Management Analyst

Summary

This position is in the Benefit Evidence and Evaluation Strategy (BEES) team within Office of Strategic Support and Initiatives (OSSI), Office of the Under Secretary for Benefits (OUSB), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) as a Management Analyst. BEES leads VBA's evidence and evaluation strategy portfolio, integration project team support, data-driven analyses, and collaboration with evidence partners including the Veterans Health Administration and Office of Management.

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Duties

• Perform final reviews of all correspondence and/or deliverables prepared to assure conformance with Federal agency policies, proper format, and style and to ensure continuity and responsiveness to inquiries.
• Overseeing, directing, and managing the evaluation efforts of others, including other Federal staff and/or external, third-party contractors
• Develop detailed plans, tasks, milestone dates and schedules to ensure proper sequencing of events and tracking of processes and costs throughout the life cycle of the programs/projects consistent with OMB guidance
• Support Senior Leadership in fulfillment of their responsibilities under the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 to include planning and evaluation activities to include strategic, long-range, short, or multi-year plans
• Analyze and evaluate on a quantitative and/or qualitative basis, the effectiveness of programs or operations in meeting established goals, measures, and objectives.
• Participate in meetings with internal and external stakeholders with the Evaluation Officer or as a representative of the Evaluation Officer to determine program status
• Provide program management support to the EO, and their designee(s) regarding all deliverables, assignments, projects, and efforts.
• Make recommendations to improve performance in major administrative operations to include program management, milestones, and outcomes for Veterans.
• Provides management with reports on program evaluations, learning agendas, standing capacity assessments and evidence-based practices, evaluates information, recommendations and budgetary proposals
• Create data files in statistical software, data entry, and execution of relevant statistical functions, execution of statistical analyses and interpretation and analysis of data
• Use varied state-of-the-art qualitative and mixed methods combined with the use of statistical software, including for example R, Stata, and Python.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses and interprets findings resulting from studies that are independently developed.
  
  

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
• Selectees are subject to a background/suitability investigation.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• A probationary period may be required for employees and supervisors.
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
  
  

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/12/2024.

The Office of Personnel Management's (OPM's) group qualification standards covering white collar occupations in the Federal competitive service can be found: Here

Specialized Experience:

GS-13: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-12) in the federal service. Specialized experience is work experience that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: (1) Support administration and/or agency Senior Leadership in fulfillment of their responsibilities under the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 to include planning and evaluation activities to include strategic, long-range, short or multi-year plans that are the products of subordinate organizational projects/programs (2) Development of dashboards and/or reporting platforms highlighting program objectives and units of measure for determining when objectives have been met through analysis of legislative requirements, existing resources, and competing interests; (3) Execute studies and/or evaluations through various execution methodologies based on cost, schedule, scope and schedule through multiple vehicle; AND(4) Creation and maintenance of data files in statistical software, data entry, and execution of relevant statistical functions, execution of statistical analyses and interpretation and analysis of data using statistical software, including for example R, Stata and Python.



Note:

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 you document, to include volunteer experience.

Education

An unofficial or official copy of your transcripts must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.



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: 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: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Additional information

This is not a Virtual/Remote Position.

Work Schedule: Regular office hours, Monday -Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM. Alternate work schedules may be available.



Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary.

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 may be discussed during the interview process. Telework is subject to approval by individual supervisors and managers, is considered a privilege not a right, is subject to approval based on performance and other varying factors, and is not guaranteed.

Receiving Service Credit for 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. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

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VBA Human Resources Center - Central Office

810 Vermont Ave NW

Washington, DC 20420

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