This position is located in the Veterans Service Center in the Department of Veterans Affairs Boston Regional Office. The incumbent provides management with objectively based information for making decisions on the administrative and programmatic aspects of VSC operations and management. The position provides ongoing analysis and executive support to the Office of the Service Center Manager by accomplishing a wide variety of assignments concerned with effectiveness of the VSC.

Duties

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. Specific duties are as follows: Assist and advise management on the effectiveness and efficiency of the Division's programs and functions. Develops, analyzes, evaluates, and improves the effectiveness of work methods and procedures, management controls, information, and documentation systems. Analyzes management techniques, processes, and styles for improving organizational effectiveness. Provides advice and prepares memos for management regarding labor management issues, master agreement discrepancies and managements position on such issues. Gathers information, identifying and analyzing issues, and developing recommendations to resolve substantive problems of effectiveness and efficiency of work operations. Provides position management advice and recommendations to agency managers including providing advice on the distribution of workload among positions and organizations. Formulates, presents, executes, and analyzes organizational budgets. Evaluates financial trends and determines compliance with agency guidance. Analyzes management techniques, processes, and styles for improving organizational effectiveness. Analyzes and evaluates, on a quantitative or qualitative basis, the effectiveness of programs or operations in meeting established goals and objectives. Develops procedures and systems for establishing, operating, and assessing the effectiveness of administrative control systems and line or operating programs. Develops, analyzes, evaluates, advises on, or improves the effectiveness of work methods and procedures, organizations, manpower utilization, and distribution of work assignments. Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday TELEWORK ELIGIBLE: Yes, per Agency guidelines. Virtual: This IS NOT a virtual position. Description/PD#: Management Analyst, 40325-A, 40324-A Bargaining Unit: This is NOT a bargaining unit position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: No Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Physical Requirements: The work normally involves mental rather than physical exertion.

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
• If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/22/2024. Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Minimum Qualification requirements as noted below. To qualify for this GS-0343-09 grade level: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level or higher in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as preparing reports, memorandums, or letters for internal use; Evaluating and analyzing administrative processes to accomplish tasks; assisting with internal audits to determine compliance with policies and regulations and evaluate program effectiveness. OR Education Substitution: A master's or equivalent graduate degree, 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR Equivalent combinations of Specialized Experience and Graduate level education. [To compute, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond 1 year by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify.] To qualify for this GS-0343-11 grade level: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level or higher in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as applying, analyzing, and interpreting laws, rules, regulations, standards, and policies to complete administrative work; Conducting thorough analyses of numerous administrative functions and work processes; Compiling resource data from multiple financial management reports to complete duties concerning budget execution; Tracking the allocation of funds to redistribute organizational funding as needed. OR Education Substitution: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. OR Equivalent combinations of Specialized Experience and Graduate education. [To compute, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond two years by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify.] NOTE: 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; religious; 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. For work in the federal service, include the grade level for the position(s). 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. 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

If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. Failure to provide such documentation with your application will result in lost consideration. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

Contacts

• Address Boston Regional Benefit Office JFK Federal Building, 15 New Sudbury St Boston, MA 02203-9928 US
• Name: Kevin Borth
• Phone: 6173034251
• Email: [email protected]