The incumbent serves as a Management Analyst (MA) in the Support Services Division (SSD) at the Waco Regional Office (RO). The employee is subordinate to the Chief for managing the front office and assisting the supervisory staff by carrying out a complete range of administrative, project management, and analytical functions.

Duties

Specific duties include: Assist and advise management on the effectiveness and efficiency of the Divisions 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 Handles correspondence and is privy to sensitive employee and labor relations issues 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. Analyzes and prepares program status reports for review at all levels Provides advice and prepares memos for the SSDC regarding labor management issues, master agreement discrepancies and management's position on such issues. Keeps all records and timetables concerning Master Agreement matters for the SSD Managers 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 Other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Management Analyst / PD39897-A 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: 05/24/2024. 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. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 grade level. 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. If you are a current VBA employee requesting a reassignment or change to lower grade via this vacancy announcement, you must currently hold the GS-12 grade (or higher) and the promotion potential of your current position must be at least GS-12. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-11) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized Experience is defined as: Experience with management and organization principles and practices AND Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative techniques to analyze, evaluate, and measure the effectiveness and efficiency of organizational operations AND Knowledge of basic federal rules, laws, and regulations 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 and imposes no special demands. Periodic travel is 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

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

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/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Waco Regional Benefit Office 1 Veterans Plaza, 701 Clay Ave Waco, TX 76799 US
• Name: James Marron
• Email: [email protected]