Supervisory Management And Program Analyst - Deputy Executive Director

Summary

This position, located within the Strategic Investment Management (SIM), Executive Director's Office of the Veterans Health Administration in Washington, DC. In this position you will serve as the Deputy Executive Director and provide executive level assistance and advice and is responsible for management and oversight of three major services, Business Architecture (BA), Investment Governance Services (IGS) and Requirements Development and Management (RDM).

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Overview

• Accepting applications

• Open & closing dates

06/14/2024 to 06/21/2024

• Salary

$163,964 - $191,900 per year

• Pay scale & grade

GS 15

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Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

• Washington, DC 1 vacancy

• Remote job

No

• Telework eligible

Yes-as determined by the agency policy (See telework statement under Duties section).

• Travel Required

Occasional travel - Occasional travel is required to attend meetings, conferences and briefings, as well as, site visits to other VA facilities.

• Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

• Appointment type

Permanent

• Work schedule

Full-time

• Service

Competitive

• Promotion potential

None

• Job family (Series)

0343 Management And Program Analysis

• Supervisory status

Yes

• Security clearance

Other

• Drug test

No

• Announcement number

CARZ-12446140-24-NDG

• Control number

795787600

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This job is open to

• The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

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Duties

• THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*

Supervisory/Managerial Duties:

• Exercises supervisory authorities and responsibilities involving work assignments and reviews as well as the administrative and personnel management functions relative to staff supervised;

• Defines and distributes workload within a team and ensures work assignments are carried out;

• Establishes guidelines and performance expectations which are clearly communicated;

• Effects minor disciplinary measures and resolves informal complaints and grievances;

• Gives advice, counsel or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters;

Strategic Planning:

• Performs work related to planning program strategies, providing expert advice, monitoring performance, and developing initiatives;

• Participates in senior management business and strategy development and implementation;

• Identifies opportunities to collaborate with VHA program offices and key stakeholders across VA to achieve affordable outcomes;

• Develops and deploys communications plans including reviewing communications and correspondence;

• Monitors, evaluates and reports on customer satisfaction and issue resolution;

• Represents SIM in negotiations, conferences and discussions with VHA and VA senior management officials;

• Fosters collaboration and continuous improvement through the development and maintenance of effective feedback channels;

• Performs special studies and projects of highly confidential and complex nature;

Organizational and Program Analysis:

• Serves as SIM's expert on program and issues, with an extensive knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, and policies;

• Performs analytical and evaluative work associated with SIM program activities;

• Evaluates, processes, or makes recommendations for effective organizational changes;

• Develops policy covering programs, activities and functions for which SIM has responsibility;

• Participates in department-wide studies that involve organizational planning, staffing, recommends change in and deviation from approved organizational patterns;

• Researches and reviews the preparation of responses to VHA, VA, OMB or Congressional requests for resource information pertaining to program operations;

• Identifies and mitigates significant program changes having critical impact on resource requirements;

• Tracks continued progress of project performance, monitors metrics used in evaluating the accomplishment of SIM goals and objectives;

• Manages project costs, reviews project progress reports and monitors project management;

Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm

Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Telework: 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.

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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

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must the following:

Specialized Experience: At least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-14) in the Federal Service that has given you the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes planning, coordinating, and executing business functions, resource allocation and production; understands and applies procedures, requirements and regulations/policies related to healthcare; performing project management to include coordinating and managing projects and resources, monitoring cost, work, and performance; able to solve problems/issues in a systematic manner and recommends/takes appropriate action for reconciliation. Applicants must have excellent verbal and written communication skills. NOTE: Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must clearly indicate the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. ~AND~

Selective Placement Factor: This position includes a selective placement factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration.

The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: "Do you possess experience with operational budgeting, program management, and resource management sufficient to provide oversight of multiple key organizational services and programs within a healthcare environment?"

You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

• Administration and Management

• Analytical Thinking

• Leadership

• Organizational Awareness

IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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.

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; religious; 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.

Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. The work may require some periods of overtime, intense concentration, and long hours to meet program deadlines and to devise corrective action and solutions to unexpected management crises under time-sensitive conditions. The work requires almost constant use of a video display terminal.

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 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: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov).

Additional information

Receiving Service Credit for 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. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. 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.

Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities (i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities), and/or disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. For more information on how to apply using this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator within the office, contact the facility Human Resources Department at (844) 456-5208.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more before any Veterans preference points) for this vacancy. 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/.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

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.

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

Your responses to the assessment questionnaire will be reviewed along with the information provided in your resume and supporting documentation to determine if you are qualified for the position. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your rating may be lowered and/or you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

Candidates who apply under All U.S. Citizens announcements will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. Qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The categories are defined as follows:

• Best qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;

• Highly qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the requirements of the job;

• Well qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the job; and

• Qualified - applicants possessing experience and/or education that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors.

Application of Veterans' Preference: Category rating and selection procedures place those with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each category. Preference eligible applicants that meet the eligibility and qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality category (except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher).

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

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.