PROGRAM ANALYST

Job Title

Analyst And Consultant For Management And Administration Of Programs

This position is located in a State Headquarters directorate or division level office. The purpose of this position is to serve as the analyst and consultant for the management and administration of programs within the directorate or division. Serves as key coordination point for all program requirements. This work requires knowledge of management principles, organizational theory and techniques of analysis. Knowledge of agency administrative guidance and operating procedures coupled with analytical ability is required to develop information required by the chief to determine feasibility and legality of proposed program and operational plans.

Responsibilities Include:

• Assisting managers in various program analyst functions and providing customer services in support of programs essential to state Army or Air National Guard daily readiness missions.
• Reviewing, evaluating and analyzing obligations and expenditures. Preparing directorate or division summaries from reports submitted by Major Subordinate Commands (MSC)*. Summarizing and interpreting significant data collected and relating this data to the organizations program actions; identifying and analyzing deficiencies in resource consumption, training, workload and scheduling, and evaluating deviations from standards, plans, and estimates to determine cause and impact on missions.
• Assisting management in interpretation and utilization of reports and information provided. Developing various visual media to present trends, performance status, capability and related management information. Aiding functional areas in identifying areas of record documentation and procedures that can be streamlined, combined or improved and initiating methods to operate under the new or revised system.

Additionally, the position implements management control plans by providing recommendations to subordinate organizations for proper management of programs, recommending funding allocations and monitoring expenditure to ensure allocations are being utilized as planned and are not being exceeded, adjusting allocations as needed, and reporting expenditure status to management and National Guard Bureau (NGB) as required. Based on budget guidance received from higher headquarters, the position also develops an annual budget.