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Summary The position serves as a Management and Program Analyst in Program Analysis and Evaluation (PAE), Office of Resource Management, Office of Construction and Facilities Management, Office of Acquisition Logistics and Construction, Office of the Secretary, Department of Veteran affairs in Washington, D.C. The Service promotes optimal construction program management by developing business solutions that maximize support to VHA, NCA and VBA projects by aligning solution with business needs. Responsibilities The Management & Program Analyst Serves as subject matter expert in managing a PAE business line program and establishes and maintains project management policy and procedures associated with quality compliance.The major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Serves as subject matter expert in managing PAE business line program. Establishes and maintains project management policy and procedures associated with quality compliance. Works with CFM's SMEs within CFM to develop, interpret, and advise on construction, design or project management policy for CFM. Advocates, explains, and/or justifies procedures and guidance to ensure program consistency. Consults with all organizational levels in CFM and other interested executives, officials, managers, professionals, and other employees of internal and external stakeholders. Develops and enforces policy and quality procedures; and support and defend findings for CFM's business lines. Monitors quality measures and program implementation tools. Develops indicators to provide objective evidence of effectiveness to support changing or updating policy and procedures. Analyzes open-ended comment data and recommending SES leadership on appropriate CFM contacts for stakeholders seeking more information. Creates customer-driven performance indicators to measure improvements in targeted behaviors within the CFM organization. Serves as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) on all assigned contracts, ensuring proper implementation of requirements. Provides technical information to assist in determining type of contract and level of competition. Serves as the agency's technical representative for contract administration. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: May be Available Telework: May be Available Virtual/Remote: This is NOT a virtual or remote position. Position Description/PD#: Management & Program Analyst/ PD#10035A and PD#10036A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/30/2024. 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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. For a 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. See the Required Document section below for more information regarding the SF-50s needed to verify 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. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-12 Qualifications Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Developing quality communications strategies and products to inform CFM employees and external customers of organizational policies and changes Crafting and disseminating information to promote the organization's image, mission, and objectives. Designing, creating and implementing communications strategies for organizations and managing any activities involving the press and other entities. Outstanding writing and speaking skills, content development skills, social media knowledge and the ability to customize messages to varied audiences. Preparing and executing strategic communication plans and products: tailors messages to various audiences and determines effective timing. GS-13 Qualifications Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Developing quality communications strategies and products to inform CFM employees and external customers of organizational policies and changes Crafting and disseminating information to promote the organization's image, mission, and objectives. Designing, creating and implementing communications strategies for organizations and managing any activities involving the press and other entities. Outstanding writing and speaking skills, content development skills, social media knowledge and the ability to customize messages to varied audiences. Preparing and executing strategic communication plans and products: tailors messages to various audiences and determines effective timing. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Communication Organizational Performance Performance Measurement Project Management 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: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. 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. 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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. Additional Information Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more 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. 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. 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. 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. 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/. 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. 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.