The incumbent is a member of a diverse, multi-professional team who works independently and has extensive experience with portfolio, program, and project analysis and management. This vacancy may be filled in Washington, DC or a VA space to be determined ***This is not a Remote position. You must be willing to report to a physical duty station listed on this announcement.***

Duties

This job announcement will remain open for 8 calendar days. The initial application review cut-off for this job announcement is 150 applications. The first 150 applications received will be considered first. Applications received after the initial cut-off number (150 applications) may not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management. Promotion Potential: This position involves a multi-grade career ladder. The major duties listed represent the full performance level of GS-14. At the lower grade levels, you will perform assignments of a more limited scope and with less independence. You will progressively acquire the background necessary to perform at the full performance level. Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of higher-level work, and availability of funds. Promotion is not guaranteed, and no promise of promotion is implied. ***This is not a Remote position. You must be willing to report to a physical duty station listed on this announcement.*** Work Schedule: Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: May be authorized Telework: Available (applicant is required on site 50% of work schedule per pay period) Remote : This is not a Remote position. 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 50% of work schedule per pay period. Position Description/PD#: Program Specialist/PD01911A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized 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, 11/26/2024. 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. 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 possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience, which equips you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the Program Specialist, GS-13 position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, this specialized experience must have been equivalent to the GS-12 level in Federal service to qualify at the GS-13. In order to meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet 2/3 of the following examples of specialized experience: 1) Provide guidance to stakeholders during all phases of portfolio, program, or project lifecycle. 2) Lead project management and strategic planning related activities related to management of complex health care delivery. 3) Briefs program office leadership on all aspects of assigned projects Note: Evidence of specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held on your resume. You must provide work experience information such as hours per week, salary, and starting/ending dates of employment (month and year format) to establish you have one (1) full year of Specialized Experience at or comparable to the required grade level. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Analytical ThinkingCreative ThinkingProject ManagementSystems EngineeringWriting 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 sedentary and does not require any special physical effort. Some work may require walking and standing in conjunction with travel and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the work site. Employee may carry light items such as papers, books, and portable computer requirement or driving a motor vehicle relative to attendance at meetings. The work often requires long hours to meet project deadlines and to devise corrective action and solutions to unexpected technical and/or management crisis resulting in sometimes highly stressful work situations. 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.

Contacts

• Address
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]