This position is in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Education Service (EDU). The incumbent serves as a Management and Program Analyst within the Oversight & Accountability Division (EDU) and is responsible for planning, implementing, collaborating, and overall administration of a myriad of management, analysis, and advisory programs in support of EDU's mission.

Duties

Specific duties include: Analyzes and synthesizes quantitative and qualitative data and evaluates performance and progress of assigned programs. Advises leadership and key stakeholders on the effectiveness of programs and operations and makes recommendations to increase productivity and efficiency. Develops reliable, time sensitive and resource-effective recommendations for accomplishing team and individual projects and special tasks. Applies established standard operating procedures when performing tasks and communicates effectively in both written and oral formats. Plans, develops and conducts studies, program reviews or process analyses. Prepares and presents formal and informal oral and written reports and briefings on assigned programs and projects. Develops recommendations for new or amended policies and/or procedures to improve program outcomes. Evaluate and develop recommended responses to inquiries and feedback provided by GI Bill Beneficiaries, elected officials and Veteran Service Organization. Promotion Potential: None Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday; 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Available Virtual: This position is virtual. NOTE: This is not a remote position. This position will be located at a duty station in either Atlanta, GA; Buffalo, NY; Muskogee, OK; or Washington, DC. The selectee must physically report to the local regional office in one of these locations as the official duty station on a routine basis. Current employees of the St. Louis Regional Office are eligible to apply and remain at their current duty location. Telework for this position is available per agency and program policy. Position Description/PD#: Management & Program Analyst (Approvals, Compliance & Liaison); 38103-A 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:10/01/2024. 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. To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. You must provide a copy of your most recent SF-50 that indicates proof of status, and shows Time in Grade (for example, you were a career or career-conditional employee) and identifies your position title, series, grade, step, salary, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). 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 also submit your most recent promotion or within-grade increase in addition to your recent SF-50. If you previously held a higher grade, you must also submit any SF-50 showing that grade. DO NOT submit Award SF-50's and/or General Adjustment SF-50's as they cannot be used to prove time-in-grade. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12 level. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-13 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: Mastery in identifying problems Determines accuracy and relevance of information. Uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. High proficiency in oral and written communication to prepare reports and summaries of research and development projects. Comprehensive knowledge of the range of administrative 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 primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. Frequent requirement to carry laptop and documents, weighing up to 20 pounds, within office space or to separate geographical location. 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

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