Management and Program Analyst (Project Manager)
Summary
Manages modernization and operational projects for USDA’s livestock and poultry programs, coordinating IT initiatives and stakeholder requirements.
This position is located in the Agricultural Marketing Service, Livestock and Poultry Program (L&P), Operations and Planning Program, Agricultural Analytics Branch. The program plans and directs the broad spectrum of administrative, budget, finance, safety and health, data management, and related discipline activities of the L&P Program. You will serve as the primary coordinator and execution lead for all modernization, operational, technical, and administrative projects across the L&P Program.
The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.
The duties may include, but are not limited to:
Leads, develops, and executes strategies for system development projects and quality assurance strategies for LP information systems by serving as the primary liaison between information technology (IT) and Livestock and Poultry.
Develops and monitors progress against a project plan which identifies program milestones and associated tasking and time frames.
Utilizes project management skills to lead, conduct and/or direct special studies, and high-level initiatives and coordinates with other experts as necessary.
Gathers, documents, and prioritizes user requirements from a variety of stakeholders and investigates and evaluates alternative systems for the Program’s systems/software development efforts.
Develops and implements user rollout plans and leads training once completed systems/software projects are ready to deploy.
Develops Standard Operating Procedures, business processes, and operational guidance across program.