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Management and Program Analyst

Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration
VHA, Member Services (MS), Organizational Management Development (OMD), Workforce Management
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Summary

This GS-11 Management and Program Analyst position is alligned under VHA, Member Services, Organization Management Development where the selectee will provide forecasting, scheduling, and trend analysis that is designed to improve the efficiency of work operations for the agency. The work involves gathering information, identifying and analyzing issues, and developing recommendations to resolve substantive problems of effectiveness and efficiency of work operations in a program support setting.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
11/06/2025 to 11/12/2025
Salary
$73,939 to - $120,157 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 11
Locations
1 vacancy in the following locations:
Atlanta, GA
Topeka, KS
Location Negotiable After Selection
Canandaigua, NY
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
11
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determination process
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
CBZY-12830064-26-MC
Control number
849679200

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Duties

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Major Duties Include (but are not limited to): Analyzes and evaluates (on a quantitative and/or qualitative basis) the effectiveness of programs or operations in meeting established goals and objectives; Establishes statistical sampling techniques and accomplishes workload trend analysis; Analyzes mission, organization, functions, work process methods, and procedures and other related material for developing creditable workload factors and accurate statistical indicators; Develops recommendations for corrective actions and methods to achieve efficient and effective operations; Provides recommendations on the most economical methods of aligning goals and objectives; Examines directives and reports to detect and eliminate conflicts, overlap, and duplication; Identifies, analyzes, and interprets planning guidance into comprehensive briefings on the effective and efficient work processes within the organization; Identifies critical human resource shortages and assists in the development of recommendations for corrective action; and Identifies, analyzes, and interprets planning guidance into comprehensive briefings on the effective and efficient work processes within the organization.

Promotion Potential: This GS-11 position is being announced at the full performance level.
Work Schedule: M-F, 8 hour shift between 6:30AM and 5:30PM CST (TBD by Supervisor)
Remote: This position is not authorized for Remote work.
Telework:This position is not authorized for Telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Position Location: Any Member Services physical location or Virtual.
Virtual: This position may be authorized for Virtual work. Virtual eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Definition of Virtual work - Employee works outside of original hiring duty station at VA-owned or leased space.
Position Description/PD#: Management and Program Analyst/PD00569A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
  • To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
  • Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
  • Subject to background/security investigation
  • Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:
  • Your performance and conduct
  • The needs and interests of the agency
  • Whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government
  • Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/12/2025.

Time-In-Grade Requirement (GS-11): 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 this GS-11 position, you must have served 52 weeks at or above the GS-9. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that verifies 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 additional SF-50's that clearly demonstrate one-year time-in-grade has been met.
Please Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former VA employees applying for reinstatement with CTAP eligibility.

You may qualify based on your Specialized Experience and/or Education as described below.

Specialized Experience (GS-11): You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-9) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of Specialized Experience include (but are not limited to):
1) Applies analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations
2) Makes evaluative analysis of administrative aspects of new or established programs including work measurement and operations, workforce estimates, paperwork, procedures and resource estimates and utilization
3) Assists higher graded personnel by gathering and analyzing data for broader studies of organizational structure and/or workforce utilization
4) Collects and analyzes data to determine effective application of policies and procedures and soundness of established organizational and cost procedural patterns
5) Gathers, analyzes, and evaluates complex, factual, historical, and statistical data to independently develop and coordinate concept plans, position papers, event-driven taskers, status reports, trend data, etc...
6) Recommends improvements or actions required that identify more effective methods of collecting/reporting data and explains any problems encountered in narrative reports
7) Devises new reporting requirements and formats for collecting data when no set procedures exist
OR
Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., (if related)
OR
Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., (if related).

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

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

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/.

Additional information

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.

Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6, or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified, you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following Competencies for this position:

  • Accountability
  • Analysis and Problem Solving
  • Analytical Reasoning
  • Attention to Detail
  • Customer Service
  • Decision Making
  • Decision Making
  • Flexibility
  • Integrity/Honesty
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Learning
  • Organizational Awareness
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Reasoning
  • Self-Management
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Teamwork

Your experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. 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. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.

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.

During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

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