What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Operations Specialist, GS-0343-07/09/11 NF position at US National Science Foundation?
This Business Operations Specialist position is located in various organizations throughout the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). The incumbent will serve as a key member of the assigned organization's administrative team, providing administrative program analysis and support with a focus on project management, business operations analysis and support, financial resource analysis and management, proposal processing, data management and analysis, and communication and outreach.
OR Superior Academic Achievement - having earned a Baccalaureate degree with one of the following: graduated in the upper one-third of your graduating class; and earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher out of 4.0 as recorded on your official transcript, or based on courses completed during your final 2 years;
OR at least one (1) full year of graduate level education;
OR a combination of post high school education and experience that together meet the qualification requirements for this position.
Examples of relevant experience include:
To qualify at the GS-09 level, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the federal service performing program support and administrative analysis activities.
OR Possessa master's or equivalent graduate degree;
OR Possess two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree;
OR Possess a combination of post high school education and experience that together meet the qualification requirements for this position.
Examples of relevant experience include:
To qualify at the GS-11 level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 Level in the federal service leading operational program support and performing complex administrative analysis and evaluation activities.
OR Possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree;
OR Possess three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree;
OR Possess a combination of post-high school education and experience that together meet the qualification requirements for this position.
Examples of relevant experience include:
Experience refers to paid/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/experience that translates directly to paid work. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Qualifications:
To qualify at the GS-07 level, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the federal service supporting program operation and analysis activities.OR Superior Academic Achievement - having earned a Baccalaureate degree with one of the following: graduated in the upper one-third of your graduating class; and earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher out of 4.0 as recorded on your official transcript, or based on courses completed during your final 2 years;
OR at least one (1) full year of graduate level education;
OR a combination of post high school education and experience that together meet the qualification requirements for this position.
Examples of relevant experience include:
- Supporting projects or programs.
- Collecting data for analysis.
- Supporting evaluations or studies led by higher-level staff.
- Providing input to analytical reports and/or recommendations.
To qualify at the GS-09 level, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the federal service performing program support and administrative analysis activities.
OR Possessa master's or equivalent graduate degree;
OR Possess two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree;
OR Possess a combination of post high school education and experience that together meet the qualification requirements for this position.
Examples of relevant experience include:
- Participating in a variety of projects.
- Evaluating administrative operations.
- Collecting data and conducting analysis.
- Developing reports and recommendations for management review.
To qualify at the GS-11 level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 Level in the federal service leading operational program support and performing complex administrative analysis and evaluation activities.
OR Possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree;
OR Possess three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree;
OR Possess a combination of post-high school education and experience that together meet the qualification requirements for this position.
Examples of relevant experience include:
- Planning, developing, budgeting, implementing and tracking projects.
- Evaluating the effectiveness of administrative operations.
- Collecting data from a variety of sources and conducting moderately complex analysis.
- Developing and presenting recommendations and reports based on studies, evaluations, and analyses.
Experience refers to paid/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/experience that translates directly to paid work. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Responsibilities:
As a Management and Program Analyst (Business Operations Specialist), you will perform the following duties:- Plan, develop, implement, communicate, and track project plans, guidelines, budgets, procedures, and timetables. Recommend changes in project policy and management activities to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
- Work collaboratively with team members to restructure work processes, standardize procedures, and manage changes across supported organizations.
- Collect and format data for analysis and information sharing, conducting moderately complex quantitative and qualitative analyses, to prepare and submit required reports.
- Support proposal review panels, identify and recruit qualified reviewers, manage technical communications with reviewers, and resolve proposal processing issues.
- Prepare reports, presentations, and outreach materials, evaluating their effectiveness for internal and external audiences.
- Analyze and prepare reports of expenditures and projections, create, monitor, and reconcile program budget spreadsheets, and conduct financial analyses for program budgets.
Salary : $57,736