Management and Program Analyst

Summary

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Midwest Region, Division of Administration, Harrison, Arkansas. You will serve as a Management and Program Analyst with National Park Service. This is a temporary promotion not to exceed 1-year Merit Promotion appointment. This temporary promotion appointment may be made permanent without further competition. This position will be made permanent after the first year as funding has been approved.

Duties

• Major Duties Requirements: Coordinates directly with park leadership team on a wide range of senior management issues pertaining to Buffalo National River district units. Participates fully, many times with direct with Superintendent or acting proxy to manage and coordinate issues of significance within the Midwest Region. Researches and develops position and strategy papers on a variety of program subject matters that require knowledge of park operations for use by the Superintendent in planning meetings and conferences, developing strategic plans, resolving operational conflicts, and assessing program operations, etc. Undertakes the conduct of special studies that are of a nature that involve direct participation of the Superintendent and park leadership team. Such study efforts may transcend several functional program areas requiring coordination within the Directorate as well as obtaining input from park units and other organizations in the bureau and agency. Must be able to research data and compiles information upon which goals and objectives are based, effecting coordination with other elements of the agency. Maintains surveillance of actions within the park operation that have been taken to achieve goals within strategic plans directed by the Regional Director and Deputy Regional Director and recommends corrective action when program deficiencies are uncovered. Coordinates with the Superintendent and park leadership team with travel schedules, agenda preparation, various reservations, and other coordinative services. Upon return from such visits, takes the lead in debriefing the staff, generating and issuing instructions to the staff for appropriate corrective action to be taken on specific issues and preparing travel and other reports. In conjunction with the Superintendent's Management and Program Analysts, ensures that follow-up reviews are conducted to insure that committed actions are complete and response has been made to principal parties involved. Prepares draft responses for Superintendent and park leadership team's signature in Congressional, operational and technical park issues that have direct impact upon attaining the National Park Service and Regional Area mission. Serves as the principal staff officer in developing and coordinating major events, meetings and conferences sponsored by Buffalo National River.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/09/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Specialized Experience: Applicants must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: developing strategic plans, resolve operational conflicts, assess program operations, conduct special studies, research and develop position and strategy papers on a variety of programs. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment. You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probation period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. This probation period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. *Additional Requirements located under qualifications*

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.

How to apply

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the 09/09/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement to receive consideration. Note: You will only be marked eligible for those eligibilities that you selected and provided the appropriate supporting documentation. The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. To PREVIEW the application questionnaire, select the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13051423 Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other Bureaus/Offices within the Department of the Interior (DOI) who have vacancies within the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in the same geographic location(s), including within the same metro/commuting area. Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration. To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status, visit https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status.