Clarification from the agency

This job is open to current permanent Department of Veteran Affairs employees, current permanent Federal employees of other agencies, and other status eligible applicants. See the eligibility section in the questionnaire for a list of all eligible statuses and the How You Will Be Evaluated section below for more details.

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Assigning work based on mission priorities, requirements of assignments, and capabilities of employees.
• Ensures timely performance of work and objective standards are met.
• Working in collaboration with the Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LSCM) Director directing and overseeing the day-to-day operations of assigned program.
• Ensuring informatics and analytics work products are actionable, accurate, relevant, consistent, timely, organized, meaningful and can with stand scrutiny from oversight bodies.
• Developing and implementing acquisition and logistics management policies and procedures to integrate the Department's overarching framework with related business management systems, to include internal and external stakeholders.
• Advising senior leaders and teams on program management policies and problem solving.
• Implementing, coordinating, and overseeing the planning, programming, budgeting, logistics, and acquisition issues in support of specific VA programs.
• Evaluating broad policy guidance and how it is administered to assigned programs to ensure that organizational strategic goals are sufficiently resourced, and missions are effectively achieved.
• Assisting the Director with analysis of business processes and budget impacts of new/revised/pending legislation, logistics policies and procedures.
• Developing and implementing proactive customer relations to ensure unity of effort and delivery of quality products and services within the framework of specific programs.
• Supervising and collaborating on VA-wide and inter-related Other Government Agencies (OGA) projects to ensure program objectives are achieved and provide conflict resolution when issues arise.

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
• 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
• 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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.

• 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.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/22/2026.

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-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. 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 some former Federal employees applying for reinstatement, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. See the Required Document section below for more information regarding the SF-50s needed to verify time-in-grade.


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-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
  • Leading, mentoring, and directing a team of analysts or logistics and supply chain, including setting priorities, evaluating performance, and managing workflows.
  • Directly managing professional staff, including assigning work, evaluating performance, and conducting training or mentoring on analytical techniques.
  • Developing, implementing, and monitoring operational plans, policies, and procedures for complex, enterprise-level supply chain or logistics programs.
  • Analyzing complex data sets to develop strategic recommendations and using business process mapping to enhance workflow.
  • Developing and managing budget, manpower, and resource requirements to support mission objectives.
  • Preparing briefings, decision papers, and recommendations for senior leadership on complex supply chain issues.

Evidence of this specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of like duties performed in positions held on your resume. You will also need to provide work experience information such as hours per week, full-time/part-time status, and starting/ending dates of employment (month and year format) to establish you have one (1) full year of specialized experience at the required grade level.


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: Resume must include job title and employer name, number of hours worked per week, start and end dates (including month and year), list of duties and responsibilities for each position held. In addition, if the experience was a federal position, you must list series and grade for each position held. Failure to include this information may result in an ineligible rating. A full year of work is considered to be 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. The work often requires long hours to meet project deadlines and to devise corrective action and solutions to unexpected technical and/or management crises 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 http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/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 found well qualified, applicants must meet the following qualifications:

• Lead, supervise, and develop multidisciplinary teams by planning, distributing, and monitoring work assignments; conducting analytical and quality reviews of subordinate work; and providing ongoing coaching and performance feedback to support continuous improvement and mission alignment.
• Direct the planning, programming, budgeting, logistics, and acquisition components of complex enterprise programs by evaluating operational needs, forecasting resource requirements, and ensuring effective stewardship of personnel, financial, and material resources.
• Evaluate, develop, and implement policies, procedures, and long-range strategies affecting major organizational functions, including interpreting new legislation or regulatory guidance to determine impact on operational, technological, and clinically informed programming.
• Conduct sophisticated analyses of operations, budget execution, and program effectiveness by examining data trends, assessing risks, and formulating evidence-based recommendations to optimize program performance and achieve strategic goals.
• Prepare and deliver high-level briefings, decision papers, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership, developing program data and studies that inform enterprise-wide planning and guide critical decision-making.
• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives and stakeholder engagement efforts by building proactive customer relationships, ensuring unity of effort across organizational segments, and driving compliance with quality, regulatory, and budgetary standards.

Information about ICTAP 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/.


Local Commuting Area: The local commuting area for this position is defined as a radius of 50 miles from Washington, D.C. This includes all locations that fall within a 50-mile driving distance from 810 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20420.

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.

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. 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:

• EA Agility and Resilience
• Managing Human Resources
• Problem Solving
• Strategic Thinking

• Accountability
• Customer Service
• Decisiveness
• Flexibility
• Interpersonal Skills
• Problem Solving
• Resilience

Area of Consideration: Eligible applicants will be reviewed and referred in the following order:

• All current, permanent VA Employees in the Office of Acquisition and Logistics
• All other current, permanent VA employees
• All other applicants (if status)

Local Commuting Area: The local commuting area for this position is defined as a radius of 50 miles from Washington, D.C. This includes all locations that fall within a 50-mile driving distance from 810 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20420.


Applicant Count: This announcement will remain open until the closing date, 06/22/2026, or when the applicant count is reached, whichever is earlier. The applicant count is the point at which the first 75 applications are received. All applications submitted that day up to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the date the applicant count is reached will be accepted and considered.


During the application process, you will 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.