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Program Analyst (2026 Collegiate Hiring Initiative)

This position advertised has been exempted from the federal civilian hiring freeze.

Opening Date: October 6th, 2025
Closing Date: October 17th, 2025 at 11:59 pm (ET)

Job Title
PROGRAM ANALYST

Full Performance Level
GS--7/9

Division
Human Resources Division

Unit
N/A

Location
Washington, D.C., Huntsville, AL., & Clarksburg, WV.

Working Hours
40

Job Type
Full Time/Permanent

Who May Apply
All U.S. Citizens

Number of Positions Available
Multiple

Questions
Email: FBI_CHI@FBI.GOV

Salary
GS-7: $42,679.00 - $55,486.00
GS-9: $52,205.00 - $67,865.00

NOTE: The salaries listed above are the base rate of pay for federal employees on the General Schedule (GS) pay scale.

A complete list of pay tables factoring in locality pay (based on geographical area) can be found on OPM.gov.

JOB SUMMARY

A Program Analyst prepares reports that present findings, identifies causative situations, and recommends corrective actions. Evaluates, researches, and prepares complete and concise responses to inquiries, reports, and/or other matters.

KEY REQUIRMENTS

Must be a U.S. citizen
Must be able to obtain a Top Secret clearance

MAJOR DUTIES

GS-07:

Conducts basic work measurement and other conventional statistical studies to participate in segments of special or ad-hoc projects, task forces, and/or working groups.
Maintains liaison with internal and/or external representatives and groups
Resolves routine operational/procedural issues;
Seeks and elicits cooperation; and gathers information from various entities to ensure all information sharing and processing relative to a request is appropriately coordinated.
Responds to basic inquiries and obtains information necessary to render decisions.

GS-09: In addition to above

Facilitates communication with customers and Information Technology (IT) owners/SMEs and prepares and presents recommendations and/or findings to management in written reports, executive summaries, and analytical narratives.
Oversee property, inventory and space management practices
Develop, design and implement knowledge management sites in SharePoint.
Gather, interprets, analyze, and correlate narrative, workload, and statistical data regarding the organization/program.
Assist with multiple projects and/or assignments simultaneously to successfully meet established deadlines. This includes but, is not limited to property, communications, hiring/ recruitment, training, finances and space management.
Ensure administrative functions are completed in a timely manner; resolve issues/problems; obtain required approvals; respond to inquiries; and/or obtain necessary information from appropriate sources.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EVALUATIONS

Please ensure that your specialized experience and requirements are clearly identifiable in your resume. Your application will be evaluated using the FBI’s Candidate Rating Procedures. Your resume and supporting documents will be reviewed to verify that you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement and will be compared against your responses to the online assessment questionnaire. If your self-assessment in the vacancy questions is not supported by details in your resume or supporting documents, you may be disqualified from the Most Competitive category. Veterans’ preference will be applied. Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

If you are deemed Most Competitive, you will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration.

All applicants will be rated on the following Competencies:

Communication
Problem Solving/Judgment
Analytic Thinking
Program Management
Collaboration
Flexibility/Adaptability
Organizing and Planning

Positive Education Requirement
This position has a specific education requirement; all applicants must verify completion of this basic educational requirement by submitting a copy of their college transcripts by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Candidates must have received or will be receiving an undergraduate, graduate, or PhD degree between May 2024 and June 2026 with a GPA no less than 2.95 on a 4.0 scale at the time of graduation. Veterans have up to six years after graduating or completing their degree to apply (May 2020-June 2026).

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements provided you can show foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.

Education

All degrees must be from an accredited college or university. Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows:

GS-7: Applicant must have a bachelor’s degree with superior academic achievement or one (1) full year of graduate level education. Superior academic achievement is the completion of all the requirements of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, which is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average of 2.95 or higher as recorded on an official transcript, or as based on courses completed during the final two years of the curriculum, or (3) honor society membership.

GS-9: Applicant must have a master’s or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related.