Management and Program Analyst

**Duties**:
This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), Anywhere in the U.S. (remote job).

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Management and Program Analyst, evaluator, and advisor to management on the effectiveness and efficiency of administrative activities. Activities include, but are not limited to special assignments, project management, budgeting, procurement, auditing, acquisition, contracting, and financial management.

Duties performed:

- Serves as a management and program analysts utilizing knowledge emerging technology related to artificial intelligence (AI) project management and critical thinking skills.
- Advises efforts on emerging technology policy and funding for all aspects of the IT Portfolio and associated programs.
- Creates policies and guidance to promote AI priorities across component lines within Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
- Analyzes, develops, and reviews a variety of technical and complicated reports submitted by components and other agency officials that involve significant IT policy issues and AI topics affecting DHS.
- Plans and conducts a variety of authoritative, comprehensive, complex, and sensitive projects and studies that encompass the analysis and evaluation of AI needs and resourcing within Headquarters and DHS.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- You must successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.
- One-year probationary period may be required.
- This position requires a pre-employment drug test, and you must have a negative drug test result prior to appointment into the position.
- DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
- All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
- License required: No
- Pre-employment physical required: No
- This is a non-bargaining unit position.
- Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expenses will not be paid.
- **Promotion Potential**: This position is at the full performance level.

**Qualifications**:
**Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Experience requirements as noted below.**

**Specialized Experience**:
**GS-13**: Applicant must demonstrate one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the **GS-12** level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the following duties:

- **1) **Recommending updates to existing policies to promote artificial intelligence (AI) priorities;
- **2) **Gathering data for management studies to identify artificial intelligence (AI) needs;
- **3) **Preparing reports on IT policy issues to brief leadership; and
- **4) **Identifying impacts of implementation of emerging technology on budget and future resource needs.**

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. **Only the first five pages of your resume will be used to make an eligibility/qualifications determination.**

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**NOTE**:Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

**Education**:
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

**Additional information**:
**Note: DHS continues to take necessary steps to keep our workforce safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. If you receive a final job offer to onboard, please complete the onboarding forms and submit them electronically in an expeditious manner. Your start date may be delayed if the action above is not completed.**

**Background Investigation**: To ensure the accomplishment of its mission, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requires each and every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully complete a background investigation for a Secret clearance as a condition of placement in this Non-Critical Sensitive/Moderate Risk position. This review includes financial issues such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.

Pursuant to Executive Order 12654 and DHS policy, DHS is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and, therefore, conducts random a