Program Analyst
What you'd do
This position is located in the Office of Integrated Veteran Care (IVC), Integrated External Networks, QSV Assurance, Quality and Performance. The Integrated External Networks Office is a focal point within VA on Community Providers, with primary responsibility for data management and analytics functions.
Major duties
Major Duties: Monitor administrative activities and makes substantive recommendations for improvements. Performs quality assurance activities for services, systems, and processes. Monitors quality program implementation and indicators designed to eliminate ineffective practices. Compare and evaluate program functions and recommend changes in guidelines, using program and measurement techniques to analyze compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Advise management on issues related to a broad range of program policies, processes, initiatives, and questions. Interpret administrative policies, develops or implements local policies. Research, evaluate, and report on recommended management decisions regarding workforce distribution and resource allocation. Identifies legal and regulatory effects on program operations. Independently develops action plans to address statutory, regulatory, policy, appellate, and legal issues. Facilitate implementation of contracts providing care for Veteran/beneficiary use of community healthcare services. Conduct management analysis and review of data, program requirements and correspondence requiring review and concurrence of the Director and/or other Agency management officials. Formulates, presents, executes, and analyzes organizational program contract budgets. Monitor budget allocation and execution to ensure operating program objectives are met. Work Schedule: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (Flexible) Telework: This position may be authorized for ad hoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Ad hoc is defined as occasional, non-recurring telework. Virtual: This position may be authorized for Virtual Work. Virtual Work eligibility is for current VA employees that are already subject to the return to the in-person work mandate in their current position. Definition of Virtual Work: Employee works outside of original hiring duty station at a VA-owned or leased space. Return to Office (RTO): RTO mandates are in effect and selectees will be required to report to in-person work unless they are approved for an exception or an exemption. Any approval for an RTO exception, exemption, or extension will happen after a tentative job offer, but before a final job offer. Position Description/PD#: Program Analyst/PD21454A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/27/2026. 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 by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Applied qualitative and quantitative analytical methods to evaluate program operations, organizational effectiveness, and administrative functions in healthcare and program management settings Conducted studies and data analyses to identify trends, assess efficiency, develop findings, and present recommendations to leadership and stakeholders Utilized SQL, Access, SAS, and Microsoft Office to manage databases, analyze data, and present data-driven insights. Communicated analytical results through clear written and verbal reports, presentations, briefings, and other materials for management and stakeholders. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR, 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR, LL.M., if related Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond graduate level education. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
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