Clarification from the agency

Open to current, permanent VISN 6 HR employees.

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Duties for this position include but are not limited to:

• Provides creative and technically sound solutions to challenging problems including high visibility and critical issues.
• Leads the development of business processes, system requirements, and directives/policies to support new, enhanced workforce management capabilities.
• Serves as a senior advisor on VISN-wide manpower technology initiatives and is responsible for providing expert technical assistance and in the successful development, deployment, training, and support for new automated manpower technologies and integration of systems within VHA.
• Consults with VISN leadership to identify needs and develops national tools and knowledge products to meet those needs.
• Ensures position managers and broader HR community has the appropriate training and tools to maintain an accurate position inventory.
• Responsible for "1st Line of Defense" activities for position management.
• Designs and evaluates preventative and detective internal control activities for the entire VISN.
• Monitors and evaluates consistent implementation of and compliance with VHA policies and procedures.
• Defines risk exposure and determines corrective actions.
• Implements quality improvement initiatives.
• Works in collaboration with VHA Manpower Management Office to close recommendations from the Office of Inspector General, the Government Accountability Office, and other internal and
  external assessments.
• Formulates program goals, plans, policies, and procedures dealing with the development and deployment of VISN wide position management, manpower, and workforce planning requirements.
• Validates studies to support new system-level long-term position management, manpower management, workforce planning, succession planning, and financial forecasting capabilities.
• Provides overall direction and vision to subordinates, teams, workgroups,
  and peers.
• Compiles and presents specific strategies to address any leadership or workforce gaps identified in the analyses.
• Provides direct supervision to subordinate Management and Program Analysts employees.
• Assigns work to subordinate employees.
• Ensures technical accuracy of work products.
• Prepares performance standards, evaluates performance, conducts progress and annual appraisals, and initiates performance counseling as needed.
• Manages employee conduct and behavior and initiates disciplinary counseling or more serious corrective actions when appropriate.
• Monitors and approves/disapproves leave. Recommends employees for awards or recognition
  when appropriate.
• Develops job analysis and rating tools for vacant positions within team.
• Interviews and selects candidates to fill vacancies.
• Ensures employees are provided the tools necessary to effectively accomplish organizational objectives and performance goals. Identifies developmental needs and provides training.
  
  Work Schedule: Mon to Fri - 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
  Compressed/Flexible: negotiable
  Telework: Ad-hoc, as determined by VA policy
  Virtual: Selectee will remain at their current duty station. The final salary determination will be based on the selectee's physical location.
  Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Management & Program Analyst (Workforce Management) Temporary Promotion/ Detail/PD99995S
  Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
  Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• 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.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

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; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period or trial 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, 02/13/2026.

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:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: conduct research and studies to identify course of actions that impact long-range manpower management, workforce planning, succession planning, and financial forecasting capabilities; defend recommendations that have an impact on VHA policies, programs, and operations from a conceptual and technical standpoint to senior management; planning, organizing, and monitoring the work of a workgroup or team; advise on HR Smart system capabilities as they relate to position management and manpower data.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Communication
• Human Capital Management
• Manages Human Resources
• Risk Management
• Technical Competence
• Workforce Planning

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 mainly sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However, there is also daily walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items such as papers, books and small objects.

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/.

How you will be evaluated

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

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.