please see the Required Documents section for details on how to verify you license or certificate.

Specialized Experience: For the GS-14, you must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level or equivalent pay band in the

Federal Service. Specialized experience is defined as: Analyzing budgetary actions on program viability or attainment of program objectives;

Adapting budgetary policies in response to new or changing legislation; AND Recommending approval or disapproval of requests for

apportionments, allotments, or other funding requests.

You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade, by 06/23/2026 of this announcement.

Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating.See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet

the qualification requirement using experience alone. No substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Additional information

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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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.