Summary
This GS-12 Program Analyst (with full promotion potential to GS-13) supports the FMCSA Office of the Administrator. A core focus is serving as a vital front-of-the-house liaison to build relationships with external safety partners, industry groups, and congressional staff to advance the agency's truck and bus safety mission. Key duties include managing executive calendars and complex travel, coordination high-priority task, and evaluating office efficiency.
Duties
As a Program Analyst: Stakeholder Liaison: Serves as a vital front-of-the-house interface to build and maintain strategic relationships with external safety partners, industry groups, and congressional staff. Program Evaluation & Coordination: Analyzes office operations for efficiency, tracks high-priority tasks, and develops tailored communication materials like briefings and talking papers. Executive Support & Logistics: Manages complex official calendars and directs the complete travel lifecycle and logistical arrangements for the Administrator and Deputy Administrator. The ideal candidate for this position is a proactive and diplomatic professional with a proven track record of serving as a vital front-of-the-house interface for senior leadership. They possess exceptional interpersonal skills to confidently build strategic coalitions and navigate sensitive boundaries with high-level external safety partners, industry executives, and congressional staff. As a master logistician, they bring expert experience in managing complex executive calendars and executing seamless travel lifecycles under fluid requirements. Finally, they combine strong analytical skills to evaluate office efficiency with the autonomy needed to independently solve problems and deliver polished communication materials for senior executives.
Requirements
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance the organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. 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. SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service. GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A background security investigation is required for all selected individuals. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of the security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed). TIME-IN-GRADE: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.
How you will be evaluated
DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE: PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume/ application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make a qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level. Eligible Federal employees also seeking consideration for noncompetitive reassignment for this position, must indicate interest in the assessment. Noncompetitive federal candidates must have competitive status on a SF-50, meet minimum qualifications, have served at the same grade or higher, and held or exceeded the promotion potential of this position. Your application will be reviewed in two phases determine how you move forward in the hiring process. Phase I: Your resume will be reviewed to determine your technical qualifications for this position based on the required specialized experience. ONLY two (2) pages of your resume will be reviewed. Additional information beyond your resume (e.g., cover letter, links embedded in your resume) will not be reviewed. Applicants passing “Phase I” will move on to the “Phase II” of the assessment process where your application will be reviewed and rated based on the KSAs/Competencies listed in the vacancy announcement by a Subject Matter Expert (SME). You may preview questions for this vacancy.