Management & Program Analyst

This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Education Service. The Service has department-wide responsibility for activities relating to administering VA educational assistance programs to Veterans, Servicemembers, National Guard and Reserve members, and eligible dependents for their military service to the Nation.

Specific duties include: Evaluates suggestions presented by field station personnel and recommends for approval/disapproval depending on the relationship of the suggestion to program objectives, current guidelines. Conducts program evaluation and visits to field stations to assist in improving operations and to identify areas where program directives require modification. Prepares white papers, background briefings and in-depth presentations to assist management in the formulation of procedure and policy decisions. Ability to manage and prioritize multiple assignments concurrently and to execute delivery efficiently and effectively. Identifies potential improvement opportunities, and directly link them to business outcomes. Ability to effectively communicate orally in order to provide cohesive verbal information/briefings to senior level management necessary to facilitate agency-wide decision making. Ability to effectively communicate in writing in order to prepare logical, clear and comprehensible reports, policy, guidance and correspondence. Assists in developing and updating procedural guidance for distribution to field offices. Drafts Advisory Letters and/or training letters, writes briefing papers, and answers Congressional and external stakeholder inquiries. Researches Veteran-specific issues and prepares all necessary administrative materials, correspondence, and justifications detailing reasons for decisions. Formulates and recommends instructions, directives, guidelines, policies, plans or procedures to administer or carry out functions which support operations delivery or supporting delivery of benefits or services to Veterans. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. The grade progression for this position is GS-12, GS-13 FPL. Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: This position is eligible for situational (ad hoc) telework only. The selectee is required to report to the official duty station each scheduled workday. Telework may be approved only on a case-by-case basis with supervisory approval. Routine or recurring telework is not authorized for this position. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Management & Program Analyst; PD42157A and PD42177A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required This is a bargaining unit position

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will 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 , your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. 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 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.