The incumbent reports to the Deputy Director, Policy, for the Loan Guaranty Program, this Assistant Director, SAH Policy and NADL Policy and Operations (AD SAH/NADL) serves as the leader of strategies, activities, and implementation for policy matters related to the Special Adapted Housing (SAH) policy, and policy and operational matters for the Native American Direct Loan (NADL) program. The purpose of the work is to ensure that policy issues for those programs are researched and resolved.

Duties

Specific duties include: Strategic Leadership and Implementation: The AD SAH/NADL is a member of the SLT. Activities revolve around translating and communicating goals, establishing goal fulfillment strategies, especially as pertaining to policy matters, managing internal and external stakeholders, and visibly collaborating to maintain and improve goal alignment and achievement. The scope of this role focuses first on the SAH and NADL programs but contributes to business matters across LGY. Operational Excellence: The AD SAH/NADL collaboratively develops, evaluates, and validates policy, communication, and research plans, including determining specific actions required to timely ensure clearance to implement changes; ensures transparency and timeliness in planning, communicating, and executing. The AD SAH/NADL is the senior leader responsible for all operational aspects of the NADL program. As such, the incumbent advises on, trouble shoots, and collaborates with staff in work produced. Project Management and Process Improvement: The AD SAH/NADL sponsors or leads high-level projects and ensures completion of associated activities, including, for example, initiatives or proactive responses to concerns raised in Congressional settings. Project management of these initiatives is considered 'full lifecycle', with the AD SAH/NADL responsible for directing, managing, and/or performing all aspects under the very broad guidance of the Deputy Director, Policy, from intake through all steps necessary to fully achieve success. Leadership, Supervision, Communication, and Teamwork: Provides proactive, well-planned communications to program participants and LGY leadership pertaining to defined domain (SAH policy and NADL policy/operations), including complete and accurate responses regarding regulatory policy and related initiatives, program analysis, and emerging trends likely to impact the program, from the perspective of Program policy. Displays leadership skills in leading related projects using deft articulation and direction. Engages stakeholders throughout the process. Collaborates successfully across teams. Provides organization expertise in assessing impacts and mitigating risks. Supervises in a positive, affirmative manner to balance business needs with human, financial, and systems capacities. Over time, develops approaches or methods to improve staff "All Employee Survey" areas. Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 6 am - 6 pm Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Available Virtual: Yes, this is a Virtual position - Employee is expected to report to the nearest VBA Facility based on telework agreement. Position Description/PD#: Program Manager (AD SAH/NADL); PD# 41284-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Selectees are required to service a one-year supervisory probationary period if not previously completed in a Federal position.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:11/01/2023. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: Applicants who are current Federal employees, former Federal employees applying for reinstatement, or a current federal employee applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment must meet time in grade requirements. 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. NOTE: This does not apply to Non-Federal Applicants, or applicants applying for consideration under Non-Competitive Authority (i.e.... "30% or more Disability", VRA, and/or Schedule A). To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). You must provide a copy of your most recent SF-50 that indicates proof of status, and shows Time in Grade (for example, you were a career or career-conditional employee) and identifies your position title, series, grade, step, salary, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). If the most recent 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 also submit your most recent promotion or within-grade increase in addition to your recent SF-50. If you previously held a higher grade, you must also submit any SF-50 showing that grade. DO NOT submit Award SF-50's and/or General Adjustment SF-50's as they cannot be used to prove time-in-grade. For a GS-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14 level. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-15 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is defined as possessing an expert knowledge of and skill in applying a wide range of concepts, approaches, practices, regulations, policies, precedents, and analytical, and procedures related to VA guidelines and regulations. The incumbent is expert in all facets of the LGY operational structure and intimately familiar with the cross-organization dependencies, methods, and measures pertaining to the program. The incumbent will have a high level of knowledge in LGY operations, policy, communication, leadership, compliance, regulation, and training. The incumbent will have served in professional contributor and leadership roles in at least two of the five core business lines: Loan Production Loan Administration Valuation Specially Adapted Housing Central Office The incumbent also should have extensive knowledge of and passion for the role VA and the LGY program play in serving Veterans and their families, along with an understanding of how, why, when, and by whom ideas are formulated and actions approved or directed. The incumbent should have at least 15 years of specialized experience, subject to great specificity as described here and in the position description. Given achievement of items above, preference would be toward experience meeting these needs that was earned at least in part within LGY or another major mortgage guarantor/issue. Volunteer Experience: 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. Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week. Physical Requirements: Travel for NADL national speaking engagements and site visits may be frequent, often as a primary speaker or representative. Travel for SAH may include some travel outside the continental United States. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address VBA Human Resources Center - Central Office 810 Vermont Ave NW Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: Kenyatta Jensen
• Phone: 410-230-4400
• Email: [email protected]