Assistant Director
What you'd do
The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more before any Veterans preference points) for this vacancy. Click here for more information about CTAP eligibility on OPM's website.
Major duties
Specific duties include: The incumbent advises and makes recommendations to the Deputy Director of TRIAD on business specifications and requirements, including data and report, application design, training and implementation, rollout strategy, and other technical and non-technical aspects of education adjudication and stakeholder systems. Uses a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods to determine short and long-range program goals, direct and conduct studies, analyze findings, and make recommendations for improvement of program effectiveness and efficiency. Formulates, implements, and interprets policies. Develops and presents briefings to senior level (Directors/SESs), civilians, and contractors. Participate in the establishment of system-wide and local monitors and controls to meet federal government and industry standards and directs recommended and accepted risk methodology. Manage the coordination of assigned EDU mission-related IT system solution goals and facilitate adjustments as appropriate. Manage the implementation of program and project plans to meet planned IT system solution objectives. Manage program/project management and systems lifecycles to include: acquisition, development, modification, enhancement, deployment or decommissioning of a product, service or system which may consist of one more Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS), Software as a Service (SAAS), and/or internally developed software business application technologies. The product, service, or system may be developed internally using VA IT staff resources or procured from commercial sources and integrated into the VA enterprise. Manage program and budget resources valued up to the hundreds of millions of dollars, in order to deliver highly complex information technologies via one or multiple projects. Prepare, justify and/or monitor the program budget. Plan, administer, and monitor expenditures to ensure cost-effective support of program and projects; assess financial condition of the program and project. Provide oversight for risk management and reporting. Provide oversight for the development of information systems testing strategies, plans or scenarios working with stakeholder and OIT and/or contractor representatives. Provide management oversight for program plans, procedures, implementing guidance and established processes and business practices to resolve a diverse range of critical and complex problems. Identify, plan, allocate and manage the deployment of resources to meet milestones and initiate corrective actions when necessary. Provie oversight and participation in meetings such as governance councils, integrated project teams, SCRUMS, technical interchange meetings, project milestone reviews and final project critical decision reviews. Provide feedback to leadership and other program stakeholders through appropriate reports, meetings, briefings and information papers, both formally and informally. Regularly brief VA senior leadership and management staff on program status and significant developments. Promotion Potential: None Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Yes - 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 Title/PD#: Assistant Director; PD422080 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required This is not a bargaining unit position
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement: 07/21/2026. GRADE REQUIREMENT: To receive CTAP selection priority, your grade level upon Reduction in Force must be at least 14 with promotion potential of at least GS-15. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-14) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as : Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating information systems. Experience testing software business application technologies. Experience managing complex IT programs and projects involving strategic planning, and systems development. Experience providing leadership and management oversight for program operations. 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 physical effort may be required to perform the duties of the position.
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