Clarification from the agency

This vacancy announcement is open to current or former federal employees in the Washington, DC commuting area and/or current employees of the federal Judiciary (AO or U.S. Courts) nationwide. This position allows for recurring and situational telework but does not qualify for full-time or remote telework.

The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO), Department of Administrative Services, Budget Division is seeking a self-motivated and expert-level Supervisory Budget Analyst to serve as the Chief of the Budget Formulation Branch. 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. This position reports to the Deputy Judiciary Budget Officer.

The Budget Formulation Branch coordinates, prepares, and justifies the Judiciary's annual budget request to the President and Congress. The Budget Formulation Branch produces long-range budget estimates, leveraging data analysis to develop clear and concise narratives to inform decision-making. The Branch also supports the Judicial Conference's Budget Committee and its Economy Subcommittee on the development of the judiciary's budget request and on cost-containment initiatives.

The Supervisory Budget Analyst is responsible for preparing and producing special analyses and reports on budgetary issues, supervising senior and junior budget analysts, and collaborating closely with the Budget Execution Branch on a range of budget execution responsibilities. The ideal candidate should be knowledgeable of the federal Judiciary's budget processes and possess strong writing, editing, analytical, quantitative, and communication skills.

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

1. Coordinating, preparing, and justifying the Judiciary's annual budget request to Congress.
2. Coordinating, preparing, and justifying long-range budget estimates.
3. Leveraging data analysis to develop clear and concise narratives to inform decision-making.
4. Producing special analyses and reports on budgetary issues for internal and external customers.
5. Establishing and maintaining a framework for formulating and justifying budget requests that follows applicable statutes, regulations, and policies with a focus on results.
6. Collaborating with the Budget Division's Budget Execution Branch to support budget execution activities.
7. Working as a senior member of the Budget Division management team to improve financial management throughout the Judiciary.

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:

• Managing the budget formulation process, execution, analysis, and financial management for a national program.
• Applying financial management principles, methods, and practices to formulate a complex budget from decentralized components.
• Coordinating, preparing, and justifying annual budget request and long-range estimates while leveraging data analysis to develop clear and concise narratives to inform decision-making.

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.