Location-Specific pay information: Denver, CO Pay: $76,551 - $119,280 Lincoln, NE Pay: $69,107 - $107,680 To view the salary range for your location, visit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages

Duties

This position works as an employee within the Lincoln or Denver Regional Office. The incumbent serves as a management analyst for the Regional Director's Office. The primary purpose of this position is to provide support to the Director and Assistant Directors thorough project management and analysis of regional office initiatives. Specific duties include: Develops recommendations for improvements in administrative operations and to promote efficiency and cost savings. Evaluates, processes, and makes recommendations for effective organizational changes. Recommends areas and methods by which efficiency of operation can be improved and develops training to implement. Advises management of unique conditions and issues which affect administrative activities and provides guidance on interpretation and implementation of new and revised legislation, policies, regulations, and procedures. Serves as a liaison between VBA District Offices and the RO, coordinating and facilitating initiatives that require team cooperation and action. Utilizes statistical analysis, and/or other techniques designed to effect process improvement and more efficient business practices. Investigates and recommend solutions to operational and/or managerial problems as identified by the Director and/or Assistant Director(s). Reviews initiatives, measures the RO's performance toward initiatives and advises the Director of corrective action to be taken to meet initiatives. Assists in the formulation of action plans to track RO progress with respect to implementation goals and facilitates work or program reviews to improve results. Responsible for continuous communication of results to Director and other Management. Works with the Training Manager by assisting in the preparation and review of the training program. Works with HR Specialists in the formulation of plans and activities to support project implementation. Also, assists in ensuring the necessary resources are available. Completes, with supervision, ad hoc assignments as required. These requests are frequently general and unstructured, but priority in nature. Occasionally, serves as the Records Management Officer (RMO) for the Regional Office. The RMO is the subject matter expert for administrative records. The records management functions include oversight and management of the records information life cycle, maintenance (use, file, and access), amendment, and disposition (destruction, shredding, sanitization, and transfer), the duties are required to protect Veteran, employee and other agency sensitive information from unauthorized use, disposal and destruction. Conducts focused monitoring and auditing of records created and maintained by business lines. Maintains a thorough working knowledge of VA/VBA systems of Records, VA/VBA privacy policy, Freedom of Information Act, Office of Management and Budget, NARA, and other federal laws and regulations. Works to ensure facility compliance with VA/VBA policy, NARA, and other applicable federal laws and regulations for records management program. Identifies and reports problems and deficiencies in the records management program for corrective action. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. The grade progression for this position is GS-11/GS-12. Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Management Analyst (Director Office); 40318A, 40319A 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

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement: 11/15/2023. 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 (unless if in the commuting area and eligible for a non-competitive hiring authority such as Schedule A, VRA, or 30% or more disabled Veterans). For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 level. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 Level. If you are a current VBA employee outside of the commuting area seeking reassignment or change to lower grade via this vacancy announcement, you must currently hold the GS-11 (or higher) and the promotion potential of your current position must be at least GS-12. 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. These requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement and those applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-11 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year of Specialized Experience which is equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-9 level) in the normal line of progression for the position. Specialized Experience is defined as experience applying analytical and evaluative techniques, and regulations, policies, and precedents to conduct analysis of complex issues, work functions or work processes. Education Substitution: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related to the competencies. GS-12 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year of Specialized Experience which is equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-11 level) in the normal line of progression for the position. Specialized Experience is defined as experience diagnosing problems within the organization and implementing plans and means to make improvements and/or implement change; or experience developing the design of business processes, systems, technology, and/or job roles. There is no education substitution at the GS-12 level. Combining Education & Experience: If you do not fully meet the length of experience and education described for a specific grade level (e.g. have six months of experience and some coursework but not a degree), the two can be combined to total 100% of the requirement. Click here for more information. 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: The work is primarily sedentary although some slight physical effort may be required. 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

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to be credited towards qualifications. Provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
All education claimed by applicants will be verified upon appointment. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript to receive credit.

Contacts

• Address Lincoln Regional Benefit Office 3800 Village Dr Lincoln, NE 68516 US
• Name: Devin Searcey
• Phone: (303) 236-6189
• Email: [email protected]