Management & Program Analyst

Agency: Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location: Location Negotiable After Selection

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Requirements: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/10/2026. 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-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. 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. Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience include: Conducts research and analysis that are complicated by the need to consider and evaluate the impact of changes in regulatory and legislative requirements, long-range program goals, and relationships between officials and offices throughout the VA Develops directives, procedures, and instructions for current and long-range manpower staffing requirements to meet the stated mission, functions, and tasks of the program under review. Evaluates program and policy decisions that may have short- or long-term impact to customer resources. Manages position data wit