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Announcement #875235800

Management Analyst

Veterans Benefits Administration · Buffalo, New York (+2 more locations)
Federal transitionInternalTelework eligible

What you'd do

The Management Analyst position is within the Support Services Division (SSD) of the Regional Office (RO). The Management Analyst provides program, administrative, technical, analytical, and management support to the Chief and Assistant Chief, as well as other staff members.

Major duties

The Management Analyst supports the Chief with managing the front office and assisting the supervisory staff by carrying out a complete range of administrative, project management, and analytical functions. They are also responsible for the following duties but are not limited to: Developing, analyzing, evaluating, and improving the effectiveness of work methods and procedures, management controls, information, and documentation systems. Handling correspondence and is privy to sensitive employee and labor relations issues. Analyzing and evaluating, on a quantitative or qualitative basis, the effectiveness of programs or operations in meeting established goals and objectives. Gathering information, identifying and analyzing issues, and developing recommendations to resolve substantive problems of effectiveness and efficiency of work operations. Advising on manpower utilization and distribution of work assignments. Promotion Potential: None Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm, Hours are flexible 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#: Management Analyst/ 39913A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Bargaining Unit: No

What you need to qualify

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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 level. If you are a current VBA employee outside of the commuting area seeking reassignment or change to lower grade via this vacancy announcement, you must currently hold the GS-11 (or higher) and the promotion potential of your current position must be at least GS-11. 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 former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service or private sector. This experience includes but are not limited to: performing basic quantitative and qualitative analyses using statistical and analytical techniques; collecting and gathering and reviewing relevant data to make recommendations to improve effectiveness of a program or unit; assisting in the preparation of evaluation metrics to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of field or organizational operations; utilizing Microsoft Office (i.e. PowerPoint, Excel and Word) to prepare report, respond to correspondence and develop presentations. OR Education Substitution: Applicants may substitute education for the experience required to qualify at the GS-11 grade level. Education substitution of a Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree (You must provide transcripts); OR Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M, if related. (You must provide transcripts) Combining Education & Experience: If you do not fully meet the length of experience and education described for a specific grade level (e.g. have six months of experience and some coursework but not a degree), the two can be combined to total 100% of the requirement. Click here for more information. 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 mostly sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; and carrying of light items, such as papers or books. 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/.

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