Program-Data Analyst III

This position is located in the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), Planning and Real Estate Directorate (PRE), Office of Strategic Planning (OSP). The Office is responsible for managing the Bureau's capital and non-capital planning programs, developing multiyear project schedules, developing project requirements, and administering the interagency cost sharing programs which provides the funds to build and maintain overseas facilities.

• Participates in the establishment and maintenance of data standards, policies, and procedures within assigned sub-domains of OBO to promote data quality and
• Identifies specific data standards for elements within their assigned sub-domains; runs quality analysis to ensure compliance and effectiveness; and resolves identified data issues, researching solutions for complex problems when necessary.
• Assists in the development and implementation of data governance frameworks and data stewardship programs in compliance with federal regulations and DOS.
• Collaborates with data stewards and data users to enhance data accessibility and utility, contributing to an environment that supports data-driven decision-making, while maintaining the integrity of data and required security associated with classified (Secret) databases and systems.
• Manages assigned data assets, including metadata management, data cataloging, and the tracking of data quality metrics.
• Provides expert advisory and operational support and guidance to data stewards and data producers to resolve complex issues and cultivate a culture of high data quality and continuous improvement.
• Regularly briefs office leadership on the status of data standards and quality issues within their sub-domains, offering insights and recommendations.
• Maintains awareness of OBO and DOS broader data and analytics needs, as well as tools and approaches to address them in the short- and long-terms.
• Advises senior OBO management on potential benefits of automation and other strategies to improve the efficiency of program operations, as well as approaches for collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and communicating insights from data.
• Provides comprehensive internal and/or external data analyses, methodological, or system reviews, studies, projects, and data validation efforts up to the Secret level, to generate assessments of programmatic and managerial performance and vulnerabilities, as well as to identify effective administrative processes and those that are ineffective across bureau department lines. Recommends and implements adjustment measures and improvements.Uses software and/or programming languages (including Python, R, MS Power BI, Tableau etc.) to explore/group data, test hypotheses, predict outcomes, and inform decisions.
• Identifies and translates data analytics concepts, findings, and limitations into concise, written, and graphical analyses to evaluate the effectiveness of program operations which helps inform critical Office/Division policy and management decisions.
• Aligns findings and conclusions to the original problem statement, and team
• Research and designs presentations and interpretations of analytical outputs tailored to specific audiences.
• Analyzes new and existing legislation or regulations and revisions to determine impact on program operations and management and prepares reports and recommendations.

• Required to be a United States
• Expert knowledge of state-of-the-art qualitative and quantitative analytical and evaluation methods and techniques to address bureau/office program management and program accountability needs within the wider context of departmental and USG management and resource goals and policies; advise on the potential benefits of automation and other strategies to improve the efficiency of program operations; identify effective and ineffective administrative processes across OBO/DOS lines; and recommend and implement adjustment measures and improvements.
• Knowledge of data governance principles, data quality management, and data stewardship practices. This includes an understanding of data cataloging, metadata management, and the creation and implementation of data quality metrics and standards.
• Comprehensive knowledge of data management/analytics tools, methodologies, and governance principles (including data quality management and data stewardship practices) in order to create an analytics plan; shape customer questions; leverage existing efforts to speed up analytics projects measuring the effectiveness and efficiency of OBO/DOS programs; establish and maintain data standards, policies, and procedures; develop specific data standards for elements; and develop and implement data governance frameworks and data stewardship programs.
• Comprehensive knowledge of OBO and specific organizations’ mission, functions, program procedures, and organizational relationships, along with their viewpoints, goals and objectives, current initiatives, policies, and practices, to provide expert advice on management and programmatic issues, as well as actionable insights.
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills to provide expert advice and guidance; write comprehensive policies, plans, and reports; defend recommendations; brief sensitive and controversial subjects; and provide guidance and instructions.
• Ability to use various software and/or programming languages (e.g., Python, R, MS Power BI, Tableau ) to explore/group data, test hypotheses, predict outcomes and inform decisions.
• The contractor must be granted a Secret security clearance prior to entry on duty and maintain such clearance throughout the period of employment.
• Medical precautions in the form of inoculations and other preventive medicines are routinely required for overseas travel, and some locations require special precautions regarding food and water consumption and personal safety.
• The contractor must have no existing pre-conditions that would prevent extensive overseas travel, including to developing countries which typically do not have the same sanitary, healthcare, and environmental conditions that exist in most of the United States.
• Program-Data Analyst III  – A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and nine (9) years of related experience