This position is at the full performance level located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Loan Guaranty Service (LGY). The Management Analyst (MA) reports to and serves as a senior professional contributor to the work of the Assistant Director (AD) of the Loan Policy and Valuation (LPV) Team.

Duties

Specific duties include: Operational Excellence (40% LOE) Operational Excellence in LGY focuses on the factors that convert limited human and financial capacity, architected business processes, and technology tools into the desired Program outcomes. Successful efforts tend to reflect collaborations of end-users, other subject matter experts, supervisors, and bargaining unit representatives (when appropriate.) The ability to create new ways of producing are limited at times by established policy, procedure, federal or other regulations or directives. In the Policy domain, the MA focuses on operational implementation of the following activities. Strategic Leadership and Implementation (20% LOE) Advisor and Consultant LGY's home loan benefit program is diverse, with complex interconnections across business functions. The incumbent must successfully conduct activities, resolve complex and highly visible problems, and make experiential technical decisions across functional areas within the policy and general administration domain. Project Management and Process Improvement (20% LOE) The MA leads or contributes to visible projects and ensures completion of associated activities. Project management of these initiatives is considered 'full lifecycle', with the incumbent responsible for participating, directing, managing, and/or performing all aspects under the very broad guidance of the Section Chief from intake through all steps necessary to fully achieve success. Leadership, Communication, and Teamwork (20% LOE) Provides proactive, well-formed data, information, and reports to the AD, and on occasion to LGY leadership as the AD's designee, including complete and accurate responses regarding matters of interest or concern to the AD or Deputy Director of Policy. Promotion Potential: None Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 6 am - 6 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#: Management Analyst; PD# 41873-0 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-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13 level. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-14 Grade Level: 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. Specialized experience can generally be exemplified by knowledge of administrative laws, policies, and regulations as well as by using data analytics to make well-informed decisions. Experience aiding with the organization, planning, and independent assessment of crucial business issues related to a nationwide lending program is also required. Carrying out quantitative research and advise senior management on a variety of challenging and complicated lending policy-related issues. In addition, effectively advise on a wide range of critical areas relating project management and process development. 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-14 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]