Management & Program Analyst
What you'd do
This position serves as the Management and Program Analyst in the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Division (VR&E).The primary purpose for this position is to identify and analyze issues and problems and proposes resolutions as well as manage training programs and internal controls required for VR&E program administration. The incumbent provides the support necessary for the VR&E Officer to carry out the functions of policy and procedure development, development and program oversight.
Major duties
Specific duties include: Performs management and/or program support work such as program or office planning, evaluation of programs or issues, training program administration, correspondence control, liaison, or special projects. Evaluates, processes, or makes recommendations for effective organizational changes. Performs organizational analysis for functional areas of division. Assimilates data for the VR&E Officer and develops graphs and charts for Quarterly Briefings, Trip Packs, and other technical reports. Compiles and controls monthly reports from professional and para-professional staffers. Assists with program oversight within the VR&E division via management directed studies and implementation of the division's workload management plan. Communicates internally and externally with the full range of agency stakeholders. Research and/or analyzes problems, issues, or program requirements. Reviews information reconciles conflicting data and devises new or modified methods to analyze findings. Analyzes and prepares program status reports for review at all levels. Responsible for internal controls and Division SAOs. Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Compressed/Flexible: Not 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 & Program Analyst / PD392450. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required. Bargaining Unit: No.
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement: 08/10/2026 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. 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. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-11 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is defined as interpreting administrative laws, policies, regulations, and precedents applicable to business initiatives, program goals, and objectives. Using analytical methods to assess and recommend improvements for program effectiveness and management processes and systems to maintain administrative operations. OR Education Substitution: 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; OR Equivalent combinations of Specialized Experience and Graduate level education. To compute, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify. 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: While the work is primarily sedentary, some walking, bending, stooping, and carrying of light materials is present in the position. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. 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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