ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 0877 Budget Analyst

OPENING DATE:  July 7, 2008

1st CUT OFF DATE:  July 21,  2008

CLOSING DATE:  August 7, 2008

POSITION:  Budget Analyst, YA-0560-02 (equivalent to GS-12)

SALARY RANGE:  $57,709.00 – $75,025

LOCATION:  DoDDS-Pacific/DDESS-Guam Pacific Director’s Office 

Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is a DoD Field Activity responsible for the oversight of two school systems, the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) and the Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Elementary & Secondary Schools (DDESS).  DoDEA employs more than 12,000 individuals responsible for educating approximately 90,000 students in 12 foreign countries, seven states, Guam, and Puerto Rico.  The mission of DoDEA is to provide a quality education from pre-kindergarten through grade twelve for the eligible minor family members of DoD military and civilian personnel on official assignments.

WHO MAY APPLY:  You can apply for this vacancy if you are:

*Non-U.S. citizen family members must have an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN).  The ITIN can be obtained from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) office.  Non-U.S. citizen family members will not be employed in sensitive positions or those positions subject to security clearance requirements that could not be met by non-U.S. citizens.

NOTE: Status applicants in their fourth year of an overseas assignment cannot be selected unless a waiver of the 5-year overseas service limitation requirement is approved. Candidates whose selection for this position will cause their overseas employment to exceed five-years will require an overseas tour extension approval.  Waiver requests will be processed administratively by the DoDDS-Pacific/DDESS-Guam Human Resources Office.

Payment of travel and transportation expenses is authorized. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  Performs substantive administrative, analytical, and quality assurance work in the programming and execution of the DoDDS-P Operations and Maintenance (O&M) budget.  Budget management is decentralized in DoDDS-P and administered through various budget officers, budget analysts, and other officials at the area (division), DSO, and school levels.  Incumbent’s   duties and responsibilities include the following:  Analyzes and interprets financial and budgetary guidance from higher authority for application to the planning, formulation and execution of significant segments of the annual DoDDS-P O&M operating budget.  Review and analyzes budget estimates submitted by divisions and District Superintendents for a variety of educational, administrative and logistical support programs.  Formulates the DoDDS-P payroll budget in both dollars and work years based on complex costing methodologies and authorized Full-Time Equivalents.  Payroll projects include detailed monthly phasing plan by type of employees.  Manages US and LN payrolls.  Performs detailed analysis of estimated versus actual costs, and validates the accuracy and validity of all payroll transactions entered into the DoDDS-P accounting systems.  Receives and processes DoDDS-P funding authorization documents (FADs) from DoDEA HQs via the Program Budget Accounting System (PBAS).  Processes internal FADs via PBAS to issue funding to the Area Office, districts, and US payroll and to transfer or reprogram funds within DoDDS-P.  Maintains and updated the Area Office Budget Management System (BMS).  Certifies availability of funds for documents.  As certifying official, maintains resource control ledgers within the BMS which track expenditures and provide a current fund balance to prevent overuse of funds.  Uses a personal computer to accomplish substantive analytical and administrative functions in all areas of assigned responsibility. 

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:  
Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at the next lower pay band or equivalent under the General Schedule (GS) or other pay systems.  Specialized experience is defined as experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position and which has equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position.

RANKING FACTORS:
Candidates who meet minimum experience requirements will be further evaluated against established criteria that demonstrates how well they possess the specific ranking factors or knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA’s) determined necessary for successful job performance.

A separate narrative statement addressing the KSAs is required as an attachment to your application.

Include in the write-ups such things as experience in and out of federal service that gave you the specific   knowledge, skills, and/or abilities; objectives of your work; and evidence of your success (such as accomplishments, awards received, etc). The KSA’s are listed below.

PAY, BENEFITS AND WORK SCHEDULE:
Pay retention may be authorized.

Government/Military housing, Living Quarters Allowance, Post Allowance, and other overseas benefits may be authorized.  Eligibility will be determined at time of position offer.  Applicants who are currently employed overseas and are not receiving allowances and benefits may not be eligible for such allowances.  Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area.  Locality rates of pay in CONUS will not be used for pay setting when transferring to Okinawa, Japan.  For more information on overseas allowances and benefits, please visit https://webapps.dodea.edu/lqarates/lqarates.cfm.

Medical Care:  Applicants who have family members with special medical needs should ensure that prior to accepting a position overseas their family members' medical needs can be met.  Access to care in a military treatment facility may not be available to civilian employees except on a space available basis.  Consequently, host nation medical facilities may be the only care available.  The availability and level of care at host nation medical facilities will vary by location.  For additional information, please contact the POC in this announcement. 

Special Education Services:  The Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) provides education including special education to children of DoD civilians who are eligible to attend DoDDS schools.  However, most schools are not staffed for all special needs.  For additional information, please the Department of Defense Education Activity, Student Services Branch, at 703-588-3147/3148.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Selectee will be required to participate in direct deposit/electronic fund transfer in accordance with DoD Regulation 7000.14R.

Selected candidate(s) and family members are required to obtain Official Passports prior to departure to a Department of Defense position.

Pre-appointment overseas physical examination is required.

Initial overseas tour of duty, for Okinawa is 2 years.

Applicants must meet the qualification, time-in-grade, and time after-competitive appointment requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:
1.  Résumé, Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612)* http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of612.pdf, or any other written format. 

2.  Declaration for Federal Employment (Optional Form 306).  http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of0306.pdf,

3.  SF 256, Self-Identification of Reportable Handicap, (SF-256), 

*You can also find forms at: http://www.opm.gov/forms/index.asp

4.   Supplement on plain paper in narrative format that concisely addresses each of the ranking factors.  Make sure you reference the specific KSA listed on this announcement.  If other KSA’s are cited, the application may be considered incomplete.  Include work experience, education, and training which clearly demonstrates how well you possess each factor.
        
For current or former Federal and/or Non-Appropriated Fund Employees

For military spouse preference or family member employment, applications must include:

Highlights of the Military Spouse Overseas Employment Preference Program
Questionnaire for Military Spouse Preference
General Information on Military Spouse Preference
Pre-Employment Questionnaire to Determine Eligibility for Employment
Background Survey Questionnaire

For prior military service members must submit:

APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CLOSING DATE.

APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE RETURNED; therefore, do not submit original documents.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS MAY NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION.

WHERE TO APPLY:

Please note that the Point of Contact/Human Resources Office is located in Okinawa, Japan and phone calls are overseas long distance.  The telephone number for information (dialing from the continental United States) is: 011-81-6117-44-5868 or DSN 644-5868.

All applicants will be considered without regard to political, religious, or labor organization affiliation or non-affiliation, marital status, race, color, creed, gender, age, sexual orientation, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or any other non-merit factor.  Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified applicants with disabilities, except when doing so would pose an undue hardship on the employing agency.

Applications received in postage-paid Government envelopes will not receive consideration, and applicants are reminded of the legal prohibition against the use of such envelopes or other Government property for other than officially approved activities.  These prohibitions are contained in 5 USC 735.205, 39 USC, and 18 USC.