This position is located at the National Cemetery Administration in Washington, District of Columbia. The incumbent serves as a Program Analyst to the Deputy Under Secretary for Finance and Planning, providing evaluative studies, reporting, advice and support to the DUS on a wide variety of NCA programs and activities.

Duties

Serves as the liaison between the Deputy Under Secretary and the Service Directors, and other subordinate staff. Serves in same capacity with officials within the Department of Veterans Affairs and other Federal agencies as necessary to conduct the daily operations of the office. Advises the DUS as to potential issues and recommends possible courses of action. The incumbent exercises managerial authority, taking action to develop or modify objectives and boundaries of assignments in fulfilling overarching organizational goals and objectives. Supervises one GS-12 Program Analyst, one GS-13 Program Analyst, and one GS-14 Program Analyst who also serve in the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Finance and Planning, an SES level position. With the guidance of the Deputy Under Secretary for Finance and Planning, interviews candidates and has authority to make the selection for each of these positions. Plans and delegates work, establishes priorities, assigns work based on the nature of difficulty of the projects. Provides advice and guidance both on assignments and administrative matters, reviews completed work and evaluates performance. Works with employee to develop an employee work plan, or individualized development plan to assure the achievement of organizational goals and objectives. Approves with-in grade increases, performance awards, and extensive overtime, and makes recommendations concerning promotions and disciplinary actions. Makes decisions on training needs and telework suitability. Finds ways to increase the quality of the work directed, and finds and implements ways to improve business practices. Effects minor disciplinary measures, recommending action in more serious cases. Represents the DUS at meetings and is authorized to speak for and commit that official to courses of action that fall within established policies. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work schedule: Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. May include occasional weekends. Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Available Telework: Available Position Description Title/PD#: Supervisory Program Analyst/PD1592518 The full performance level of this position is GS - 14 Relocation Expenses: Not Authorized Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

• Subject to a background/security investigation.
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.
• 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

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all specialized experience and time in grade requirements within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement, 07/22/2024. 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 within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. 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: You must have one 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. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: serving as a liaison between senior leadership and subordinate staff; serving as an advisor to senior leadership; performing analytical studies, developing white papers, preparing statistical reports, and preparing briefing materials; reviewing, formulating, developing, and/or recommending policy; performing a full scope of managerial and/or supervisory duties. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementAnalytical ThinkingCommunicationProject ManagementTechnical Competence 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 National Cemetery Administration 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: NCA Human Resources Center
• Phone: (317)916-3660
• Email: [email protected]