# Management and Program Analyst - Recent Graduate at Department of Energy Headquarters

- Company: [Department of Energy Headquarters](https://usajobs.gov)
- Location: Multiple Locations
- Type: Full-time · Entry
- Salary: $50k – $100k per year
- Posted: 2026-11-03
- Apply: https://www.usajobs.gov:443/job/891272800
- Page: https://newgrad.ai/jobs/management-and-program-analyst-recent-graduate-469b4a71

## Summary by newgrad.ai

What you'll do:

- Evaluate organizational performance and program effectiveness through data analysis.
- Research documentation to ensure accuracy and relevance for administrative systems.
- Develop and recommend policy improvements to support agency operations.

What they're looking for:

- Recent graduates or students graduating within two months of the closing date.
- Candidates with relevant degrees or specialized experience equivalent to GS-5 or GS-7.
- Ability to report to assigned duty stations for this non-remote role.

Pay and perks:

- Positions are graded at the GS-7 to GS-9 levels.
- Includes mentorship, professional development training, and an individual development plan.
- Potential for non-competitive conversion to permanent civil service roles.

## Posting

### Summary

The Recent Graduates Program is a dynamic, one-year developmental program that promotes careers in the Federal Government to recent graduates. Participants in the Program receive training and professional development, complete an Individual Development Plan (IDP), and are assigned a mentor. Recent Graduates who successfully complete Program requirements may be eligible for non-competitive conversion to a term or permanent position in the civil service.

### Duties

- This position offers varying full performance levels (e.g., GS-11, GS-12, or GS-13 equivalent) depending on the specific needs of the selecting Program Office.
- Further details regarding specific grade levels and responsibilities will be discussed during the interview process.
- As a GS-7 Management and Program Analyst you will: Plan work procedures and selects the standard practices and data to be applied to assignments.
- Conduct a variety of routine, limited analyses to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of organizational functional activities.
- Assist in coordinating and carrying out limited, well defined evaluation tasks to determine program effectiveness in meeting established goals and objectives.
- Research, review, and evaluate documentation to determine if factual information is relevant, accurate, and useful.
- As a GS-9 Management and Program Analyst you will: Analyze alternatives to identify potential resolutions to problems.
- Evaluate and advise on the organization, methods, and procedures for providing administrative support systems such as records, communications, directives, forms, files, and documentation.
- Identify needs to modify administrative policies and processes for use in the administration of programs and assist in development of data required for the organization to accomplish new requirements.
- Review and analyze policies, regulations, procedures, and system(s) requirements issued by higher authority to determine their impact on local operations.
- Please note there may be many vacancies that may be filled in any of the listed locations.
- This is NOT a remote position.
- You will have to report to the duty station you are selected for.
- Please make sure you select the top 2 locations you are willing to report to and/or relocate to.

### Qualifications

You must meet the eligibility and qualifications within 2 months of the closing date of this announcement. To be eligible for the Pathways Recent Graduate program you must be a: Recent graduate who has completed, within the previous two years, a qualifying associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational, technical degree, or certificate from a qualifying educational institution or completed a qualifying career or technical education program that awards a recognized postsecondary credential (such as a Registered Apprenticeship Program or Job Corps). -OR- Student who within 2 months of the closing date of this announcement will meet the education requirements and will graduate with a qualifying associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational, technical degree, or certificate from a qualifying educational institution or completed a qualifying career or technical education program. A student may not be appointed to a position until they have graduated. -OR- Preference eligible veterans who have been precluded from applying due to their military service obligation begin their two-year eligibility period upon release or discharge from active duty. Eligibility for these veterans cannot exceed six years after degree or certificate completion. You MUST submit a copy of the DD214 showing the duration and dates of service that precluded you from applying due to the military service obligation.

For the GS-07: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position at the GS-7 includes: Assisting in collecting and researching data. OR YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR THE GS-7 BASED ON EDUCATION: 1 full year of graduate level education in Business Administration/Management, Public Administration/Policy, Economics, Political Science or similarly related major that provided the knowledge, skills, or abilities to perform the work of this position. OR YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR THE GS-7 BASED ON SUPERIOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement is defined as:(1) Class standing -- You must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision based on completed courses, (2) Grade-point average (G.P.A.) -- You must have 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum OR 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum, or(3) Election to membership in a national scholastic honor society -- You are a member of one of the national scholastic honor societies recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achshonor.org/). The Bachelor degree must still show the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform in this position. OR YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR THE GS-7 BASED ON A COMBINATION OF EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: You may qualify on a combination of education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the educational requirement must equal at least 100 percent.

For the GS-09: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position at the GS-9 includes: Researching data and making recommendations.; AND Analyzing and providing information from various systems. OR YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR THE GS-9 BASED ON EDUCATION: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in Business Administration/Management, Public Administration/Policy, Economics, Political Science or similarly related major that provided the knowledge, skills, or abilities to perform the work of this position or LL.B. or J.D., if related to the work of the position. OR YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR THE GS-9 BASED ON COMBINATION: You may qualify on a combination of education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the educational requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

### Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in a conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website. If you are qualifying on foreign education, you MUST submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to OPM Instructions.

What constitutes a valid certificate program: The Pathways Programs regulation (see 5 CFR 362.102) defines certificate program as post-secondary education at either: A qualifying educational institution (trade or vocational school, 2-year or 4-year college or university, or graduate or professional school) equivalent to at least one academic year of full-time study that is part of an accredited college-level, technical, trade, vocational, or business school curriculum.; OR A qualifying career or technical education program of at least one year that awards a recognized postsecondary credential.

What types of programs would meet the eligibility criteria for a qualifying career or technical education program? Three types of programs meet these criteria: Federally administered educational programs that provide rigorous academic content, technical skill proficiency, and a recognized postsecondary credential to prepare the individual for further education and/or a career in a current or emerging profession.; Registered Apprenticeship Programs; and Federally administered local, state, national, or international volunteer service programs.

What is a Federally administered career or technical education program? A Federally administered career or technical education program is subject to programmatic oversight by a federal agency that includes: The nature and scope of work to be performed by participants, The type(s) and scope of training to be provided to participants, The types of skills participants will acquire or develop during the program (e.g., teaching, environmental, business, scientific, public health/health care, languages), The level and extent of mentoring participants will receive, and The metrics for successful completion of the program. Programmatic oversight may be reflected in partnership or cooperative agreements.

### How to apply

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing date to receive consideration.

The application process is as follows:

- Read all instructions before you begin.
- Click "Apply Online."
- Complete the application and attach all required documents.
- Submit by 11:59 PM ET on the 11/17/2026.
- If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application.
- The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email.
- The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline.
- Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice.
- Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link.
- Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials.
- Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments.
- You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended.
- Set aside about two (2) hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time.
- If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link.
- The online assessments must be completed within 48 hours following the closing date of this announcement.
- Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment.
- If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused.
- Visit the USA Hire Applicant Resource Center for practice assessments and assessment preparation resources at https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us.

Managing Your Application:

- Update: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application.
- This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed.
- Status: Log into USAJOBS to view your application status.
- Learn more here: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
- Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application.
- Support: USAJOBS Help: Visit https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/ for login.gov or USAJOBS assistance.
- Application Issues: If you have difficulty applying online, contact the Agency Contact listed in this announcement during business hours.
- Take screenshots of any system errors.

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