[Remote] Mid-Level Program Analyst

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Kundlas Consulting Group LLC is a professional consulting firm specializing in construction inspection, compliance, project management, and grants management for public infrastructure and federally funded programs. The Mid-Level Program Analyst will support federal program management through program analysis, performance measurement, business-process improvement, reporting, strategic planning, data analysis, and evidence-based recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct program analyses and management studies to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of existing operations, processes, procedures, and organizational practices
• Study and document business processes, workflows, roles and responsibilities, dependencies, controls, and information flows
• Identify process gaps, bottlenecks, duplicative activities, operational risks, and opportunities for business-process improvement
• Develop recommendations addressing management problems, operational weaknesses, performance gaps, and process inefficiencies
• Collect, validate, organize, and analyze quantitative and qualitative program data
• Develop and monitor performance measures, performance targets, milestones, outputs, outcomes, and other key program indicators
• Analyze program performance against established goals and identify root causes of performance variances
• Support development and execution of strategic plans, annual performance plans, performance reports, and other performance-management requirements
• Support applicable requirements associated with the Government Performance and Results Act, GPRA Modernization Act, and OMB Circular A-11
• Develop program dashboards, performance reports, status reports, executive briefings, decision papers, presentations, and analytical summaries
• Monitor program schedules, milestones, action items, deliverables, risks, issues, and dependencies
• Support project-planning and project-management activities involving schedules, resources, priorities, deliverables, and stakeholder coordination
• Develop and update Standard Operating Procedures, process documentation, desk guides, management controls, and program guidance
• Coordinate responses to data calls, management inquiries, program reviews, and reporting requirements
• Facilitate meetings and working sessions while documenting decisions, action items, assigned responsibilities, and follow-up activities
• Use automated systems, spreadsheets, databases, reporting platforms, visualization tools, and analytical tools to organize and evaluate program information
• Coordinate with program, acquisition, financial-management, grants-management, technical, and leadership stakeholders
• Present findings and recommendations that support evidence-based management and informed decision making
• Maintain organized records, program trackers, meeting notes, action-item logs, dashboards, performance files, and supporting documentation
• Assist with process-improvement initiatives that strengthen program efficiency, reporting accuracy, stakeholder coordination, internal controls, and operational effectiveness

Skills

• * Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, management, project management, data analytics, finance, political science, or a related field preferred; relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• * Three to six years of experience supporting program analysis, management analysis, project coordination, business-process improvement, performance reporting, strategic planning, or related government support functions
• * Experience conducting program analyses, management studies, process reviews, workflow assessments, or operational evaluations
• * Ability to collect, validate, organize, analyze, and present quantitative and qualitative program data
• * Experience developing performance measures, milestones, status reports, dashboards, executive briefings, decision papers, presentations, or analytical summaries
• * Ability to monitor schedules, deliverables, action items, risks, issues, dependencies, and program milestones
• * Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present findings and recommendations to program staff, leadership, and stakeholders
• * Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, reporting requirements, and stakeholder requests
• * Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams
• * U.S. citizenship may be required depending on client or contract requirements
• * Prior experience supporting federal program offices, management analysis, performance-management initiatives, strategic planning, or business-process improvement efforts
• * Familiarity with the Government Performance and Results Act, GPRA Modernization Act, OMB Circular A-11, annual performance planning, performance reporting, and federal program accountability requirements
• * Experience developing Standard Operating Procedures, desk guides, process maps, workflow documentation, program guidance, management controls, and internal reporting tools
• * Experience supporting data calls, management inquiries, program reviews, leadership briefings, risk assessments, and reporting requirements
• * Experience using spreadsheets, databases, reporting platforms, visualization tools, dashboards, SharePoint, Power BI, or comparable analytical and reporting systems
• * Experience coordinating across program, acquisition, financial-management, grants-management, technical, and executive-level stakeholders
• * Experience identifying process gaps, bottlenecks, duplicative activities, operational risks, performance variances, and improvement opportunities
• * Active or previously held security clearance preferred
• * Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, if required
• * Professional certifications such as PMP, CAPM, Lean Six Sigma, Certified Business Analysis Professional, or related program/project-management credentials are a plus
• * Experience supporting Department of the Interior, FEMA, USACE, DHS, or other federal agency program operations is a plus
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Power BI, databases, reporting platforms, or comparable analytical tools is preferred

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