Incumbent serves as a Management Analyst within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)Center for Care and Payment Innovation (CCPI). CCPI is located within the Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning (OHIL), a core component of the Discovery, Education, and Affiliate Networks (DEAN).

Duties

Serves as Contracting Officer Representative and adheres to procedures outlined in the Federal Acquisitions Regulations, VA Acquisition Regulations, Public Laws, and Agency policy. Supports all aspects of contractor onboarding, including coordination with all stakeholders, managing system processes (e.g. TMS, PIV, etc.), tracking through established COR dashboards and internal mechanisms, communicating regular updates, and identifying and resolving issues. Oversees and maintains project, contract, and budget files and records in compliance with policies and procedures. Performs special projects of an analytical, evaluative, technical and/or developmental nature for which there are often no established processes or methods. Analyzes management information requirements to develop program or administrative reporting systems including the systems specifications, data gathering and analytical techniques, and systems evaluation methodology; and makes or implements recommendations for improvements or efficiencies. Facilitates many small tasks, up to hundreds in concurrence, and ensures they are all closed out successfully. Maintains a list of issues to be presented to leaders for resolution. Provides coverage for the Executive Director's calendar as needed, scheduling appointments, conferences, and associated arrangements without prior approval, based on the importance and priority of the requests and the availability of supervisor. Demonstrates understanding of office goals and objectives and balances prioritization of tasks accordingly. Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Available (applicant is required on site 50% of work schedule per pay period). Virtual: The employee may work at a VA facility or other VA-leased space other than the facility that is hiring the employee and is authorized for telework up to 50%. Remote: Not Available Position Description/PD#: Management Analyst/PD59357-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/20/2024. 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-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 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: 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. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Serves as Contracting Officer Representative and adheres to procedures outlined in the Federal Acquisitions Regulations, VA Acquisition Regulations, Public Laws, and Agency policy. Identifies key issues or problem areas, evaluates alternatives and makes recommendations to leadership for process improvement. Serves as liaison with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring the dissemination and follow-up of important action items. Manages program and Executive Director calendar requirements, scheduling appointments, conferences, and associated arrangements without prior approval, based on the importance and priority of the requests and the availability of supervisor. Demonstrates understanding of office goals and objectives and balances prioritization of tasks accordingly. CommunicationsManages and Organizes InformationPlanning and EvaluatingProblem Solving 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, although some slight physical effort may be required. 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 Central Office - Discovery, Education and Affliate Networks 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]