Summary This position is located in the Office of Information Management and Liaison, Visa Services Directorate, Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA/VO/I). As a Program Analyst, the incumbent conducts and leads and/or participates in a wide range of analyses of operational strategies, operational procedures, and techniques related to visa adjudication, screening, and name check automated systems and their relationships with the mission and operation of Visa Services both domestically and abroad. Responsibilities Serves as information systems liaison with other border inspection, immigration, and law enforcement agencies, as well as foreign partners. Analyzes, evaluates, and develops operational requirements, implementation strategies, and training programs for visa processing. Researches, analyzes, interprets, and evaluates the impact of visa legislation and regulations, procedural and policy proposals, current and anticipated operational trends on visa systems development. Conducts in-depth studies of data derived from visa systems reporting and applies statistical methods and techniques directed toward operational improvements of visa services and systems reporting. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying U.S. visa laws as they relate to national security vetting of U.S. visa applicants Experience developing overall design plan for visa systems and associated policies. Experience planning, conducting, and participating in studies or complex analyses of visa adjudication methods, procedures, and best practices. Experience representing agency and negotiating inter-agency decisions in the context of identification and resolution of systemic issues. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position. Education Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement. Additional Information For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) 663-3474 or OAA@state.gov. If eligible, telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department for up to 240 days. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.