This position is located at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection. NOTE: The salary range listed on this announcement is for the locality for the Rest of US. Final salary will be determined when duty station is established.

Duties

This position is responsible for maintaining the highest standards of honesty and integrity in the programs and operations of the VA through the development, supervision, and performance of Intake and external investigative duties. The position oversees the planning, development, supervision and disposition of external investigations into whistleblower disclosures referred to VA entities by OAWP. This position reports directly to the Director of the Intake and Referral Division and is responsible for assisting the Director in managing and directing operations and resources to ensure that the external investigation program contributes to the goals and objectives established by the Director. Incumbent may also be called upon from time-to-time to intervene in external investigations referred when they involve sensitive and complex matters requiring the knowledge of a senior subject matter expert. Incumbent may also be called upon as the OAWP subject matter expert to brief VA senior leadership both inside and outside of OAWP related to external investigative matters. The incumbent is responsible for the overall compliance and support of the Division programs (e.g. 714 holds, intake, hotline, etc.) to provide operations support, guidance, process determinations, and expertise in the methods used by Management and Program Analysists in the Division. Incumbent must have a mastery reviewing and conducting administrative (non-criminal) investigations, Employee Relations, analysis and presentation skills. Work schedule: Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Available Remote: This is not a virtual or remote position Position Description Title/PD#: Supervisory Management & Program Analyst/140960. Relocation Expenses: Not Authorized Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

• Subject to a background/security investigation.
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all specialized experience and time in grade requirements within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement, 09/27/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If your most recent non-award SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional non-award SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year time-in-grade. Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment You may qualify based on your education, as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: supervising and managing day-to-day operations personnel who receive complaints and whistleblower disclosures, apply procedures applicable to an administrative hold program for adverse personnel actions, and administer external administrative investigations and related activities. Supervises the use and efficiency of a case management database, offers technical advice provided on matters referred to and by the agency for investigation; develops general strategies and tactics to resolve complex issues related to case assessments, scoping determinations, and external investigative matters. You will also need to provide work experience information such as hours per week, salary, and starting/ending dates of employment (month and year format) to establish you have one (1) full year of specialized experience at the required grade level). You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Analytical ReasoningCommunicationsCreativity and InnovationManages Human ResourcesTechnical Competence Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection 810 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: NCA Human Resources Center
• Phone: (317)916-3660
• Email: [email protected]