Supervisory Management And Program Analyst

Summary

The Assistant Director, Staffing Support and Communications serves as a senior leadership team (SLT) member leading two Central Office (VACO) Loan Guaranty Service (LGY) sub-organizations: 'Staffing and Engagement', and Communications'. The Staffing and Engagement team focuses on managing and improving the visibility and quality of the candidate pipeline, the efficient process flow across the hiring lifecycle, and the reporting and compliance activities incumbent upon a federal Program office.

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Overview

• Accepting applications

• Open & closing dates

06/11/2024 to 06/17/2024

• Salary

$123,041 - $159,950 per year

Salary shown is the basic pay WITHOUT locality pay. Once selections are made the locality pay WILL BE added to the salary based on the duty location.

• Pay scale & grade

GS 15

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Locations

1 vacancy in the following locations:

• Phoenix, AZ

• Denver, CO

• Washington, DC

• Saint Petersburg, FL

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• Atlanta, GA

• Des Moines, IA

• Detroit, MI

• Saint Paul, MN

• Jackson, MS

• Cleveland, OH

• Nashville, TN

• Houston, TX

• Roanoke, VA

• Remote job

No

• Telework eligible

Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

• Travel Required

Occasional travel

• You may be expected to travel for this position.

• 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

• Position sensitivity and risk

Moderate Risk (MR)

• Trust determination process

Suitability/Fitness

• Announcement number

101-LGY-12429471-24-CLF-NBU

• Control number

795120000

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This job is open to

• Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.

• Federal employees

• Competitive service

Current or former competitive service federal employees.

• Individuals with disabilities

• Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of this agency.

• Military spouses

• Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista

• Veterans

Clarification from the agency

This vacancy is open to current permanent employees of the Department of Veterans Affair (VA), Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA), non-competitive eligible

• 30 percent or more eligible and Schedule A CTAP/ICTAP, Transfer employees in Competitive service, Military spouses, and Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista . P.L. 115.46, Sec 204; Appointment of qualified former VA career-career conditional employee (P.L. 115-46 S204), T5 Other

• Interchange Eligibles (Other), and T5 Reinstatement.

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Duties

Specific duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Engages across LGY to identify, support, and fulfill the workforce and communication requirements of the program, as pertain to this domain, including resolving systemic issues in the core functions which affect program success.

• Collaboratively evaluates, refines, and translates strategic priorities and initiatives to ensure optimization of Program resources and maximize program outcomes in the core functional areas.

• Executes a workforce development and succession plan consistent with LGY executive priorities, represents management in administering an effective Federal labor relations program, and assures LGY's personnel procedures align with, and contribute to, an organization's (long- and short-term) strategic goals and objectives.

• Maintains and improves all LGY-controllable aspects of the staffing process, which, through oversight and occasional direct intervention, minimizes the time-to-fill and similar metrics pertaining to filling positions across LGY.

• Utilizes the All-Employee Survey Results and other valid inputs to understand and advocate for workforce changes and improvements of all sorts that improve the employee experience, retention, and resilience, working collaboratively with core teams and others such as LGY training resources.

• Promotes improved business processes that reduce administrative burdens in the staffing-related functions of all business units, including analyzing, developing, and advocating for changes in procedures and work methods.

• Directs and advises the Principal Assistant Director on the Human Resources (HR)/personnel management program for the Loan Guaranty Service, performing, overseeing, or liaising on the full range of human resources requirements including in areas pertaining to labor and employee relations, recruiting, promotion, training, equal opportunity employment, disciplinary action, performance evaluation, employee suggestion program, employee engagement, etc.

• Oversees through a professional team, the strategic initiatives and tactical communication development and delivery which stimulate or facilitate mission-critical activity across the Program, whether with staff, industry partners, or Oversight bodies like Congressional communications as directed by the Executive Director of Loan Guaranty.

• Leads and advances administration initiatives to track program inputs and ensure contributions to program messaging in multiple formats that impactfully relay action-oriented information to internal and external stakeholders.

• Develops project approach strategies and plans; collaborates and negotiates requirements with other members of the LGY leadership team.

• Applies standard project-management tools and plans in support of initiatives or directives.

• Supervises in a positive, affirmative manner to balance business needs with human, financial, and systems capacities. Over time, develops approaches or methods to improve staff "All Employee Survey" areas.

• Provides technical and administrative supervision to subordinate units and staff through subordinate supervisors.

• Establishes performance standards and evaluates the performance of subordinate supervisors, makes determinations on grievances, recommends training, and approves leave of subordinate supervisors.

• Hears grievances as second level supervisor, reviews recommendations for hiring, promotion, and adverse actions made by subordinate supervisors, and supports and implements established Equal Employment Opportunity policies and programs.

Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 6:00 am

• 6:00 pm

Compressed/Flexible: Available

Telework: Available

Virtual: Yes this is a Virtual position

• Employee is expected to report to the nearest VBA Facility based on telework agreement.

Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Management and Program Analyst;41588-0

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

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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

• Selectees are required to service a one-year supervisory probationary period if not previously completed in a Federal position.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:06/17/2024.

TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: Applicants who are current Federal employees, former Federal employees applying for reinstatement, or a current federal employee applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment must meet time in grade requirements. 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.

NOTE: This does not apply to Non-Federal Applicants, or applicants applying for consideration under Non-Competitive Authority (i.e.... "30% or more Disability" and/or Schedule A).

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). You must provide a copy of your most recent SF-50 that indicates proof of status, and shows Time in Grade (for example, you were a career or career-conditional employee) and identifies your position title, series, grade, step, salary, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). 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 also submit your most recent promotion or within-grade increase in addition to your recent SF-50. If you previously held a higher grade, you must also submit any SF-50 showing that grade. DO NOT submit Award SF-50's and/or General Adjustment SF-50's as they cannot be used to prove time-in-grade.

• For a GS-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14 level.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as as described below:

GS-15 Grade Level:

• Specialized Experience: GS-15 Level: Specialized experience is defined as possessing proficient knowledge of and skill in applying a wide range of concepts, approaches, practices, regulations, policies, precedents, and analytical, and procedures related to VA guidelines and regulations.

The incumbent will have comprehensive knowledge in program operations, policy, leadership, compliance, staffing, and communications, and the relationships between these and the domain areas of Staffing Support and Communications. The incumbent will have served in professional contributor and leadership roles in at least two of the following core business functions (Human Resources, Staffing, Communications, General Management, or Compliance.) The incumbent also should knowledge and understanding of the role VA plays in serving Veterans and their families, along with an understanding of how, why, when, and by whom ideas are formulated and actions approved or directed.

Volunteer Experience: 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.

Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week.

Physical Requirements: The work is principally sedentary. Work also may require walking and standing in conjunction with travel to and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the work site. No special physical effort or ability is required to do the work.

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/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

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 Federal/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 (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Click here for more information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility.

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. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.

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.

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.

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.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

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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. Applicants who do not fully address the specialized experience needed for the position (as described above in the job announcement) in their resume will not be referred for consideration.

After you have met the minimum qualifications, you will be rated on the following competencies based on your application for this position:

• Strategic Thinking: Formulates effective strategies consistent with the business and competitive strategy of the organization in a global economy. Examines policy issues and strategic planning with a long-term perspective. Determines objectives and sets priorities; anticipates potential threats or opportunities.

• Technical Credibility: 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.

• Project Management :Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.

• Leadership: Inspires, motivates, and guides others toward goal accomplishment; coaches, mentors, and challenges subordinates; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations; models high standards of honesty, integrity, trust, openness, and respect for the individual by applying these values to daily behaviors.

• Communications and Media: Knowledge of the production, communication and dissemination of information and ideas to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

• Human Capital Management: Builds and manages workforce based on organizational goals, budget considerations, and staffing needs. Ensures that employees are appropriately recruited, selected, appraised, and rewarded; takes action to address performance problems. Manages a multi-sector workforce and a variety of work situations.

• Stakeholder Management: Knowledge of the concepts, practices, and techniques used to identify, engage, influence, and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to a work effort; including those actively involved, those who exert influence over the process and its results, and those who have a vested interest in the outcome (positive or negative).

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or an interview.