PROGRAM ANALYST

Summary

This National Guard position is for a PROGRAM ANALYST (Title 32), Position Description Number D1010000 and is part of the UTC located in Camp Williams, Bluffdale UT, with the Utah Army National Guard.

This vacancy is OPEN to the public, to those in the UTARNG or willing to join.

The selecting supervisor for this vacancy is Mr. Craig, Darwin .

Duties

Major Duties: This is not an all-inclusive list

As a PROGRAM ANALYST (Title 32), GS-0343-9, you will:

• The purpose of this position is to serve as the analyst and consultant for the management and administration of programs within the directorate or division.
• Serves as key coordination point for all program requirements.
• This work requires knowledge of management principles, organizational theory and techniques of analysis.
• Knowledge of agency administrative guidance and operating procedures coupled with analytical ability is required to develop information required by the chief to determine feasibility and legality of proposed program and operational plans.
• The position requires a more narrowly defined focus of a specific functional area, i.e., personnel, logistics, training, operations, etc.
• Incumbent performs duties necessary to accomplish program analyst functions and provide for customer services in support of programs essential to state Army or Air National Guard daily readiness missions.
• Reviews, evaluates and analyzes obligations and expenditures.
• Prepares directorate or division summaries from reports submitted by Major Subordinate Commands (MSC).
• Summarizes and interprets significant data collected and relates this data to the organizations program actions; identifies and analyzes deficiencies in resource consumption, training, workload and scheduling, and evaluates deviations from standards, plans, and estimates to determine cause and impact on missions.
• Assists management in interpretation and utilization of reports and information provided. Develops various visual media to present trends, performance status, capability and related management information.
• Aids functional areas in identifying areas of record documentation and procedures that can be streamlined, combined or improved and initiates methods to operate under the new or revised system.
• Implements management control plans.
• Provides recommendations to subordinate organizations for proper management of programs.
• Recommends funding allocations and monitors expenditure to ensure allocations are being utilized as planned and are not being exceeded.
• Adjusts allocations as needed.
• Report expenditure status to management and National Guard Bureau (NGB) as required.
• Based on budget guidance received from higher headquarters, develops an annual budget for programs.
• Reviews prior and current budgets/funding trends, compiles funding projections and prepares funding recommendations.
• Anticipates requirements for program funds by reviewing execution plans and recommends appropriate action such as reprogramming funds from one program to another to correct funding shortfalls.
• This requires close coordination with major subordinate commands and comptroller personnel, and an in-depth understanding of the status of the projects and contracts, their completion status and their significance to ensure that the recommendations made will allow for the successful completion of management programs.
• Reviews the status of program milestones requests payment of funds after it has been determined that the requirements have been properly satisfied.
• Researches and interprets personnel and training regulations, DA Pam's, Circulars, and NGB guidance. Works concurrently with management to develop state program policies and procedures.
• Provides advice and assistance to management on accountability and legality of operating programs.
• Conducts training for proper management and accountability of programs.
• Reviews data on program requirements (e.g. manday requirements, commercial transportation requirements, temporary employment requirements, etc.) to support and justify each separate program by appropriation/activity.
• Develops and prepares current year program spreadsheets.
• Advises management on timing of obligations and expenditures for Cooperative Agreement service contracts, equipment acquisitions and other unusual commitments.
• Verifies that obligations and expenditures occur on a timely basis IAW current year program and monthly schedule of obligations and expenditures.
• Investigates and prepare explanations of deviations from estimates or program objectives and develops recommendations to managers for budgetary adjustments.
• Review trends and performs analysis of separate budget activities then provides information to management.
• Projects requirements for program requirements.
• Validates and refines inputs which have fluctuated.
• Monitors daily expenditure rates associated activity programs.
• Reviews daily and monthly funding documents to determine if updates are correct or require further action.
• Develops, collects, and maintains various historical data used to initiate planning, programming and execution of current and future training and operations programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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