Supervisory Management and Program Analyst

The Supervisory Management & Program Analyst is responsible for special projects and reviewing complex, sensitive procurement and contracting issues across the Office of Acquisition, Construction and Logistics (OALC). The role of this position is to provide expert analysis and advice to support critical VA programs and resolve issues affecting the delivery of healthcare and essential resources to Veterans.

Major duties

Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Coordinating with VA technical personnel to ensure program compliance with regulatory policies, communication standards, and user requirements. Representing VA on workgroups, including the VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR)/VA Acquisition Manual (VAAM) Workgroup. Reviewing and providing comments on proposed VAAR and VAAM changes. Applying complex analytical techniques to evaluate agency-wide acquisition systems and applications. Determining whether acquisition systems efficiently achieve intended objectives and provide appropriate management controls. Evaluating agency-wide programs, functions, and organizations to assess management effectiveness. Determining whether management systems achieve intended objectives and provide appropriate management controls. Collaborating on VA-wide and interrelated OGA projects to achieve organizational objectives. Developing project schedules to ensure milestone completion. Resolving project conflicts and other issues. Coordinating with acquisition and logistics offices to support highly technical and complex contract requirements. Leading workforce planning to align staffing, skill sets, and workload distribution with PASS service-delivery demands. Planning, assigning, and evaluating work in accordance with organizational priorities. Establishing performance expectations and conducting performance-management activities in accordance with Federal personnel regulations. Identifying training and professional-development needs to support certification and career progression. Fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Directing program development and sustainment. Ensuring compliance with agency policies and priorities. Establishing short-term work priorities and completion schedules. Assigning work based on priorities, task difficulty, and employee capabilities. Resolving work-related issues presented by subordinate employees. Eliminating or reducing production bottlenecks and barriers. Improving business practices and promoting team building. Overseeing employees performing highly independent analytical assignments. Balancing workload, workforce development, and resource requirements to support the timely, accurate, and effective execution of national acquisition and program-management initiatives.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: May be available with supervisory approval Return to Office (RTO): RTO mandates are in affect and selectees will be required to report to in person work unless they have an approved exemption. Telework: Available - Ad Hoc telework (situational telework) as determined by the agency policy Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: PD00325A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/19/2026.

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 level. 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 level) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinating with technical personnel to ensure program compliance with regulatory policies, communication, standards and user requirements;
• Evaluating and analyzing agency-wide programs, functions, and organizations to determine whether the current management systems efficiently accomplish the objectives, and whether they provide the controls necessary for sound management;
• Planning, assigning, and evaluating work; establishing performance expectations; and conducting performance 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: 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. Some work may require walking and standing in conjunction with travel and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the work site. Incumbent may carry light items such as papers, books, and portable computer requirement. The work often requires long hours to meet project deadlines and to devise corrective action and solutions to unexpected technical and/or management crises resulting in sometimes highly stressful work situations.

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 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 for this vacancy.

To be found well qualified, an applicant's resume must demonstrate the following qualifications:

• Developing strategies and policies for acquisition program staff to implement which provide acquisition personnel with expert level professional assistance.
• Implementing ways to eliminate or reduce significant bottlenecks and barriers to production, promote team building, and improve business practices.
• Managing multiple high-visibility projects with competing deadlines that require frequent reprioritization in response to executive initiatives, audits, regulatory changes, system modernization efforts, and emerging mission requirements.
• Developing detailed plans, goals, and objectives for the long-range implementation and administration of the program, and/or developing criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the program.

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 a radius of 50 miles from Washington, DC, Frederick, MD, or Fredericksburg, VA. This includes all locations that fall within a 50-mile driving distance from 810 Vermont, Washington, DC 20420; 5202 Presidents Court, Frederick, MD 21703; or 10300 Spotsylvania Ave., Fredericksburg, VA 22408.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Requirements

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 or two year trial 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 or two year trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.