This position is located in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of the Chief of Staff, under the administrative supervision of the Supervisory Program Specialist. The incumbent serves as a Legislative and Regulations Program Specialist and provides primary staff support. Is a principal advisor to the Office of the Under Secretary for Health on legislative and regulatory issues.

Duties

Major duties include, but not limited to: Participates in identifying, monitoring, and initiating Agency action concerning legislative and regulatory proposals generated both within the Administration and within Congress. Monitors departmental, administration and Congressional legislative and regulatory activities that could impact the VHA programs and keeps the Agency officials informed of the progress of such activities. Participates in formulating position on legislation and communicates/advocates such position to other offices within and outside of the organization as appropriate. Recommends and/or initiates Agency action as needed to affect change in such activities to further Veteran Administration and Agency mission, goals and objectives. Assists in the development of the Annual Legislative Program for the VHA. Reviewing proposals for Policy Board review. Reviews newly-enacted legislation for regulatory requirements and assigns requirements to appropriate program offices. Manages the program office's plan for completing Congressional reporting requirements and reviews the final product. Assists in directing the preparation of testimony for the Department of Veterans Affairs officials for Congressional hearings that involve the Veteran Health program. Writes and edits testimony and briefing papers, policy statements, presentations, internal and external correspondence, subject matter talking points and other written products. 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. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Specialist (Legislative)/PD33289A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/03/2024. 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 by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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 the most recent 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 SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: 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: GS-13 Specialized Experience: 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: Monitors congressional and legislative activity that could impact health care programs and keeps agency leadership informed of such; Collects and displays data, conducts in-depth analyses, interprets and report results in a concise manner to a wide variety of audiences; Gathers and verifies facts in writing or editing materials, such as presentations and testimony for key executives for legislative and Congressional purposes. GS-14 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: Experience in directing the review of draft bills, proposed presidential Executive Orders, draft regulations and State legislation or regulations affecting the agency; Experience in reviewing or analyzing new or amended legislation; Experience in coordination and integration of multiple projects and program offices. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administrative LawAnalytical ReasoningCommunicationsOrganizational Awareness 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: The work is primarily sedentary with light lifting, bending and stooping in the normal course of the workday. No other special demands are required to perform this work. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address VHA Servicing Human Resources Office - 1 2402 Wildwood Ave Suite 301 Sherwood, AR 72120 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]