Supervisory Management & Program Analyst

This is a Detail Not to Exceed One Year, however, the detail may be made permanent without additional competition. In this role, you will help Central Office (VACO) Human Resources Service Center (HRSC) and Veteran and Military Spouse Talent Engagement Program (VMSTEP). This position serves as the key advisor of the financial management, budget execution, business operations, and management analysis activities for the HRSC. This is a Detail Not to Exceed One Year, however, the detail may be made permanent without additional competition. As the Supervisory Management and Program Analyst, VMSTEP, the incumbent is responsible for managing, developing, and the direction of a comprehensive Agency-wide Veteran and Military Spouse recruitment and retention program. The Supervisory Management and Program Analyst provide direction and guidance to VMSTEP staff in these functional areas: Veterans' Recruitment, Military Spouse Recruitment, Veterans' Retention, Military Spouse Retention, and Veterans' and Military Spouse Employment Coordination. Major Duties include, but are not limited to: Improving Veteran employee recruitment and reporting metrics to OPM. Monitoring Veteran employee retention and reporting metrics to OPM. Improving Military Spouse recruitment and reporting metrics. Enriching quality and effectiveness of Veteran and Military spouse employment opportunities through outreach and collaboration among VA hiring managers, HR officials and Veterans and Military Spouses seeking VA employment. Partnering with other agencies and stakeholders to leverage tools for wider use throughout government to reduce Veteran and Military Spouse unemployment by linking Veterans and Military Spouses to careers. Note on Pay: This detail does not include a pay increase or temporary promotion. The selectee will remain in their position of record and continue to be paid at their current grade, step, and salary. For example, a GS-13 employee selected for this GS-14 detail will continue to be paid as a GS-13 for the duration of the detail. If the detail is made permanent, pay for the new grade will begin once the permanent action is approved. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Compressed/Flexible: May be authorized with supervisor approval. Return to Office (RTO): RTO mandates are in effect and selectees will be required to report to in person work unless they have an approved exemption. Telework: May be authorized in accordance with agency policy. Position Description/PD#: PD004340 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/10/2026. 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-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 some 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-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: Managing nationwide or agency-wide Veteran and Military Spouse recruitment and retention programs, including overseeing workflow and assigning work; developing or administering policies, procedures, and strategic plans and preparing senior-level reports; analyzing data to evaluate program performance; reviewing legislative and regulatory changes for program impact; and serving as a technical resource on Veteran and Military Spouse hiring authorities while coordinating with leadership, hiring officials, HR specialists, and external partners. 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: Resume must include job title and employer name, number of hours worked per week, start and end dates (including month and year), list of duties and responsibilities for each position held. In addition, if the experience was a federal position, you must list the grade for each position held. Failure to include this information may result in an ineligible rating. A full year of work is considered to be 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: The work is sedentary and does not require any special physical effort. 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/. The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be found well qualified, applicants must meet the following qualifications: Managing nationwide or agency-wide Veteran and Military Spouse recruitment and retention programs; using data and metrics to evaluate and improve program results and reporting those results to senior leaders and external oversight bodies; advising executives on policy, legislation, and regulatory changes affecting Veteran and Military Spouse employment. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Local Commuting Area: The local commuting area for this position is defined as being within 50 miles of available VA office space. You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary period Subject to background/security investigation 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. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a one year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your one year probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. There is no educational substitution at this grade level.