Job Opening: 67540 Opening Date: September 16, 2026
Closing Date: September 23, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (ET)
Job Title Management and Program Analyst (MAPA)
Full Performance Level GS-12
Division Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division
Unit CJIS Front Office
Location Clarksburg, WV
Working Hours Hours may vary depending on the needs of the division
Job Type Full Time/Permanent
Who May Apply Current, permanent FBI employees
Number of Positions Available 1
Questions Email:
[email protected] Salary GS-12: $89,508.00-$116,362.00
Additional selections may be made from this announcement to fill positions within the same division when the position includes substantially the same duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. As of 10/01/2021, the MAPA career ladder has changed and is no longer a GS-7/9/11/12/13. In applying to this position, you will lose the GS-7/9/11/12/13 ladder and will be subject to the new ladder, which is GS-7/9/11, a standalone GS-12, meaning you have to apply and compete for it, and a standalone GS-13, meaning you have to apply and compete for it.
UNIT DESCRIPTION The Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS) Front Office provides executive-level coordination, strategic communication, and operational support to the Assistant Director (AD). The CJIS Front Office manages cross-program engagement, drives executive priorities, and ensures alignment with CJIS mission objectives. Assigned directly to the AD, the Management and Program Analyst supports frontline administrative operations, coordinating high-level activities, and enabling efficient workflow across CJIS programs and initiatives.
KEY REQUIREMENTS - Must be a current, permanent FBI employee
- Some travel may be required
MAJOR DUTIES - Serves as a senior analyst responsible for providing advice to executives, managers, and operational personnel by performing functions which include planning, research, analysis, and administrative management functions addressing complex issues relative to the Bureau.
- Plans, researches, and analyzes a broad range of management/program functions addressing diverse and complex duties related to a wide array of administrative management issues including, but not limited to, budget and financial management, compliance management, forecasting and planning, management, policy development, program development and assessment, strategic planning, and/or data analytics that have a direct impact on operations and missions.
- Conducts complex studies that require the analysis of interrelated issues of effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity that affect FBI administrative programs; provides recommendations to problems that impact program goals/objectives; performs appraisal of the utilization of resources in accomplishing objectives and goals; recommends new and/or changes to existing policies; and prepares short-range plans in accordance with FBI policies and directives.
- Conducts complex process management/program analyses to identify inefficiencies, streamline processes, eliminate redundancies, and ensure processes meet valid administrative/program requirements.
- Researches past practices, laws, procedures, and other regulatory materials in order to resolve complex, difficult, and/or controversial problems/issues that require care in their review, analysis, and resolution.
- Prepares, presents, and defends recommendations and findings to management in written reports, memoranda, executive summaries, and analytical narratives. These may serve as the basis for decisions regarding the continuation, re-direction, or termination of projects.
QUALIFICATIONS & EVALUATIONS Please ensure that your specialized experience and requirements are clearly identifiable in your resume. Your application will be evaluated using the FBI's Candidate Rating Procedures. Your resume and supporting documents will be reviewed to verify that you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement.
Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. If you are found minimally qualified, your application will move forward to additional phases of the review process.
The first five competencies will be used in a Structured Resume Review to objectively evaluate applicant resumes. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather you must describe in your resume how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the competencies identified below.
Your resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies. Competencies:
- Business Acumen
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Consultative Services
- Innovative Thinking
- Analytic Thinking
- Data Analysis
- Research (Data)
Specialized Experience (SE) GS-12: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
- Prepared presentations, formal and informal reports, correspondence, briefings, charts, tables, and graphs that were distributed throughout an organization.
- Planned, scheduled, and conducted projects and studies in a program or support setting.
- Gathered, evaluated and compiled a variety of analytical data and information to report progress, explain problems discerned with the data, and provided recommendations for solutions.
- Researched and analyzed existing policies, reports, guidelines, directives, objectives, and available resources.
Education GS-12: Education
may not be substituted for SE at this grade level.
HOW TO APPLY For detailed instructions related to applying, uploading documents, withdrawing an application or updating your application, please review instructions on How to Apply . If applying online is a hardship, please use the contact information listed in the vacancy announcement prior to the closing date for assistance.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS To apply to this position, interested applicants must provide a complete application package by the closing date which includes:
- Utilizing the Resume Builder, outline your relevant work experience and associated start and end dates. Uploaded resumes will not be reviewed or used for qualification purposes.
- Other supporting documents (if applicable):
- College transcripts, if qualifying based on education or if there is a positive education requirement
While applicants might see these documents in their profile, HR Specialists may be unable to access them. Therefore, all applicants MUST upload another copy to ensure that staffing units can review the complete application.
Please note: Failure to provide the necessary and relevant information required by this vacancy announcement may disqualify you from consideration. Incomplete applications will not be supplemented with additional requests for information; your application will be evaluated solely on the information you submit.
You must complete the application process and submit all required documents by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on the announcement's closing date. WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT Once your complete application is received, we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking. The Most Competitive candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. You will be notified of your status throughout the process.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - Positions with fitness for duty requirements or those that require international travel may require proof of certain vaccinations.
- Limited Movement: Policy has been implemented wherein support employees entering a position may be precluded from moving to another position within the Bureau through reassignment or change to a lower grade for a minimum of 12 months. HRD will waive this limited movement policy for qualified employees, who have received an official notification letter that their current position is being relocated due to an organizational restructuring initiative, so those employees can compete for a position elsewhere. Voluntarily leaving a position with a relocation incentive may result in loss of that incentive. Please notate that you have received an official notification letter within your application.
- Probationary employees are precluded from being considered for all job opportunities until 12-months of their 24-month probationary period has concluded. Probationary employees may be considered for competitive vacancies that are advertised within their respective division or field office after serving 90 days within the FBI.
- Candidates will not be considered if currently on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP); a Letter of Requirement (LOR); or have failed a PIP or LOR and are currently awaiting the final action by HRD.
a) Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) is a 90-day written developmental plan for an employee whose performance on one or more critical elements is rated "Unacceptable."
b) A Letter of Requirement (LOR) is issued when a supervisor identifies leave abuse and/or when frequent absences negatively impact operations of an office.
- Relocation expenses will be borne by the selectee, except FBI employees returning from LEGAT assignment. Employees returning from LEGAT assignments must advise the Staffing and Administrative Unit / International Operations Division of their application for this position.
- Current tax law may impact your transfer by making some of your moving expense reimbursements taxable. Please contact 304-625-9337 (304-625-XFER) for information regarding taxable expenses.
- Employees selected for promotions at the GS 12 level or higher, selected for a supervisory position at any grade level, or selected for positions where a transfer of location is required, will be processed through the name check program prior to being notified of their selection.
Nepotism Nepotism is the act of favoring relatives in the hiring process and is prohibited by law. Public officials are prohibited from hiring or promoting relatives or relatives of officials in their chain of command, as well as actively or indirectly endorse a relative's appointment or promotion. During the hiring process, all selected candidates and FBI hiring managers will be required to certify they are not related to anyone involved in the hiring process.
