Job Summary

The primary purpose of the Business Operations Specialist is to provide administrative program analysis and support which may include administrative reviews, cross-organization activities, and organizational studies. The incumbent may support multiple programs across the assigned organization, focusing on project management, business operations analysis and support, financial resource analysis and management, proposal processing, data management and analysis, and/or communication and outreach.

Job Description

To qualify at the GS-7 level, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 Level in the federal service supporting program operation and analysis activities. Examples of relevant experience include: supporting projects or programs, collecting data for analyses, supporting evaluations or studies led by higher level staff, and providing input to analytical reports and/or recommendations. OR Possess Superior Academic Achievement - having earned a Baccalaureate degree with one of the following: graduated in the upper one-third of your graduating class; and earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher out of 4.0 as recorded on your official transcript, or based on courses completed during your final 2 years OR Possess at least one full year of graduate level education; OR Possess a combination of post high school education and experience that together meet the qualification requirements for this position. To qualify at the GS-9 level, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 Level in the federal service performing program support and administrative analysis activities. Examples of relevant experience include: participating in a variety of projects, evaluating administrative operations, collecting data and conducting analyses, and developing reports and recommendations for management review. OR Possess A master's or equivalent graduate degree. OR Possess two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree. OR Possess a combination of post high school education and experience that together meet the qualification requirements for this position. To qualify at the GS-11 level, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 Level in the federal service leading operational program support and performing complex administrative analysis and evaluation activities. Examples of relevant experience include: planning, developing, budgeting, implementing and tracking projects, evaluating the effectiveness of administrative operations., and collecting data from a variety of sources and conducting moderately complex analyses. OR Possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR Possess three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR Possess a combination of post-high school education and experience that together meet the qualification requirements for this position. Experience refers to paid/unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) & other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, & skills & can provide valuable training/experience that translates directly to paid work. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.