Summary The incumbent occupies the position of Management and Program Analyst within the 508 Compliance team; Compliance, Risk, and Remediation (CRR); Office of Information Technology (OIT); Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The incumbent reports to one of the 508 Compliance Direct Support Team Supervisors ("the Team Supervisor"), who in turn reports to the Director, 508 Compliance ("the Director.") Responsibilities OIT Mission: The mission of the Office of Information and Technology (OIT) is to collaborate with our business partners to create the best experience for all Veterans. OIT Vision: To become a world-class organization that provides a seamless, unified Veteran experience through the delivery of state-of-the-art technology. Major Duties: The incumbent facilitates and substantially participates in qualitative and quantitative data gathering and analysis initiatives. The incumbent determines the functional performance, adherence-to-plan, and/or legal, regulatory, audit, standards/guidelines, model/benchmark, or executive direction compliance of complex VA programs or projects, business or administrative processes, systems, major contracts, or investments, and/or organizational frameworks. The incumbent likewise facilitates and substantially participates in efforts to authoritatively identify, quantify, and evaluate factors that impact VA program or technical performance, operational or administrative efficiency, or investment cost-benefit considerations. In support of 508 Compliance or other executive decisions of an OIT-wide, Enterprise-wide, or inter-agency scope, the incumbent researches and analyzes extensive financial and/or administrative risks and engages in inter-office fact-finding to clarify or determine prior direction or decisions, remaining unobligated amounts, programmatic or 508 Compliance trends or patterns, or other factors that bear on current or future status or trajectory of major programs, projects, or products. The incumbent builds or substantially contributes to process maps, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) documents, or other frameworks or foundational models, to document, explain, and/or suggest expansions or improvements to planning, governance, or managerial control processes and procedures. The incumbent formulates or improves on publications or documents outlining or delineating 508 compliance, strategic planning, program development, and/or managerial control frameworks or processes, to include major products such as the IT Strategic Plan. The 20 incumbent constantly strives to ensure that such foundational documents and guidelines are analytically sound as well as continuously relevant and applicable to VA programmatic, technical, 508 Compliance, and/or administrative goals and objectives, as well as in line with external direction or standards such as the U.S. Access Board, congressional or OMB requirements. Taking into consideration input from the Team Supervisor, colleagues, subject matter experts, key contractors, partner organizations, and other stakeholders, the incumbent facilitates or substantially participates in the conceptualization and development of statements of vision, mission, goals, objectives, and/or strategy underlining various initiatives, realignments, or other programmatic, organizational, or administrative efforts. The incumbent works with team colleagues and with managers, subject matter experts, and key contractors across the VA to identify and authoritatively resolve gaps in information collection and program/project documentation and facilitates or substantially participates in the consolidation of performance metrics or other quantitative or qualitative data into coherent presentation formats or analytical summaries for executive leaders and/or other stakeholders. Position Description/PD#: Management and Program Analyst/PD70070A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Travel Required: Occasional travel may be required as needed for this position. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM; Tour of duty will be determined based on organizational needs. Compressed/Flexible: As determined by the Agency Policy Virtual: This is NOT a virtual position. Physical Demands: The work is sedentary. Some work may require walking and standing in conjunction with travel and to attendance at meetings and conferences away from the work site. Working Conditions: Work is performed in a typical computer operations environment. Rooms are well-lighted, air-conditioned office spaces with moderate noise from common office equipment. Computer equipment on the operations floor involves the use of high voltage electricity. Designated Drug Testing Position: Not Applicable Requirements Conditions of Employment 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 Selectee is subject to background/suitability investigation Selected applicant will be required to complete an online onboarding process This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing. Complete the initial online assessment. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-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. Qualifications To qualify for this position, all qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement 08/20/2025. 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 the 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. Applicants must meet all requirements when a request is received to fill a vacancy. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Basic Requirements Administration and Management: Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production. Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues. Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Customer Service: Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers. Delivers high-quality products and services; is committed to continuous improvement 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members. Education There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement. Additional Information VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found at https://www.opm.gov/. Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position. Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
