Management & Program Analyst

Summary

The incumbent serves as the Operations Portfolio Manager for ORD's Research Acquisition Management and Procurement (RAMP) Office. This position provides executive leadership, direction, and strategic oversight to multiple vendor teams executing large personnel services contracts for the Office of Research and Development at VACO. Located within VHA's Office of Research and Development, the position reports directly to the Director, Research Acquisition Management and Procurement.

Duties

Designs and leads the overarching technology acquisition management strategy, providing professional analysis, guidance, and advisory support to the RAMP Director, Deputy CRADOs, and the CRADO. Provides guidance to Senior Management, other Project Managers, and project team(s) in directing development of project schedules for new/ existing/future applications. Establishes vendor goals, objectives, and priorities for ORD acquisitions, and collaborates with other ORD Directors to ensure effective oversight of vendor performance. Develops, maintains, and reports project plans in support of project priorities and requirements determined by VHA leadership and assigned by supervisor. Facilitates meetings to execute the project's processes; coordinates and monitors project status; performs analysis of activity and project status and utilizes the results as the basis for project status reporting. Directs the review and analysis of research technology systems across all project phases, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control, and closeout. Oversees the collection and maintenance of vendor deliverables to support analysis, review, and development of independent RAMP project health assessments for senior executive decision-making. Work Schedule: 8:00 am-4: 30 pm ( Monday-Friday) Compressed/Flexible: not available Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Definition of Virtual Work: Employee works outside of original hiring duty station at a VA-owned or leased space. Return to Office (RTO): RTO mandates are in effect and selectees will be required to report to in-person work unless they are approved for an exception or an exemption. Any approval for an RTO exception, exemption, or extension will happen after a tentative job offer, but before a final job offer. Position Description/PD#: Management & Program Analyst/PD176270 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/03/2026. This announcement will close on November 3, 2026, or once the first 100 applications have been received. Applications that are submitted after the cut-off number has been reached will not receive consideration, even if the announcement is still appearing on USAJobs. 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 former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. 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 of a 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: Serves as a technical expert and project coordinator, providing authoritative guidance on complex research and operational initiatives. Applies advanced analytical techniques and project management methodologies to oversee and evaluate program performance. Leads and conducts complex studies, developing long-range plans, objectives, and strategic goals to support organizational priorities. Resolves critical, agency-wide issues and provides expert consultation in highly specialized subject-matter areas. Influences senior management decisions and contributes to shaping agency operations through expert analysis and strategic recommendations. This position falls under the Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act (PMIAA) and requires the Federal Acquisition Certification and Project Managers (FAC-P/PM) at the Mid-Level. (FAC-PPM certification level II, FAC -COR certification level II) Candidates must meet this certification requirement. 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/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this GS-14 grade level. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.