ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER:  090-036 Budget Analyst

OPENING DATE:  June 16, 2009

CLOSING DATE:   July 15, 2009

POSITION:  Budget Analyst, YA-560-01/02

PROMOTION POTENTIAL : YA-02

SALARY RANGE:  YA-0560-01      $40,093 - 53,738
                                 YA-0560-02     $40,093 – 64,908

Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) LOCATIONS:

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.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  The incumbent performs substantive administrative and analytical work in the formulation, programming, planning and execution of a multi-year budget program for operation and maintenance (O&M) and procurement (investment) appropriations for the assigned DoDEA DSO, each of which has a diverse organizational and geographical configuration.  The DSO budget is administered for elementary, middle, secondary and other schools throughout the district.  The budget includes the following major cost categories:  facility maintenance and repair costs; temporary duty (TDY); extra-duty compensation; and extra/co-curricular transportation.  Serves as assistant and advisor to the District Budget Officer in the management and administration of the district’s budget program.  Continually analyzes and reviews district budget execution and recommends budgetary reprogramming to assure effective, efficient, economical and appropriate use of all district resources.  Formulates plans and executes the district’s multi-year O&M and Procurement budgets.  Analyzes and interprets budgetary formulation and execution guidance and instructions received from DoDEA area office and headquarters.  Assist in planning, preparing and distributing the annual financial plan.  Assigns annual financial operating target to subordinate activities.  Monitors the execution (i.e., obligation and expenditures of funds) of the approved operating budget to assure funds are properly allocated and are obligated and spent in support of authorized management objectives.  Drafts a variety of budget procedural and policy guidelines to assist district officials in planning and estimating funds needed for staffing, base operations, travel and other programs.  Coordinates with appropriate military services, command headquarters representatives concerning financial aspects of administrative, financial and logistical support for district.  Reviews Inter-Service Support Agreements (ISAs) for assigned military bases, including financial analysis of all ISA categories and review of billings for integrity, accuracy and propriety.  Safeguards funds, properties and other assets against waste, loss, misappropriation or unauthorized use, and develops and maintains organizational processes to accomplish the above protection and assures that costs and obligations are in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.  Assists with management of Government Purchase Card (GPC) purchases; manages, tracks, and controls GPC expenditures in accordance with prescribed DoDEA policy.  Assist with administrative oversight of all GPC accounts in the District; provides advice and guidance and direction to school-level personnel on management of GPC accounts.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:  
Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent under the General Schedule (GS-07) for YA-01 and or other pay systems or General Schedule (GS-9) for YA-02.  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://hq-w4.dodea.edu/lqarates/lqarates.htm

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 will be determined at selection

Applicants must meet the qualification 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.

5. Please complete the geographic availability statement.  This form will be used to identify which position locations you are interested in. Geographic Availability Statement BUDGET ANALYST.doc
        
For current or former Federal and/or Non-Appropriated Fund Employees

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

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.

 WHERE TO APPLY:

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.

DoDEA is an equal opportunity employer.  There will be no discrimination because of color, race, religion, national origin, politics, marital status, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, or on the basis of personal favoritism.