Management and Program Analyst

Management and Program Analyst

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): District of Columbia, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $169279 - $197200 Per Year

Job Summary: The incumbent serves as an Executive Management Officer to the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) within the Office of the Chief of Staff (ODCOS). The Executive Management Officer acts as a consultant and confidential advisor to the DCOS and other Senior Executives within the ODCOS on the development and implementation of VA-wide policies and programs that impact the Department's mission and the internal management of and operations of VA.

Major Duties:

• Major Duties Include: Providing strategic planning advice to DCOS in the implementation of all changes, practices, and management and operational approaches of the VA. Initiating and conducting confidential studies as a basis for recommending changes in broad administration policies or operations. Identifying and articulating a clear strategy and vision for the ODCOS. Evaluating significant policies and proposals, prior to their consideration, to ensure that balanced and accurate documentation of all options are presented. Maintaining a critical awareness of sensitive program developments and problems. Advising DCOS of the viability of available options. Playing a key role in addressing issues which cross Department lines and directly affect operations of VA Central Offices and field components. Serving as a member and leading various committees, project teams, and workgroups. Advising on the development of directives on administrative operations. Ensuring the efficient operation of the office through proactive management and effective problem resolution. Using extensive knowledge of VA programs and operations to act as a representative of the ODCOS senior executives on interpretation of policy and in reconciling conflicting interpretations and differences. Serving as a member of the ODCOS senior management team. Participating fully in discussions leading to the establishment of overall goals, objectives, and long- range plans for VA. Providing specific recommendations and once a decision is made the incumbent follows through on implementation of commitments by the ODCOS senior executives. Evaluating the content of new or modified legislation for projected impact on VA policy and guidelines. Based on legislation, preparing recommendations that change the way VA programs operate. Developing new or modified policies and processes to ensure agency-wide implementation. Speaking for and representing the ODCOS in high level negotiations involving top VA officials. Serving as a liaison between the ODCOS and VA program officials. Gathering background material and talking points for speeches and presentations on a wide range of subjects for presentation by the DCOS. Assessing the organizational or functional changes in VA. Providing objective independent assessments as well as recommendations for initiatives requiring approval by ODCOS senior executives. Reviewing organizational proposals for concurrence and/or approval and briefing on all implications of proposals, making recommendations to approve, disapprove, or modify specific proposals, many of which have Department-wide impact. Conducting executive review of correspondence in assigned areas requiring concurrence and/or signature of the DCOS. Delegated signature authority for the ODCOS senior executives and authority to commit the support and concurrence of the ODCOS in assigned areas and on specific projects. Participating in department-wide studies that could involve organizational planning and staffing and making recommendations or changes in, and deviations from, approved organizational patterns. Providing advice, counsel and instruction to individual employees on technical and administrative matters. Interviewing candidates for vacant positions, making selections or recommendations for appointment, promotion, or reassignment. Listening, counseling, advising, and resolving conflict or issues. Making determination and referring group grievances and personal issues or serious issues to appropriate offices (HR, EEO, and Employee Assistance Program). Effecting disciplinary measures such as warnings, reprimands and removals. Identifying developmental and training needs of employees and making provision for such development and training. Reviewing and determining approval/disapproval for labor, travel, leave, alternate work schedules of subordinates and entire division. Work Schedule: Full Time Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Not Authorized/ Ad hoc only Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: PD000610 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/09/2026. 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-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14. 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. See the Required Document section below for more information regarding the SF-50s needed to verify time-in-grade. 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 (GS-14) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience include: advising executives on the development of directives and administrative operations; evaluating significant policies and proposals prior to their consideration to ensure balanced and accurate documentation is presented; Conducting executive review of correspondence and other documents requiring concurrence or signature; maintaining the calendar of an executive by delegating tasks and/or meetings that do not align with their priorities You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Technical Competence Decision Making Organizational Performance Analysis 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. Physical Requirements: Work is primarily sedentary. 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/.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 01/09/2026 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12860262. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume: Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies Remove outdated or unrelated experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USA JOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Application page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete application, log into your USA JOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USA JOBS account or your application will be incomplete. 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.

Application Deadline: 2026-01-09