This position works as an employee within the Veterans Service Center. The incumbent is an active participant in all aspects of division management. Responsibilities serve the primary purpose of lending assistance to the division in the effective planning, controlling and accomplishing of the goals and objectives of the station as a whole.

Duties

Specific duties include: Coordinates and prepares responses to Director's Office and Continental District Office requests for division input such as workload projections, equipment requirements, staffing needs and suggested improvements to procedures such as annual income questionnaire processing. Analyzes projected workloads to ensure consideration of program assumptions, consistency with local conditions and realistic conversion into staffing requirements. Project staffing decisions against ceiling allocations for the station, evaluates and advises management as to the impact on year end FTEE. Monitors, interprets and analyzes data available through management information systems to validate correct reporting to uncover problem areas and to suggest improvements in managerial effectiveness. Develops and writes local policy statements implementing VBA directives in such areas as training and systematic analyses of operations. Independently identifies and performs special studies needed to assure compliance with directives, quality standards, effective personnel utilizations and supervisory control. Visualizes and when practical implements new applications of ADP technology to improve workforce effectiveness. Studies areas requiring new or substantially modified work methods procedures and systems necessitated by changes in mission, staffing levels and budgetary constraints for the purposes of improving productivity, quality and timeliness. 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, 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: No Available. Telework: Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Management Analyst; 40322A, 40321A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not available. 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:02/09/2024. 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: is defined as experience applying analytical and evaluative techniques, and pertinent agency regulations, policies and precedents to conduct detailed analysis of complex issues, work functions or work processes. Education Substitution: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; graduate education must demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. GS-12 Grade Level: 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 for a division within a VA Regional Office. There is no education substitution for the GS-12 grade. 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. Work may also require walking and standing in conjunction with travel to and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the worksite. The work does not require any special physical effort. 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 Denver Regional Benefit Office 155 Van Gordon St Lakewood, CO 80228 US
• Name: Melanie Williford
• Phone: (303) 236-6174
• Email: [email protected]