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The Senior Program Analyst reports to the Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations within the Office of Inspector General (OIG). OIG conducts, supervises, and/or coordinates independent and objective audits, inspections, evaluations, and investigations of EAC programs and operations, contractor activities, and grants to states and nonprofit organizations.
08/28/2024 to 11/28/2024
$82,764 - $128,956 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
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Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
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Full-time
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EAC-20240828-37527
807548600
The Senior Program Analyst is responsible for performing oversight activities relating to the programs and operations of EAC. To fulfill that responsibility, the Senior Program Analyst is expected to lead multiple, concurrent evaluations, inspections, reviews, and/or other related projects of EAC programs, functions, and operations. Specific tasks would include conducting entrance and exit conferences with management-level staff, conducting risk assessments, developing work papers, and reviewing and analyzing data, and reviewing the work of junior staff. In addition, the Senior Program Analyst develops recommendations for improvements to management operations and policies, drafts reports, and tracks and reports on the status of management's progress toward corrective actions.
Additionally, the Senior Program Analyst:
AD-0343-00: This series does not have a positive education requirement.
You must submit all required information by the closing date. If required materials are not received, your application will be evaluated solely on the information available. Consequently, you may not receive full consideration or may not be considered eligible.
The materials you send with your application will not be returned. Send only those materials needed to evaluate your application.
If you use public transportation, part of your transportation costs may be subsidized.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience.
1. Eligibility and Minimum Qualifications
We will review your submitted resume and documents to determine if you meet the eligibility and minimum qualification requirements. You will be rated as ineligible if you are outside of the area of consideration (i.e., who may apply) or your application is missing any required documents. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated or falsified your qualifications, education, eligibility claims, and/or experience, this is cause for disqualification. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
2. Referral and Selection
If you are found to be amongst the most highly qualified applicants, you will be referred to the selecting official. As part of the assessment and selection process, the selecting official may invite you to participate in a structured interview.
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.
1. A resume
2. For current or former federal employees, you must submit a copy of your last Notification of Personnel Action (SF50) showing your position, title, series, grade and eligibility.
3. A copy of your most recent performance appraisal. If you do not have a recent performance appraisal, please explain why you do not have one.
A cover letter describing your interest in the position is optional.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Applicants must submit their application package via email to: resumes@eac.gov.
Please include the job title and announcement number in the subject line of the email. You must submit your application package by email to the resumes@eac.gov mailbox. You will not submit your application package through the USAJOBS portal.
Your application package must be received by the closing date of the announcement and must include the following:
Once online application packages have been submitted (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. Referred applicants will be notified as such and will be contacted directly by the Office of Human Resources for an interview.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/807548600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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The United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) was established by the Help America Vote Actof 2002 (HAVA). The agency is charged with developing guidance to meet HAVA requirements, adopting voluntary voting system guidelines, accrediting testing laboratories, certifying voting systems, maintaining the national mail voter registration form, distributing HAVA grants to the 50 U.S. states and territories, and serving as a national clearinghouse of information about election administration.
The position is in the EAC Office of Inspector General (OIG). The OIG was also established by HAVA and charged with the responsibility of auditing the use of HAVA grant funding by the 50 U.S. states and territories. As an independent division of the EAC, the OIG reports directly to the agency commissioners and to Congress. Additionally, under the authority of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, the OIG is responsible for conducting audits, inspections, and evaluations of the EAC and its programs. The mission of the EAC OIG is to enhance economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of EAC's operations and to prevent, fraud, waste, and abuse.
