Management Analyst
What you'd do
The United States Capitol Police (USCP) safeguards the Congress, Members of Congress, employees, visitors, and Congressional buildings and grounds from crime, disruption, and terrorism. We protect and secure Congress so it can fulfill its constitutional and legislative responsibilities in a safe, secure and open environment.
Major duties
This position is in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (OCAO), United States Capitol Police. Serves as a management analyst responsible for performing management studies, organizational assessments, business process analysis, program and project reviews, and related analytical assignments designed to improve the efficiencies and effectiveness of OCAO and Department administrative operations. The successful incumbent will apply established management principles, project-management methods, and qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques to evaluate policies, procedures, workflows, management systems, and operating practices and to develop recommendations for management consideration. Participates in cross-functional projects and organizational improvement initiatives involving OCAO offices, Department components, process owners, subject-matter experts, contractors, and other stakeholders. Serves as an advisor to management and prepares comprehensive reports, decision memoranda, briefings, implementation plans, standard operating procedures, and other analytical products used to support management decisions. Independently completes substantial portions of management studies, project reviews, process analyses, and data-reporting assignments; coordinates with stakeholders; develops findings and recommendations; and prepares reports, decision memoranda, briefings, process documentation, and related products. Applies expert knowledge of management principles, organizational practices, project management methods, and qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques to evaluate policies, procedures, workflows, management systems, and operating practices. Identifies significant organizational or operational problems, evaluates alternative courses of action, and develops recommendations to improve program performance, resource utilization, internal controls, and service delivery.
What you need to qualify
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. For the CP-9 level you must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the CP-08/GS-10 level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience for this grade level is defined as 1) coordinating with stakeholders, gathering and validating information, identifying problems and trends, developing findings, and preparing reports, briefings, process documentation, and recommendations for review.; and 2) performing management studies, organizational assessments, business-process analyses, program and project reviews, and related analytical assignments designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness. For the CP-10 level you must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the CP-9/GS-11 level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience for this grade level is defined as: 1) applying established management principles, project-management methods, and qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques to evaluate policies, procedures, workflows, management systems, and operating practices and to develop recommendations for management consideration; 2) experience in management analysis, project coordination, process improvement, data analysis, reporting, and the preparation of recommendations and analytical products for management. For the CP-11 level you must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the CP-10/GS-12 level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience for this grade level is defined as 1) planning and conducting complex management studies, organizational assessments, business-process analyses, program and project reviews, and related analytical assignments designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness; and 2) leading the development and management of project and study objectives, scope, methodology, milestones, deliverables, schedules, resource requirements, and evaluation criteria. All eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the vacancy announcement. (Information on Qualification & Education is located at the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/)
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