Health Division at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Program Specialist

The Health Division at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is looking to fill a Program Specialist vacancy. Ideally, OMB is looking for a college graduate who is interested in public policy, public health, or public administration. 

An announcement for this position is available on USAJobs at the following links:

• US Citizens – https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/553196200
• Status Candidates (i.e. current Federal employees) – https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/553193300

The posting will remain open until December 13, 2019 or until midnight of the day when 100 applications are received, whichever comes sooner. Previous postings have closed as quickly as one day, so we highly encourage qualified and interested candidates to apply as early as possible.

Program Specialist - Experience:
Strong organizational skills, communication (oral and written) skills, analytical ability, and dependability are a must. Candidates must be strong multi-taskers and be able to work quickly in a fast-paced environment. The Program Specialist will be responsible for a mix of professional, analytic, administrative, and clerical work.

Program Specialist - Responsibilities:
The Program Specialist will be responsible for a mix of professional, analytic, administrative, and clerical work. These responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Coordinating organization-wide and agency assignments on behalf of the Health Division to ensure accuracy and consistency with Administration policy.
• Managing data requests to agencies on various budget, policy, and management topics. This includes understanding the details of these data requests; clearly explaining the request and its purpose to management; determining an appropriate review process and timeline; answering detailed questions from HHS, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and OMB staff; identifying data inconsistencies; communicating across teams, and divisions; reviewing responses for accuracy; and coordinating review across teams.
• Communicating assignments and analysis clearly and succinctly, both orally and in writing, to multiple individuals within and outside of OMB.
• Collecting and analyzing program and budget data and assisting in the review and analysis of agency budget submissions, legislation, research materials, and other information related to assigned areas.
• Tracking congressional action related to appropriations and health policy, take notes and identify statements or amendments that run counter to administration priorities.
• Assisting in legislative, economic, management, financial management, procurement, information, regulatory, and organizational analyzes.
• Helping to support overall administrative efforts, such as filing, organizing meetings, and preparing briefing materials.
• Supporting Division operations and other duties as assigned.

The Health Division is committed to creating a multicultural and supportive work environment and strongly encourages applications from candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the Division.