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Summary
This position is in Veterans Benefits Administration, in Education Service (EDU). EDU has department-wide responsibility administering VA's education programs that provide education and training benefits to eligible Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserve Servicemembers, Veterans, and dependents.
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This position serves as a Supervisory Management and Program Analyst for the Compliance, Investigations, and Enforcement team.
Specific duties include:
The incumbent leads and manages assigned portfolio programs in the Program Oversight and Accountability Division. This includes strategically planning, applying operational and tactical procedures to ensure proper oversight of approved education and training programs. The incumbent resolves sensitive and or complex situations independently as appropriate. The incumbent regularly informs supervisor of accomplishments, progress, mission needs, resourcing, and all unresolved or controversial issues. The incumbent provides advice and recommendations to leadership for programs assigned within EDU mission in written or verbal format.
The incumbent coordinates program goals and initiatives, internally, and with other federal, foreign, state agencies, private sector and non-profit organizations to build strong and effective collaborative efforts and partnerships. The incumbent serves as a liaison for the division for facilitating meetings, conferences and events, and internal and external communications. The incumbent participates in the sharing of information to meet mission. The incumbent supports channels of communication that support safeguarding the integrity of the GI Bill to include but not limited to national compliance of statute, regulations, policy, procedures, and investigations. The incumbent manages federal contractual
relationships applicable to assigned portfolio.
The incumbent takes appropriate action such as review, investigate, refer, develop, analyze, and coordinate stakeholder complex and sensitive correspondence to various forms of inquires relevant to assigned portfolio while observing deadlines and keeping supervisors informed of progress until matters are resolved. The incumbent develops and submits reports relating to the field offices of assigned jurisdiction.
The incumbent researches, analyzes and evaluates policies and regulations to resolve stakeholder conflicts, challenges, and complaints, and to devise creative, effective, and useful solutions to emerging issues. The incumbent leads the analysis of education and training institutional data to track patterns, trends, and provide feedback, reports, written input for briefings, data-calls, and meetings to ensure enforcement of the statute, regulations, and standards. The incumbent promotes activities aimed at improving program effectiveness and efficiency. Implement new programs, sunset ineffective programs, and monitor and report program performance of present.
The incumbent uses the full range of automated technology tools available in the organization, including those available from the MS Office Suite and similar information technology tools. The incumbent applies technical and administrative advice and leverage technology to identify and implement automation that aligns processes between stakeholders. The incumbent protects printed and electronic files containing sensitive data in accordance with the provision of the Privacy Act of 1974 and other applicable laws, federal regulations, VA statutes and policy, and VBA policy. The incumbent protects the draft from unauthorized release or from loss, alteration, or unauthorized deletion. The incumbent follows applicable regulations and instructions regarding access to computerized files, release of access codes, etc., as set out in the computer access agreement that the employee signs.
Promotion Potential: None
Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday
Compressed/Flexible: Available
Telework: This position is eligible for situational (ad hoc) telework only. The selectee is required to report to the official duty station each scheduled workday. Telework may be approved only on a case-by-case basis with supervisory approval. Routine or recurring telework is not authorized for this position.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Management and Program Analyst; 421660
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required
This is not a Bargaining Unit Position
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Conditions of employment
As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary 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 probationary, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this 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
• Selectees are required to service a one-year supervisory probationary period if not previously completed in a Federal position.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements I-9 Acceptable Documents.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:07/31/2026.
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.

• 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.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below:
GS-14Grade Level:

• Specialized Experience: Experience conducting or overseeing compliance, enforcement, investigative, or program approval activities at the supervisory or analyst level within federal or state education benefit programs (such as the GI Bill or other VA education programs), including interpreting and applying applicable statutes, regulations, and policies to ensure program integrity, conduct oversight and compliance reviews, and carry out enforcement or investigative actions.

Volunteer Experience: 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.
Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week.
Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may require.
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
No Education Substitution
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.
The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced 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.
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.
For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Benefits
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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.