Clarification from the agency

This announcement is open only to current, permanent VISN 19 BOSS employees, VISN 19 employees, and those eligible for CTAP

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Duties include but are not limited to:

• Formulates recommendations for modifying, revising, or implementing procedures to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of program operations.
• Applies a range and sequence of analytical steps appropriate for the assigned studies, or portions of studies, from planning through fact-finding to reporting results.
• Analyses and evaluates the effectiveness of program operations in meeting the established goals and objectives of the designated office component.
• Gathers and organizes information using established methods, techniques, and precedents such as questionnaires, interviews, review of databases, and comparisons of past, present, and related program functions.
• Assists in and coordinates the preparation and submission of recurring monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
• Conducts special studies to resolve administrative problems which arise in the course of normal operations and will present conclusions and recommendations regarding such.
• Develops procedures and systems for establishing, operating, and assessing the effectiveness of administrative control systems.
• Performs programs cost analysis projects, or performance or cost benefit or economic evaluations of programs.
• Contributes and assists in attaining Health Administration Services goals and communicate with other and work as a team and provide good customer service.
• Responsible for development and implementation of appropriate Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)s for the completion of all administrative processing of authorizations, scheduling, payments, appeals, reconciliation of authorizations, projecting funding needs, maintaining accurate and timely tracking and reporting procedures and customer service.
• Assigns work to staff and provides technical and policy direction to their efforts.
• Plans training and development with subordinate employees to assure they acquire and maintain both technical competencies in their fields and cross training in related fields
• Reviews completed work and evaluates the performance of subordinate staff.

Work Schedule: Full time
Telework: This position is eligible for telework on an ad hoc basis at the supervisor's discretion
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Remote: This is not a remote position
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Program Analyst/PD11253-O
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

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
• 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
• 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 may be required to serve a 1-year probationary 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, if applicable, 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, 05/18/2026.

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-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. 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.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Experience managing and providing program oversight including analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of program operations; Proficiency in computer applications and other software to manage reports, applications, and databases; Experience performing data analysis including collecting data, identifying trends, applying evaluative techniques and developing solutions and recommendations OR,
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Master's or equivalent graduate degree or two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related (Note: This education must have equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of this position) OR,
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond one (1) full year of graduate level education.

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

Administration and Management, Analysis and Problem Solving, Creative Thinking, and Organizational Performance Analysis

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 primarily sedentary but there are instances of standing, bending, walking, lifting and carrying of items such as records, files and reports.

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.