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03/28/2025 to 04/04/2025
$112,039 - $195,200 per year
PE 22
MANY vacancies in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
None
No
No
TEAMS-25-IMP-12709984
834341100
This opportunity is ONLY OPEN to qualified full-time or part-time GAO employees on permanent appointments. This procedure will be conducted under the processes outlined in GAO Order 2335.8.
Band IIB staff apply mastery of audit and evaluation design and implementation to highly complex tasks, assignments, and projects having problems or issues not susceptible to treatment by generally accepted methods. With the supervisor providing administrative direction, Band IIB employees have full responsibility for planning and carrying out projects and assignments. Completed work is considered authoritative and normally accepted without significant change. Assignments require the resolution of critical problems affecting the work of other experts or major aspects of GAO programs, engagements, or other activities. As a technical authority, the Band IIB employee must frequently interpret nonspecific guidelines and develop applications to specific assignments. Duties of Band IIB staff involved in engagement execution include, but are not limited to the following:
You must meet all qualification requirements by the effective date of promotion.
Must be a current full-time or part-time GAO employee on a permanent appointment.
You must have been informed that you were rated "best-qualified" in your previous application for promotion consideration as a Band IIB, Sr. Analyst (series 0347, "general" Analyst). This does not include having been previously rated "best-qualified" for a Band IIB Specialist position or for a Band IIB (National Security) position.
Job locations are based on agency needs. Generally, you will remain in your current official duty station (ODS) if selected. However, based on agency needs, you may be offered a position in a different location and if you accept, your ODS will change.
There is no education requirement for this position.
For information on the number promotion opportunities by team, please see the GAO-wide Notice published and distributed (via email) on 01/17/25.
If you have an approved Flexible Work Agreement (FWA) and you are selected for promotion, you must complete and submit a new flexible work application for approval. Your new flexible work arrangement will be reviewed and decided based on agency policy governing these arrangements. Additionally, you may have a 90-day waiting period to submit an arrangement changing your ODS to a different locality area.
BARGAINING UNIT STATUS: This position is included in the bargaining unit.
This position is a moderate risk public trust position with possible upgrade to a Secret or Top Secret or SCI clearance depending on the type of engagement the employee will be assigned to within the mission teams.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: GAO provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request accommodation, please email ReasonableAccommodations@gao.gov.The U.S. Government Accountability Office's policy is to provide equal employment opportunity for all regardless of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants must meet the qualification requirement stated above. Complete the online questionnaire and follow all instructions carefully, as incomplete answers, errors, or omissions may affect your consideration. Your application will be invalid if you fail to include a narrative reply to any vacancy question(s) that requires further explanation, or your reply is "see resume" or "see previous application."
To preview the assessment questions, click here https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12709984
You must submit your resume and application (completed vacancy questions) online through USA Staffing.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
- To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
- Follow the prompts to select your résumé and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
- After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
- You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
If you are unable to apply online, please contact Matthew Myatt at myattm@gao.gov by 4 p.m. on the closing date of the announcement.
For technical issue with USAJOBS: Please refer to the USAJOBS help page.
3/27/25 - 4/17/25: Managing Directors may conduct interviews on BQ applicants resulting from Phase 1 (if desired).
4/11/25 - 4/17/25: Managing Directors may conduct interviews of Phase 2 BQ applicants (if desired).
5/05/25 - 5/06/25: Managing Directors make promotion offers.
5/18/25: Effective date of promotions.
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/834341100. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.