Duties

Summary

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The unit prepares multiyear budget projections and produces cost estimates for legislative proposals for federal departments including Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, Homeland Security, Interior, Justice, and Transportation and for independent agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Small Business Administration.
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Responsibilities

CBOs Budget Analysis Division seeks an analyst for its Natural and Physical Resources Cost Estimates Unit. The unit prepares multiyear budget projections and produces cost estimates for legislative proposals for federal departments including Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, Homeland Security, Interior, Justice, and Transportation and for independent agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Small Business Administration. The analysts portfolio of program areas may include such agencies as the Coast Guard, Federal Aviation Administration, and Department of Energy; the eventual portfolio will be determined at the time of hiring. CBOs cost estimates and budgetary analyses are critical to the Congresss work. CBOs analysts have wide-ranging responsibilities that require close interaction with Congressional staff, and they often play a significant part in the legislative and budget process. The Congress relies on CBOs analyses in preparing annual budget plans, evaluating the Presidents budget proposals, and assessing the potential budgetary consequences of various policy proposals.

Travel Required

Not required

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
0

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Excepted Service

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Tier One Background Investigation

Qualifications

Applicants must hold a graduate degree in public policy, economics, or a related discipline with an economic and quantitative background. The position requires the following:
The ability to accurately interpret and analyze legislative proposals;
Strong quantitative skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Excel;
Resourcefulness in investigating unfamiliar issues;
Superior written and oral communication skills, especially the ability to explain technical material to nonspecialists; and
The ability to work on several projects simultaneously and to independently complete projects under tight deadlines.
Preferred background includes the following:
Familiarity with activities related to developing federal agency budgets;
Knowledge of federal agency programs, policies, and procedures; and
Experience with the Congressional budget process.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants must hold a graduate degree in public policy, economics, or a related discipline with an economic and quantitative background. The position requires the following: The ability to accurately interpret and analyze legislative proposals; Strong quantitative skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Excel; Resourcefulness in investigating unfamiliar issues; Superior written and oral communication skills, especially the ability to explain technical material to nonspecialists; and The ability to work on several projects simultaneously and to independently complete projects under tight deadlines. Preferred background includes the following: Familiarity with activities related to developing federal agency budgets; Knowledge of federal agency programs, policies, and procedures; and Experience with the Congressional budget process.

Education

EDUCATION:

Graduate Degree Required

Additional information

This job is being filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive civil service.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application includes your résumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your résumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a not qualified determination. Those who aren't qualified will be informed and not considered further. Others will be referred to the hiring division for further consideration.

NOTE: To ensure consideration you must submit a complete application by June 6, 2019, at www.cbo.gov/careers (not USAJobs). Although we may continue to accept applications beyond that date, we are only ensuring that those who submitted by the deadline above will be considered. Should the hiring division wish to review candidates who applied after that date, we will then process those applications to determine if they are qualified and should be forwarded for management review.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Other

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

Cover letter, Resume, salary history, brief writing sample, and references. Transcripts if a recent graduate.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

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.