The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more before any Veterans preference points) for this vacancy. Click here for more information about CTAP eligibility on OPM's website.

Duties

Specific duties include: -Serving as the senior lead for a team composed of knowledgeable business personnel, the incumbent will be expected to: - Lead a team of management and budget analysts. Provide position management advice and recommendations to program office management; to include providing advice on the distribution of workload among team member, and the skills mix, or categories of employees needed to do the work. - Serve as project manager, with responsibility as the primary organizational or project representative conducting bureau-wide or major components thereof. Prepare and maintain team reports to include accomplishments and areas of improvement. Stay abreast of updates in policies and procedures impacting the program; develop and update team procedures and program Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). - Assign tasks and associated deadlines, monitor progress, and maintain effective tracking system to ensure program efficiencies. Identify areas of deficiency and provide essential coaching and mentoring. Develop training materials for staff, and MDEO contract and budgetary program requirements; provide training to MDEO staff and other business lines. Make recommendations to the Assistant Director and Chief on team performance evaluations and awards for achievement. - Procurement responsibility - work with VA Acquisition personnel to assist in the procurement of a variety of products and services; that includes procurements that contain several different processes or elements resulting in extensive subcontracting. - Perform acquisition planning. Develop procurement objectives in terms of competition and price range. Assist in constructing the contractual vehicle including use of pricing arrangements, subcontracting policy, set-aside policies, and similar considerations. - Prepare acquisition plans, appropriate milestone charts, and related schedules. Serve as advisor to management officials in procurement planning. Advise program officials of the procurement objectives to be used and prepare statements of work. Assist in the preparation of the findings and solicitation documents. Explore new or innovative contracting approaches to arrive at an equitable contract arrangement. - Participate in technical evaluation teams to determine the responsiveness of bids and the responsibility of the apparent low bidder based on an analysis of financial and technical information gained during the pre-award survey and award the contract. - Locate sources for the products and services procured. Assist in the development of new or innovative acquisition plans, source selection plans, and contract terms, conditions, or financial arrangements that may serve as models for future major system acquisitions. - Management - Budgetary and Financial Analysis. - analyze management techniques, processes, and trends for improving organizational effectiveness. - Analyze multifunctional programs, functions, and organizations on a region-wide or equivalent scope to determine whether the management systems in current use efficiently accomplish objectives sought and whether they provide controls necessary for sound management. - Formulate, present, execute, and analyze organizational budgets. Serve as expert on budgeting and financial management issues and activities, and be responsible for determining internal fiscal budget and personnel requirements and controls expenditures. - Determine resource requirements and recommend resource allocations based on priorities and needs. Develops budget models for use in long-range planning and forecasting of budget estimates for future years. - Bids and Proposals - Assist in evaluating bids or offers for responsiveness to the particular solicitation and ability to perform the contract used to procure large, highly complex, and significant equipment systems, programs, services, or construction where little or no contractual precedent exists. Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday 8 am-4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Available, per Agency policy Virtual: This is a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Lead Management Analyst; PD#37973-A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized: Relocation expenses and services (Permanent Change of Station - PCS) are authorized for this recruitment. PCS is the relocation of a household due to government convenience in connection with the transfer between duty stations or facilities. In consideration of the payment of expenses for travel and transportation, the selectee agrees to remain in federal service for twelve (12) months following the date of transfer. Failure to complete all conditions of the obligated service may result in repayment of travel/transportation expenses. Click here for more information. 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: 05/14/2024. GRADE REQUIREMENT: To receive CTAP selection priority, your grade level upon Reduction in Force must be at least 14 with promotion potential of at least None. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-14 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-13) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience s experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position(s), and that is typically IN OR RELATED TO the work of the position to be filled. The applicant must document experience of a complex field of laws, regulations and Federal legislation pertaining to planning, development and execution of a federal budget and be able to prepare various documents including program justifications for a worldwide program. 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: Work is primarily sedentary. 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 educational substitution at the GS-14 grade level.

Contacts

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