The Program Analyst is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Office of Mission Support (OMS).The Program Analyst serves a Watch Officer whom is a key team member of the Emergency Management Team and is an integral part of a multidisciplinary assisting in the development and implementation of Operations, Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness to minimize risks to personnel, facilities, programs, and operations.

Duties

Receives, integrates, analyzes, disseminates, tracks, and archives information concerning continuous operations and emergent situations/incidents. Gathers, analyzes, and fuse data/information obtained from numerous sources in order to assess and communicate relevant information to VA leadership about actual or potential impact to VA's operational readiness (facilities, services, etc.) in the form of incident reports and situation reports (SITREPS). Coordinates with other Site staffs to determine the overall operational readiness of the Department and prepares feedback to the Assistant Secretary for Operations, Security, and Preparedness for use in briefing VA Senior Leadership. Maintains operational communications with all Administrations, Staffs, and Program Offices, VBA field offices and other Federal authorities with limited or no direct supervision. Ensures that intelligence, incident reports and communications are logged and forwarded to appropriate parties in accordance with established VBA Watch Officer and VAIOC standard operating procedures. Maintains, manages, and takes appropriate actions on all incoming and outgoing communications (voice, written, and data) with VAIOC personnel, VA leadership, staff offices, and components as directed. Maintains and updates, as necessary, all call-down and recall rosters of key VBA leadership. Coordinates and is readily prepared in conjunction with the VAIOC for routine and unannounced Continuity of Operation Program (COOP) and major exercise. Maintains and monitors VA procedures to support the Crisis Response Team (CRT) and COOP activation. Coordinates in conjunction with VA IOC the development and publication of standing operating procedures, plans, detailing instructions, after-actions reports, and lesson-learned critiques. Responsible for operation and troubleshooting VAIOC communication systems assigned to the VBA Watch Officer Desk, both wired and wireless via secure and non-secure modes to ensure uninterrupted communications. Promotion Potential: GS-13 Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday Compressed/Flexible: Available at discretion of Agency. Telework: Yes; Available at discretion of Agency. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Analyst; #39614-A 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
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret National Security Clearance.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement: 01/29/2024. 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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12 level. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-13 Grade Level Specialized Experience: To qualify for the grade level GS-13: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-12) or a comparable pay band in federal or other service that demonstrates the particular competencies necessary to perform the work of this position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled, specifically: Experience in continuity of operations concepts and emergency management programs. Experience in applying analytical techniques and evaluation methods to improve operational response effectiveness and predictive analysis. Experience in emergency planning principles and contingency operations in order to conceptualize, develop, and/or modify program policies, procedures, and methods. 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 sedentary. Some work may require walking and standing in conjunction with travel to attend meetings and conferences away from the work site. Work may require carrying light items such as papers, books, or small parts. 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

There is no education requirement or education substitution at the GS-13 grade level.

Contacts

• Address VBA Human Resources Center - Central Office 810 Vermont Ave NW Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: Yvonda Price
• Phone: 4102304400
• Email: [email protected]