Clarification from the agency

This vacancy announcement is open to the public. This position allows for recurring and situational telework, but does not qualify for full-time or remote telework.

This position will report to the Chief of the Budget Formulation Branch, Budget Division (BUD), Department of Administrative Services (DAS). The BUD is seeking a self-motivated, professional Budget Analyst to join its team. You will be part of a dedicated support team striving to enable the achievement of the constitutional and statutory mission goal of the judicial branch of government - to provide equal justice under law.

The BUD prepares the Judiciary's annual budget request to Congress, oversees the execution of the Judiciary's budget, allocates resources, monitors spending, and produces financial projections, special analyses, and reports on Judiciary budgetary issues. The Division's work includes budget formulation, budget execution, and program budgeting and analysis. The BUD also provides staff support to the Budget Committee of the Judicial Conference and to the Committee's Economy Subcommittee.

The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

1. Leading the development of complex components of the Judiciary's annual budget requests, justifications, and re-estimates to Congress, including drafting strong supporting narratives, tables, and graphic displays.
2. Reviewing, analyzing, and preparing budget estimates for complex national programs.
3. Conducting complex quantitative and qualitative analyses of Judiciary programs.
4. Liaising with program offices as the main point of contact for all budget related issues throughout the year; providing subject matter expertise; and providing a high level of customer service.
5. Independently developing a variety of written documents, including budget justifications, decision memoranda, agenda items, analytical reports, and policy documents for the Director, Members of Congress, the Budget Committee, and other senior management officials; and preparing complex data into high level information appropriate for a wide variety of audiences.
6. Leading briefings for managers of national programs to discuss budget formulation, budget execution, and other programmatic issues.
7. Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders on a wide range of budget formulation and execution issues.
8. Participating in the development of the Judiciary's national financial plans.
9. Developing annual spending plans, monitoring expenditures, and preparing regular reports and executive summary information on those plans.
10. Performing complex analyses of Judiciary program spending, including projections of current or proposed spending.
11. Leading staff within the Budget Division on a variety of team projects.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

1. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
2. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
3. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
4. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
5. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
6. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
7. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience must demonstrate experience in ALL areas defined below:

• Leading the development of complex components of budget requests, justifications, and re-estimates, including drafting strong supporting narratives, tables, and graphic displays;
• Reviewing, analyzing, and preparing budget estimates for complex programs; and
• Developing spending plans, monitoring expenditures, and preparing regular reports.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.