This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Central Office (VACO) Human Resources Service Center (HRSC) that focuses on the establishment and transition of human capital services for VACO staff offices from the Veterans Health, Veterans Benefits, and National Cemetery Administrations. NOTE: The salary range listed on this announcement is for the locality for the Rest of US. Final salary will be determined when duty station is established.

Duties

Major duties include but are not limited to serve as a senior advisor and subject matter expert to all levels of management officials and employees within HRSC for HCM programs to include onboarding, offboarding, position management, telework, awards, workforce planning, recruitment and placement and qualify of life programs. The incumbent creates and manages initiatives that enhance the employee experience for HRSC team members, resulting in improved employee engagement and organizational effectiveness. The incumbent develops, plans, organizes, analyzes and/or evaluates analytical studies or White Papers involving major line and staff functions for HRSC. Monitors implementation of initiatives to ensure appropriate changes are made to programs, plans and policies and to make adjustments as new policies are implemented. Develops and monitors appropriate metrics to assess results. Performs review and analyses of various human capital policies and recommends updates, changes, or development to existing policy. Develops and establishes streamlined methods and processes to implement new policies. Resolves a variety of conflicts related to policies and processes among organizational issues. Clarifies complex and confusing policy and administrative guidelines; advises staff and takes action to enhance the workforces' understanding of policy and procedural requirements. The incumbent may prepare briefing papers, presentations, fact sheets, standard operating procedures, and guides concerning human capital management topics and issues. Independently ensures that documents prepared are clear, concise, grammatically, and procedurally accurate, and timely. The incumbent responds independently and effectively to a wide variety of request for assistance, clarification, or information from managers and employees across HRSC. Provides policy interpretation, proposes, and recommends the definition or clarification of policy statements, and directs the implementation of programs and policies. Work schedule:: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Available Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual/remote position. Position Description Title/PD#: Management and Program Analyst/PD120214 The full performance level of this position is GS - . 13. At the level GS-12, you will perform similar duties but under closer supervision. 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. Relocation Expenses: Not Authorized Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

• Subject to a background/security investigation.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Qualifications

o qualify for this position, applicants must meet all specialized experience and time in grade requirements within the closing date of this announcement, 07/05/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement GS-13: 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 within the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the 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. If your most recent non-award 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 provide an additional non-award SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year time-in-grade. Time-In-Grade Requirement GS-12: 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 within the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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 your most recent non-award 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 provide an additional non-award SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year time-in-grade. Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience , as described below: Specialized Experience GS-13: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-12) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to detailed knowledge to function as a critical team member for the Division's development of studies, reports, and publications for presentation to senior managers within HRSC and the VA These special projects and studies will relate to an array of human capital management programs to include onboarding, offboarding, position management, telework, awards, workforce planning, recruitment, and placement, and quality of work life programs. Specialized Experience GS-12: 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. Examples of specialized experience include those similar to the GS-13 but at a lower level of responsibility. 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. 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. Physical Requirements: Work is primarily sedentary and performed in an office environment. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address VA Human Resources Service Center 810 Vermont Ave NW Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: Jonell Tomlinson
• Phone: 317-916-3660
• Email: [email protected]