PROGRAM ANALYST

Duties

• You will implement procedures to identify and monitor all reported sexual misconduct to ensure compliance with applicable federal laws.
• You will develop action plans for implantation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards.
• You will review and monitor training to all staff, including volunteers, investigative, medical and mental health staff; assist with curriculum development and training of PREA.
• You will monitor the conduct and treatment of prisoners or staff who have reported sexual abuse or who were reported to have suffered from sexual abuse for at least 90 days following a report of sexual abuse.
• You will coordinate all aspects of the accreditation program maintaining compliance with 500+ American Correctional Association (ACA) standards.
• You will assist all departments with implementing programs, policies, and practices that comply with ACA standards during daily/annual operations.
• You will ensuring maintenance of accreditation and successful re-accreditation during the triennial ACA inspection.
• You will plan, develop and conducts Command Evaluation (CE) reviews of related line functions of substantial complexity within the command.
• You will examine both fiscal and managerial internal controls io decide adequacy in concept and effectiveness in application of practices and processes at all management levels.
• You will coordinate Management Internal Control Program (MICP) for the command.
• You will review all sexually related assault claims and incidents to ensure compliance with standards to include reports and PREA hotline.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• Incumbent will be required to participate in both pre-service and in-service training involving both sedentary and active training engagements, including CPR certification.
• This position requires evening and weekend work.

Qualifications

**** This position serves as the Command Evaluator (CE), Management Internal Control Program (MICP) Coordinator, American Correctional Association (ACA) Standards Coordinator, and Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Coordinator. The purpose of this position is to provide the NAVCONBRIG Commanding Officer with the capability to review and evaluate a myriad of command administrative and operational programs and processes, and to detect the potential risks of fraud, waste, illegal practices, mismanagement, and sexual misconduct. ****

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:1) Conducting formal and detailed internal examinations and assessment reviews involving allegations or incidents of criminal or civil violations, alleged misconduct or violations to detect fraud, waste and abuse; (i.e. financial operations, use of command resources, sexual assault), 2) Implementing correctional programs, policies, and procedures to ensure in compliance with federal prison regulations; 3) Conducting reviews and developing action plans for implantation for program changes, 4) Advising personnel on the prison regulations, policies and procedures; and 5) Reviewing, monitoring, and reporting sexual misconduct, assault claims and incidents to ensure compliance with Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) regulations; and 6) Writing and maintaining accurate reports, files, and records for retention and audits. **NOTE: All experience must be fully demonstrated in your resume to be considered for the position.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site:

PREA Standard 115.17; Agency policy prohibits hiring or promoting anyone who may have contact with inmates and prohibits enlisting the services of any contractor who may have contact with inmates who:-Has engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution (as defined in 42 U. S. C 1997):-Has been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; or-Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.

Agency policy requires the consideration of any incidents of sexual harassment in determining whether to hire or promote anyone, or to enlist the services of any contractor, who may have contact with inmates. Agency policy requires that before it hires any new employees who may have contact with inmates, it (a) conducts criminal background record checks, and (b) consistent with federal, state, and local law, makes its best efforts to contact all prior institutional employers for information on substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or any resignation during a pending investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse. YES OR NO (FROM 115.17(C)-1) In the past 12 months.

-The number of persons hired who may have contact with inmates who have had criminal background record checks: (FROM 115.17(c)-2).
-The percent of persons hired who may have contact with inmates who have had criminal background record checks: (CALCULATED FROM 115.17(c)-2 AND # OF STAFF WHO HAVE CONTACT WITH INMATES FROM FACILITY CHARACTERISTICS)

115,17 (f) The agency shall ask all applicants and employees who may have contact with inmates directly about previous misconduct described in paragraph (a) of this section in written applications or interviews for hiring or promotions and in any interviews or written self-evaluations conducted as part of reviews of current employees. The agency shall also impose upon employees a continuing affirmative duty to disclose and such misconduct.

Agency policy states that material omissions regarding such misconduct, or the provision of materially false information, shall be grounds for termination.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Possess a completed Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
OR
have successfully completed three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree
OR
have successfully completed an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filledORhave a combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.

This position requires evening and weekend work.

This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at:

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link:

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.