Program Analyst (Data Analyst)

Summary This position is located in the Office of Management Strategy and Solutions (M/SS). M/SS catalyzes strategic, data-informed management solutions and provides insights to advance foreign policy goals. The staff provide strategic operational recommendations and advice to leadership in formulating and implementing the Department’s management goals and objectives. Responsibilities Identifies and translates complex data analytics concepts and findings into concise, written and graphical data analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of program operations which helps inform critical department policy and management decisions. Conducts, leads, or oversees data analyses using software and/or programming languages including but not limited to SQL, SAS, MS Power BI, Tableau etc. to explore/group data, test hypotheses, predict outcomes, and inform decisions. Serves as the product owner, product manager, and Subject-Matter Expert (SME), on contracts, task orders, or other projects related to data analysis issues or initiatives. Advises on potential benefits of automation to improve the efficiency of program operations. Provides technical advice in the collecting, analyzing, interpreting and communicating insights from data. Performs analyses to identify effective administrative processes and those that are ineffective across bureau and /or Department lines. Develops, recommends and implements adjustment measures. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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 making recommendations on complex analytic products to improve the efficiency of program operations. Experience interpreting unique and complex data sets to discover trends and patterns guiding decision making. Experience using SQL, SAS, MS Power BI, and other analytical tools to conduct data analysis. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position. Education Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement. Additional Information For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) 663-3474 or OAA@state.gov. If eligible, telework and/or remote work agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. Please note that any approved remote work arrangement is subject to the locality pay area of the alternative telework worksite. 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.