Program Specialist

Agency: Veterans Benefits Administration

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location: San Diego, California

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Requirements: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:08/27/2026. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: As a current Federal, GS employee you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07 level. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 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. Specialized Experience Requirements: GS-9: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-07) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as work that involves: Experience working with Veterans Readiness and Employment Chapter 31 and Chapter 36 programs; Experience working with contracting practices and procedures; Experience working with Veterans Readiness and Employment operations. OR Education GS-9: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree. Note: Transcripts Required; OR Combination GS-9: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the GS-9 level. Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requi