Program Analyst

Summary

This position is located in the Office of Integrity and Compliance (OIC), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), located at the Central Office of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Washington, DC. The purpose of VHA's integrity and compliance program is to enhance and preserve Veterans' trust by promoting a culture of integrity.

Duties

This announcement will close 11/17/2026, the first 75 applications received will receive first consideration. Applications that are submitted after 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the date in which the initial cut-off number has been reached will not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management. Collaborates with operating unit leadership to support completion of entity risk assessments within assigned operating units that capture issues posing broad reaching risk to the organization. Participates in multidisciplinary workgroups established to develop data-driven and evidence-based remediation strategy options for high-risk areas. Reviews proposed actions and, as appropriate, negotiates solutions that support a balanced approach to addressing risk. Leverages analytical methodologies and tools (e.g., fishbone, 5 Whys) to complete root cause analyses. Develops and delivers reports and presentations to VHA leadership on a range of topics pertaining to risk and internal control. Creates and delivers training materials that educate individuals at all levels of responsibility on topics pertaining to VHA's integrated enterprise risk management and internal control framework. Maintains information systems that capture risk and internal control information. Serves as subject-matter expert to development teams for all system enhancements and defects management. Tracks key indicator data, trending performance over time to understand the level of risk exposure in the organization, effectiveness of controls, and assess how risk-related events may affect achievement of those objectives. Other duties as assigned. 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. Work Schedule: M-F 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: May be available at management's decision. Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This position may be authorized for Virtual Work. Virtual Work eligibility is for current VA employees that are already subject to the return to the in-person work mandate in their current 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#: Program Analyst/PD48675A and PD48676A 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, 11/17/2026. 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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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: GS-12 Specialized Experience: Have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-11) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the following examples of specialized experience. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Produce comprehensive reports and presentations free of errors and recognized for their clarity, relevance, and insight to support leadership decision making. Reviewed proposed courses of action for operational feasibility, regulatory impact, and resourcing, making recommendations that balance competing priorities Prepared briefing materials and actively participated in multidisciplinary conferences, helping align diverse stakeholder perspectives on shared risk concerns. Gathered and synthesized feedback from multiple parties during high intensity discussion ensuring leadership had clear, neutral information to make informed decisions. Design and implement processes for the purpose of identifying, assessing, responding to, and monitoring risk in operations Evaluate effectiveness of internal controls as part of an annual assessment Consistently deliver clear, policy-aligned guidance to ensure stakeholders receive accurate information to support complex discussions Demonstrates strong interpersonal communication skills by making highly complex information accessible to others through plain-language explanations GS-13 Specialized Experience: Have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-12) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the following examples of specialized experience. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Produce comprehensive reports and presentations free of errors and recognized for their clarity, relevance, and insight to support leadership decision making. Reviewed proposed courses of action for operational feasibility, regulatory impact, and resourcing, making recommendations that balance competing priorities Prepared briefing materials and actively participated in multidisciplinary conferences, helping align diverse stakeholder perspectives on shared risk concerns. Gathered and synthesized feedback from multiple parties during high intensity discussion ensuring leadership had clear, neutral information to make informed decisions. Design and implement processes for the purpose of identifying, assessing, responding to, and monitoring risk in operations Evaluate effectiveness of internal controls as part of an annual assessment Consistently deliver clear, policy-aligned guidance to ensure stakeholders receive accurate information to support complex discussions Demonstrates strong interpersonal communication skills by making highly complex information accessible to others through plain-language explanations Participated in VHA's annual internal control assessment (demonstrates application of core technical competency) Enterprise risk management and/or internal control training from Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) (demonstrates proficiency in core technical competency) Coordinated development of VHA-level policy documents (directives, implementation guides, etc.)that required collaboration acr