The position is at the full performance level and is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), within Loan Guaranty Service (LGY). In this capacity the incumbent serves as Program Analyst, External Compliance, reports to the Chief, External Compliance, and functions under the general administrative direction of the Assistant Director for Oversight, Loan Guaranty Service.

Duties

Specific duties include: Conducts lender reviews as part of a centrally directed, nationwide compliance assessment activity related to loans guaranteed by the VA. Directs and supervises a centrally directed, nationwide assessment activity related to loans guaranteed by VA. Plans and directs a systematic program of Internal Control reviews of all aspects of the Loan Guaranty program in compliance with appropriate VA directives and guidance. Maintains liaison with other program oversight functions, especially GAO and OIG. Makes policy recommendations regarding these activities to the Assistant Director. Evaluate program risks through participation in Loan Guaranty Service's Enterprise Risk Management Program. Promotion Potential: None Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 6:00 am - 6:00 pm Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Available Virtual: Yes this is a Virtual position. Employee is expected to report to one of the 10 LGY VBA locations listed. Position Description/PD#: Program Analyst; PD# 41825-A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized 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:11/26/2024. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: Applicants who are current Federal employees, former Federal employees applying for reinstatement, or a current federal employee applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment must meet time in grade requirements. 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. NOTE: This does not apply to Non-Federal Applicants, or applicants applying for consideration under Non-Competitive Authority (i.e.... "30% or more Disability", VRA, and/or Schedule A). To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). 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: For the GS-13, specialized experience must be at the next lower grade level GS-12 and is defined as possessing an expert knowledge of and skill in applying a wide range of concepts, approaches, practices, regulations, policies, precedents, and analytical, and procedures related to real estate and home loan guidelines and regulations. The incumbent is familiar with most facets of the real estate and home loan program's operational structure and understands the cross-organization dependencies, methods, and measures pertaining to the program. The incumbent will have experience in real estate, home loan programs, and government policy, communication, leadership, compliance, regulation, and training. Given achievement of items above, preference would be toward experience meeting these needs that was earned at least in part within Loan Guaranty or another major mortgage guarantor/issuer. The ability to develop, adapt, and operationalize policies in the federal domain and to understand and support business line missions is necessary. The ability to manage projects and initiatives of complex activities with senior stakeholders is necessary. 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. 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

There is no education substitution at the GS-13 level.

Contacts

• Address VBA Human Resources Center - Central Office 810 Vermont Ave NW Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: Monique Robertson
• Phone: 4102304400 X2501
• Email: [email protected]