Total 154 business management project planning job vacancies in Columbia

The incumbent ensures senior management stays abreast of actions taken and information received that correspond to mission, programs, projects, etc. Informs appropriate senior management of relevant actions taken or decisions made. Performs work involving managing and advising staff, including senior managers, on administrative and technical services to include human resources, policy development, strategic planning, acquisitions, solicitations, purchases and contracts, files and records, and physical property and office space.  Leads, directs and manages projects and teams.  Analyzes and resolves complex program and operational problems, developing and implementing improvements, and assessing the results that support the organization’s goals.

CBP Office of Trade is the architect of the most robust customs system in the world and the second largest revenue source for the U.S. Government. We facilitate legitimate trade, enforce U.S. laws, and protect the American economy as well as consumer health and safety. Collaborating with industry and government partners, we create a fair, competitive, and safe trade environment, and we enforce U.S. trade law to protect national economic security. Our expertise in the trade community allows us to lead the development of streamlined and efficient processes that provide certainty for legitimate importers, while combatting transnational crime.

This position starts at a salary of $139,395.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $181,216.00 (GS-14, Step 10).

In this position, you will serve as a Supervisory Management and Program Analyst within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Trade (OT), Operations Directorate. You are responsible for supervising a subordinate staff, performing studies of processes and organizational effectiveness in various assigned functional areas.

Major duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Overseeing all aspects of the Office of Trade's strategic planning activities, including establishing and updating annual goals, tracking progress on the implementation of the Facilitate Lawful Trade and Manage the Revenue Enduring Mission Priority (EMP).
• Representing the Office of Trade on agency planning committees, such as the Strategic Planning Advisory Council (SPAC), advising the Director and Executive Director on significant planning activities and updates across CBP and DHS.
• Developing key planning documents such as the Office of Trade Integrated Planning Guidance (IPG) and the Joint Strategic Plan (JSP).
• Researching and analyzing resource requirements, evaluating operational impact of new policies and regulations, and assessing capability gaps and risk to identify issues and present recommendations for senior leadership.
• Managing the International Trade Committee (ITC) which is an agency advisory body made up of representatives across CBP that evaluates key trade issues.

The incumbent will be responsible for a wide range of office management and analysis duties to support the responsibilities of the Principal Executive Director, Deputy Principal Executive Directive, Supervisory Executive Officer (Chief of Staff) and the Supervisory Management and Program Analyst for the Department's construction, acquisition, and material management functions.

The major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Plans, organizes, promotes, directs and execute the OALC Manpower Management Program (MMP) components of: (1) ensuring HR Information System position data are accurately reflected; (2) reviewing changes needed to the organizational structure to maintain compliance with the VA Directives; (3) working with guidance and direction from the VA Manpower Management Service (MMS) reviewing staffing requirements and conducting analysis as needed; (4) coordinating validation of staffing analysis with VA Manpower Management Service. Briefing and obtaining guidance from VA, Office of Human Resources and Administration/Office of Operations. Security, Preparedness (HRA/SOP), and OALC Senior Leadership.
• Participates in strategic planning and visualizing manning requirements projecting mission needs, changes in political, funding, economic, workforce, and customer requirements, etc.
• Initiates and leads studies and projects related to strategic planning and analysis, including development of methods for measuring program success and achievement of objectives.
• Plans, leads and carries out projects and studies to develop and integrate strategic plans and programs needed to enhance recruitment, acquisition, retention, and development of talent that will fully meet OALC mission requirements.
• Performs analytical and evaluative work associated with management of the OALC and other business functions correspondence, objectives, and/or program activities.
• Advises and recommends on pros and cons of proposed office strategies. Develops and recommends changes in program objectives, methods of operation, and areas if emphasis.
• Evaluates programs managed by OALC by providing in-depth analysis of variables associated with these programs.
• Responds to a broad scope of inquiries or administrative issues pertaining to the OALC, and the Department, to include but not limited conducting research, analyzing results, and coordinating with other VA Staff Offices.
• Coordinates and prepares briefings, reports, etc, for the Principal Executive Director, P Deputy Principal Executive Directive, Supervisory Executive Officer (Chief of Staff) and the Supervisory Management and Program Analyst.

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this Program Specialist (Contract Oversight Management) position, you will assist with administering specific technical aspects of contracts and ensure that program policies and procedures are implemented in support of the Individual Assistant Division's disaster assistance activities.

Typical assignments include:

• Giving advice on the necessity of issuing change orders for contracts.
• Developing the government's cost estimate for an equitable adjustment and assisting in evaluating any contractor claims.
• Reviewing contractor invoices and working in close association with the Contracting Officer's Representative regarding advance payment requests.
• Monitoring the contractor's compliance with the submission requirements.
• Reviewing and monitoring progress reports, work plans and data requirements.
• Participating with decision-makers at the branch level in setting organizational goals and objectives.

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

This announcement is for a position as a CORE (Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employee). CORE employees are full-time employees hired to directly support the response and recovery efforts related to disasters. Employees are hired under the Robert T. Stafford Act and are excluded from the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing jobs in the competitive service. They can be hired under a streamlined process instead of a competitive process. After three years of continuous service, Stafford Act employees may be granted competitive eligibility to apply for permanent full-time positions at FEMA.

This position will be hired into a temporary 4-year, excepted service appointment. Appointments may be renewed based on workload, funding, and supervisory approval.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA's ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

• Provides leadership and staff support for the development and dissemination of agency goals and objectives.
• Assess the effectiveness of the agency’s internal control over financial reporting and compliance with financial- related laws and regulations.
• Establishes and monitors an effective Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program to address an agency’s universe of risks.
• Interprets comprehensive department, federal, and congressional risk management, internal controls, budgetary and other regulations.
• Analyzes, monitors, and tracks workload data throughout the year to identify any variances within the annual budget plan.
• Articulates complex and controversial issues at all levels of the Department as well as to other Federal entities, State and local governments and private/public sector organizations

Provides expertise to the Commission and the Director of Operations in leading Commission efforts to develop strategic plans, set goals, make results transparent, review progress, and make evidence-based decisions. Provides expertise, guidance, and advice to Commissioners and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) (Director of Operations) on policy and strategies for planning performance improvement, and enterprise risk management. Develops options on significant issues and recommends evidence-based actions.

Serves as the principal advisor to the Commission, the COO, and the Executive Management Council (EMC) to identify issues and risks, undertake key management and performance improvement initiatives, and improve outcomes.

Supervises certain staff in the OP front office, including the Program and Performance Analyst/ Trade Remedy Assistance Office (TRAO) and the Management and Program Analyst. As a supervisor, the incumbent leads, manages, and provides guidance to assigned personnel; plans work and administrative matters to be accomplished by direct reports; sets priorities; prepares schedules for work completion; and makes decisions on work problems presented by subordinates. Approves leave of direct reports. Evaluates the training needs of assigned staff and recommends appropriate training. Exercises responsibility to ensure equal employment opportunity for minority groups and women.

Manages and oversees Office of Operations cost centers. Manages and coordinates budget formulation and execution for the Office of Operations and its subordinate offices.

WHAT IS THE LARGE BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONALDIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
Large Business and International Office of Program and Business Solutions/Office of Communication

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.

As a Front Line Manager you will:

• Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work.
• Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
• Evaluate work performance of subordinates and makes recommendations for outstanding performance recognition and/or disciplinary action.
• Give advice, counsel or instruction to employees on work and administrative matters.
• Interview candidates for positions within the organization/unit and recommend appointment, promotion or reassignment to such positions.
• Hear and resolve complaints from employees, refer group grievances and/or more serious unresolved complaints as appropriate.
• Effect minor disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands, recommend other actions in more serious cases.
• Identify developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training.
• Initiate ways to improve production, work processes and/or to increase the quality of the work directed.

Specific duties include:

• Serves on special projects as assigned and other various new or ongoing projects. Oversees a wide range of IT infrastructure technologies such as servers, operating systems, virtualization, security, remote access, networking, storage, etc.
• Serves as an individual contributor on high­ impact or highly complex projects, providing technical advice and guidance to management and program analysts, and contract support on highly technical and complex systems projects.
• Analyzes and identifies program areas which can be improved by automation or changes in policy or procedures. Recommends the changes required, whether automated or not, to institute those improvements. Implements VBA modernization and business re-engineering efforts.
• Maintain internal and external customer databases. Responsible for future system maintenance, monitoring, and additional software applications. Validate system defects with OIT during system outages and provide ongoing status reports to management.
• Works with VBA and Department IT staffs to ensure system compliance with current hardware, software, and configuration standards. Knowledge of applying analysis concepts to IT network systems and independent IT platforms integration methods, performance tuning methods, test and evaluation methods and procedures. Analyze customer issues to develop tools and processes to increase customer satisfaction.
• The incumbent has responsibility to work with stakeholders from various VA, VBA, Education Service, and other agencies and organizations focus groups and end-users to analyze, evaluate, and develop business requirements for national application products. The incumbent works with appropriate application development teams to ensure the business requirements are understood and met.

This is a non-bargaining unit position.


The initial application review cut-off for this job announcement is 100 applications. The first 100 applications received will be considered first. Applications received after the initial cut-off number (100 applications) may not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management. If management requests additional certificates, applicants will continue to be reviewed in groups of 100 in the order they applied.

As a Management Analysis Officer, GS-0343-14, you will perform the following major duties:

Responsible for the development of plans and programs, policies, and procedures, and assists the Directors by providing guidance, advice and counsel on policy matters, human resources, office operations, product management, assets, and other functions of the Office. Also responsible for Office level oversight of advocacy, forums, and symposia.

Responds to time-critical requests from the Director and Deputy Director regarding special, one-time, and long-term projects.

Develops or assists the Deputy Director in development and application of plans, programs, processes, policies, and procedures for the Office; uses data analytics to evaluate program operations and identify efficiencies; and recommend changes in work methods, policies and organizational structure to improve program results, and efficiently utilize assets.

Works with the Deputy Director in developing strategic plans for the implementation of short-term and long-term objectives for the Office and is responsible for the documentation of office policy and measurements for Agency-wide reporting requirements.

Evaluates product development processes to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and other improvement opportunities; develops, recommends and upon approval from the Deputy Director implements changes to improve the quality and effectiveness of these processes as needed; coordinates and participates in modal work and report planning meetings.

Serves as the division lead for NTSB's Annual Report to Congress, liaises with agency stakeholders on the review and comment process, researches and provides current investigative data and media necessary for the report, sources multiple regulatory databases for information related to the division as necessary.

In coordination with OMS managers, develops and manages an external communications program within OMS; reviews and assists in the coordination of press releases and other social media with the Office of Communications; manages participation of events associated with Most Wanted List items.

Oversees OMS training, individual development plans, advocacy, and outreach activities.

• Oversee the development of critical small business training and education programs for the NASA acquisition workforce and small business community.
• Ensure open lines of communication are maintained, establishing close working relationships with NASA acquisition senior leadership, business executives, and external stakeholders, i.e. (Congress, OMB, Industry), at all levels.
• Delegated technical authority on all small business and socio-economic guidelines, policies, regulations and legislation and will be responsible for planning and carrying out the policy, programming and outreach small business activities.
• Provide technical guidance to staff that includes functional solutions and various assigned work responsibilities.
• Lead in reviews, data analysis and reports on small business programmatic successes, challenges and designs mechanisms and formats to provide small business program information and highlights to all levels of management and stakeholders.
• Lead in the development and supports office budgetary planning, programming and execution as well as provides guidance on risk management and internal controls regarding office resources and IT systems.
• Foster a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-12. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

As a Grants Management Specialist (Government Technical Representative), you will:

• Utilize management information systems to manage grant awards and make recommendations to management on uses of management information systems to improve the administrative and programmatic aspects of the program.
• Monitor awardees' performance, including progress against the approved work plan, performance schedules, and budget. Review and make recommendations on awardees' payment requests and financial reports.
• Conduct close-out schedules for technical assistance grantees, provide final written evaluation of grantees' performance and conduct follow-up with field office staff on final Government Technical Representative (GTR) reports where necessary.
• Participate in work groups and teams to review and develop policies, procedures, or guidelines to standardize procedures and to increase effectiveness of office operations and the Technical Assistance program. Solicit input from grantees and applicants to develop policy recommendations for improved administration of the technical assistance programs. Communicate recommendations to senior staff and the Director accordingly.

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-12. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

As a Grants Management Specialist (Government Technical Representative), you will:

• Utilize management information systems to manage grant awards and make recommendations to management on uses of management information systems to improve the administrative and programmatic aspects of the program.
• Monitor awardees' performance, including progress against the approved work plan, performance schedules, and budget. Review and make recommendations on awardees' payment requests and financial reports.
• Conduct close-out schedules for technical assistance grantees, provide final written evaluation of grantees' performance and conduct follow-up with field office staff on final Government Technical Representative (GTR) reports where necessary.
• Participate in work groups and teams to review and develop policies, procedures, or guidelines to standardize procedures and to increase effectiveness of office operations and the Technical Assistance program. Solicit input from grantees and applicants to develop policy recommendations for improved administration of the technical assistance programs. Communicate recommendations to senior staff and the Director accordingly.

• Participates fully with the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration in the formulation of ETA programs and implementation of the Administration's employment and training programs and activities.
• Represents the Assistant Secretary and the Employment and Training Administration in meetings with top- level officials of the Department of Labor, other Federal agencies and State and local government, private and public organizations, and international organizations.
• Represents the Assistant Secretary in meetings with members of Congress and their staffs and Congressional Committee staff, White House staff, national labor unions, State elected bodies, and other private and public organizations as well as inter-national organizations.
• Meets with the Assistant Secretary and represents them before Congressional committees and subcommittees and testifies before the office of Management and Budget.
• Oversees the formulation of employment policies that provide the basis for development and execution of comprehensive employment and training programs and provides guidance and direction in and implementing strategies.