Management & Program Analyst

Summary

This position is in Education Service (EDU). The Service has department-wide responsibility for activities relating to administering VA educational assistance programs to Veterans, Service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and eligible dependents for their military service to the Nation. This mission is accomplished by providing financial assistance, generally in the form of monthly benefit payments, as mandated in Title 38 and Title 10, United States Code.

Duties

Specific duties include: Assists in providing guidance and assistance in matters of management practices and procedures related to personnel administration, budget management, office program planning work, administrative and support services, and management improvement studies. Responsibilities also include coordinating activities with VA and other VBA offices and tracking/managing the day-to-day administrative activities and assignments for the Executive Management Officer. Assists the Executive Management Officer and keeps him/her informed of any potential problem areas requiring their attention. Makes every effort to resolve problem situations before they become significant problems. Develops systems and methods for tracking, managing, and reporting. Makes recommendations on planning efforts that can be undertaken within existing resource levels and advises on the impact of efforts that require additional resources. Prepares and contributes to reports and other presentations on program planning and evaluation. Provides management and technical staff with advice and guidance on preparation of written documents, including administrative issues, forms and form letters, communications, and records management, and maintain history files. Assembles job announcement and job selection packages for submission to human resources center on behalf of management staff. Constructs and assembles documentation for management officials involved in disciplinary and adverse actions, grievances, and related processes. Reviews sensitive employee information, including employee relations concerns, and routes to the appropriate management official for action. Reviews and analyzes the operations of the Service to ensure each component follows Education Law, Regulations and Policies, I.G. Audits, Surveys, etc., and makes recommendations where necessary. Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not 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; PD39587A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required This is not a bargaining unit position

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:10/01/2026. 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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12 level. If you are a current VBA employee requesting reassignment or change to lower grade via this vacancy announcement, you must currently hold the GS- 12 or higher and the promotion potential of your current position must be at least 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. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-13 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: Experience providing authoritative management advisory services, which includes researching, analyzing, and evaluating issues, determining applicable precedents, and identifying the most effective approach to resolve complex human resources problems. Experience meeting and dealing with managers and employees at all levels in situations of a highly sensitive nature. Experience providing advice and guidance in the areas of classification and staffing and recruitment. Experience with federal recruitment and staffing procedures. Experience making final classification determinations and writing evaluation statements. Resolving complex leave administration issues. 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; 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. 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; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may require. 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/.

Education

There is no educational substitution for this grade level.