Management Analyst

Summary

This position serves as the Management Analyst for the VR&E Division, and has the major responsibility for supporting the assessments of the operations of the VR&E Division. The broad scope of duties includes assisting in the implementation of revised organizational structures and providing the necessary studies and evaluations of various processes, allocation of budgets, employee utilization, resource allocation and delegations of authority.

Duties

• Typical duties include, but are not limited to: Performs administrative work in one or more of the following areas: personnel management/administration, budgeting and financial management, procurement and contracting, property management, and/or supply requisition. The incumbent performs management and/or program support work such as program or office planning, evaluation of programs or issues, training program administration, correspondence control, liaison, special projects, and board or committee related work. Evaluates, processes, or makes recommendations for effective organizational changes. Performs organizational analysis for functional areas throughout the division. Assimilates data for the VR&E Officer and develops graphs and charts for Quarterly Briefings, Trip Packs, and other technical reports. The incumbent compiles and controls monthly reports from professional and para-professional staffers. Assists with program oversight within the VR&E division via management directed studies and implementation of the division's workload management plan. Analyzes and monitors the division's resource needs. Communicates internally and externally with the full range of agency stakeholders. Stakeholders include division and RO managers, other VBA entities, individual members of the general public, as well as those from external government agencies. Research and Analysis Work: Research and/or analyzes problems, issues, or program requirements. Based on conditions and factors that relate to the subject program and related programs, determines what information is required and collect from many sources. Reviews information reconciles conflicting data and devises new or modified methods to analyze findings. Develops recommendations and proposals. Analyzes and evaluates, on a quantitative or qualitative basis, the effectiveness of programs or operations in meeting established goals and objectives. Analyzes and prepares program status reports for review at all levels. Responsible for internal controls and Division Systematic Analysis of Operations. Special Projects: Plans and/or accomplishes special projects. Performs a variety of duties related to special projects involving program issues that contain complicating elements. Assignments can be complex and frequently require analysis that entails gathering data from multiple sources. Accomplishment of the regularly recurring work requires mastery of advanced management and organizational skills along with a comprehensive knowledge of planning and processing in order to prepare long and short-term planning initiative in accordance with Regional Office policies and objectives. Work Schedule, Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Allowed Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position Position Description Title/PD#: Management Analyst GS-11 38669 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Bargaining Unit: No

Qualifications

As a current Federal employee you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.: 09/11/2026 If you are a current VBA employee and currently hold the grade level of this vacancy (or higher) AND the promotion potential of this position does not exceed the promotion potential of your current position, you may request a non-competitive reassignment or change-to-lower grade into this position. You MUST submit your most recent (non-award) SF-50 and the SF-50 placing you into your current position receive consideration. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: As a current Federal, GS employee you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have One year of Specialized Experience which is equivalent to the GS-9 level. Specialized experience is defined as conducting detailed analysis of complete issues, work functions and work processes, AND knowledge of pertinent laws, regulations, polices which affect work processes and operation; The applicant must demonstrate knowledge of the VRE business line and program operations. OR Education Substitution: You may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education 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; and obtained in an accredited college or university OR Equivalent combinations of Specialized Experience and Graduate level education. [To compute, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify.] 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. Reference: Additional information on the qualification requirements for this position can be located on the OCHCO VA Qualifications Standards website found here. Combining Education & Experience: If you do not fully meet the length of experience and education described for a specific grade level (e.g., have six months of experience and some coursework but not a degree), the two can be combined to total 100% of the requirement. Click here for more information. 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; religious; 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. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The position is primarily in an office setting. Some travel may be necessary on occasion for training, meetings, or customer interactions. 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/.

Requirements

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period 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. Additional Conditions of Employment are as follows: 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 or trial 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 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.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to be credited towards qualifications. Provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.All education claimed by applicants will be verified upon appointment. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript to receive credit.

How to apply

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