Program Management Assistant

As a Program Management Assistant you will perform the following duties:

• Provides management analysis and executive support to the Regional Director and Deputy Regional Directors.
• Coordinates organizational initiatives executive communications and administrative operations.
• Plans analyzes tracks and monitors the formulation and development of processes procedures operating policies and program goals.
• Analyzes organizational processes and recommends improvements to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Coordinates executive meetings leadership councils special projects data calls briefings and information requests.
• Prepares briefing material on operations issues.
• Coordinates the identification and communication needs of HR services.
• Tracks executive assignments and organizational priorities.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more visit are required to complete training obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.
• You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 5 nights per month.

This probationary 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 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 period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies in writing that the individuals employment should continue and that their appointment should be 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.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 10/02/2026-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.

To qualify for this position at the GS- 13 grade level you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:

Experience: To qualify you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as coordinating major events meetings and/or conferences; debriefing staff post field visits; assisting with the coordination of position management review boards; and troubleshooting procedural inefficiencies. You must include hours per week worked.