Summary As the team lead responsible for the resources supporting the Department's leadership, policy, and administrative offices, work with policymakers to craft budgets that protect the nation from a range of threats while ensuring equal access to justice for all. Coordinate and lead with a team of skilled analysts supporting technical budget process activities and policy initiatives to develop and execute budgets for over 30 programs, leadership and operational offices and their missions within DOJ. Responsibilities The duties and responsibilities for a Lead Budget Analyst, GS-0560-14 generally include, but are not limited to, the following: Perform budget execution work to include adapting budgetary policies. Analyze budgetary actions on program viability. Recommend approval or disapproval of requests for allotments and allocations. Oversee the formulation of budget estimates. Develop tools and strategies to contribute to enhancing performance outcomes and incorporate and demonstrate technical savvy. Develop trends, projections, and perform other budgetary analyses. Develop process maps, desk guides and standard operating procedures. Write and/or edit budget justifications, communications and develop budgetary presentations. Make recommendations on budget levels for components. Technical skills in budget development and execution, written and oral communications skills, and technically savvy are high priorities for this role. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To qualify for the position of Lead Budget Analyst, at GS-0560-14, you must meet the qualification requirements listed below. There may also be a positive education requirement for some occupations, please see the Education section for details. If there are licensing or certification requirements, please see the Required Documents section for details on how to verify you license or certificate. Specialized Experience: For the GS-14, you must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is defined as: Analyzing budgetary actions on program viability or attainment of program objectives; Adapting budgetary policies in response to new or changing legislation; AND Recommending approval or disapproval of requests for apportionments, allotments, or other funding requests. You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade, by 06/23/2026 of this announcement. Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume. Education Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone. No substitution of education for experience is permitted. Additional Information Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. EEO Statement/Policy: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. More information can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/media/1425556/dlinline. DOJ Reasonable Accommodation Policy: Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. The DOJ Reasonable Accommodation policy can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/reasonable-accommodation#policy Selective Service: If you were born male, on or after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Additional information is found at: www.sss.gov. Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs: The Fair Chance Act prohibits Federal agencies from requesting an applicant's criminal history information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment. If you believe a DOJ employee or Federal contractor acting on its behalf has violated your rights under this Act, you may submit a written complaint within 30 days of the date of the alleged non-compliance directly to hiring office using the contact information listed in the announcement. Note: In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201(b) certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance Act.
