Department of State

Department of State - Agency Wide

Job Specifications

Location

Washington, DC

Salary

$140,000 - $190,000 PA

Published

6 days ago

Type

Full Time

Career Level

Senior Level

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Budget Analyst

The Bureau of Budget and Planning carries out the principal responsibilities of preparing and submitting the Department's budget requests, managing the Department's operational resource requirements, and ensuring that operational planning and performance management is synchronized with the Department's resource requirements. BP also coordinates with the Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources in developing policies, plans, and programs to achieve foreign policy goals.


  • Advises program and other managers of the necessity for and type of budgetary action to be implemented to meet their particular programmatic requirements.
  • Develops proposals concerning alternative methods, sources, and timing of financing for substantive programs and devises and applies criteria for evaluating the progress and cost effectiveness of accomplishing program plans, goals, and objectives.
  • Plans, organizes, coordinates and carries out annual and multi-year budgeting in support of assigned appropriations.
  • Collaborates with budget analysts throughout the office to provide operational support, share workload responsibilities, and may serve as a group leader.

Requirements

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 developing, justifying and managing budgets for a program or functional area. Experience in budgetary requirements and activities to maintain oversight and control over assigned areas of responsibility. Experience analyzing program content, conducting cost-benefit analysis of alternative budget and program actions There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position.