Summary

This position is within the Office of Human Resources. As a Management and Program Analyst, you will provide advice to management officials on workforce planning initiatives and processes, manpower and organization design and implementation for the National Nuclear Security Administration.

This announcement will close on August 31, 2026 or once 75 applications are received, whichever occurs first.

Duties

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As a Management and Program Analyst, you will:

• Provide management and analysis of agency-wide manpower data to include but not limited to full-time equivalent tracking, utilization, and execution and manage organizational and position data in various systems of record.
• Manage the workforce planning program to include enterprise-wide personnel strategic needs and workforce analysis. Contributes to the comprehensive development of agency-wide strategic planning and objectives to bridge the gap between the present and future organizational workforce requirements.
• Conduct and manage a variety of complex mid and long-range manpower studies to assist in devising and recommending integrated approaches to workforce planning and management, providing long-range program plans, goals, objectives, and milestones.
• Analyze comprehensive workforce data to project future workforce trends and identify resource requirements to optimize workforce planning initiatives.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a United States Citizen.
• This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing thereafter. Failure to test or a positive result on random drug tests conducted after appointment may result in removal from Federal employment.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See www.sss.gov.
• If selected, your appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has been designated as Critical Sensitive and requires a security clearance at Q Access. The selectee is required to obtain and maintain this clearance; failure to do so may result in separation from federal service.
• You are required to submit OGE-450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of entering the position and annually.
• You may be required to successfully complete a one (1) year probationary period.

Qualifications

A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA Demonstration Project pay band or GS grade level in the Federal service, i.e., NQ-2 or GS-12. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience in workforce planning initiatives and processes, manpower and organizational design and implementation efforts that require identification of workforce trends, conducting studies, forecasting long-term workforce requirements and providing recommendations to the leadership team.

Time-in-Grade/Band: Current Federal employees must have completed 52 weeks in a position equivalent to the next lower band (NQ-2) or GS-12.

CTAP/ICTAP candidates: CTAP and ICTAP candidates will be eligible for selection priority if it is determined that they have exceeded the minimum qualifications for the position by attaining at least a "well qualified" rating of 85 out of 100. Information about CTAP and ICTAP eligibility is on the Office of Personnel Management's Career Transition Resources website at: OPM CTAP/ICTAP. CTAP/ICTAP documentation requirements are listed in the 'Required Documents' section of this announcement.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Additional information

• More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement.
• A Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be authorized for a highly qualified applicant in accordance with agency policy and applicable regulations.
• Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessment, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: appsupport-usastaffing.opm.gov/hc/en-us/sections/[redacted]5-Reasonable-Accommodation-Information
• The Fair Chance Act prohibits specific inquiries concerning an applicant's criminal or credit background unless the hiring agency has made a conditional offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint to the agency within 30 calendar days of the date of alleged noncompliance by completing the Fair Chance Act Intake Form and submitting it to the Administrative Investigations Program at [redacted].

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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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