WHAT IS THE PATHWAYS PROGRAM? The Department of the Treasury's Intern Program affords experiences in the Federal Government intended to introduce possible careers in the civil service to individuals who are currently enrolled students. Successful applicants are placed in a dynamic, developmental program with the potential to lead to a civil service career in the Federal Government.
WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PATHWAYS PROGRAM? For additional information regarding the Pathways Program, please refer to the following website: www.usajobs.gov/StudentsAndGrads / OPM Intern Program information page
WHAT IS THE PLANNING & FINANCE DIVISION? The Planning & Finance Division (PFD) has a variety of responsibilities for the Office of Chief Counsel including, formulation and execution of Counsel's annual budget, performance metrics and reporting, corporate data analysis, coordination of Counsel's case management systems, internal survey design, administration, and analysis, strategic planning, business continuity planning, and program administration. PFD is staffed by Management and Budget Analysts as well as Systems Coordinators. PFD produces regular workload and resource reports (e.g., quarterly business performance reviews) and analysis that supports program costing (e.g., user fee cost-setting). PFD also responds to GAO, TIGTA, IRS CFO, and others on topics that require organizational and management data. In addition, PFD often collaborates with and cross assigns analysts to other Counsel Business Units when the projects require PFD skill sets or custom analytics (e.g., employee engagement, Enterprise Risk Management, and change management).
As Management Analyst Trainee based in the Office's Planning and Finance Division you will gain exposure to data analysis, survey design & administration, information systems projects, performance management, emergency preparedness, staffing analytics, human resources and training development, program management, and other challenging work. By offering a broad exposure to multiple areas, our internship is a great place to start for aspiring public sector administrators.
The following are the duties of the Student Trainee (Management Analyst) at the GS-07. You will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and will receive training to help you grow in this developmental position.
- Developing and analyzing performance management metrics used in the analysis and review of management goals and accomplishments;
- Serving on project teams to assist with administering customer satisfaction surveys;
- Assisting with studying employee/organizational efficiency and productivity and recommending changes to work methods and procedures;
- Using automated case management systems and other systems in order to identify and extract data for management studies;
- Researching and assembling information, analyzing issues, and recommending solutions to administrative procedures and/or processes;
Following the completion of program requirements, interns may be considered for non-competitive conversion to a career-conditional or term appointment. Conversion requirements include but are not limited to:
- Complete at least 640 hours of work experience acquired through the Internship Program
- Complete their degree or certificate requirements
- Meet the qualification standards for the position to which the Intern will be converted
- Meet agency-specific requirements as specified in the Participant's Agreement, and
- Perform their job successfully.
If you are converted after completion of internship, you will be placed into a Management Analyst position with non-competitive promotion potential to the GS-13 grade level. All conversion requirements will be identified in the Participant Agreement.
Starting at $55,924 Per Year (GS 7)
