Management Analyst

Summary

The Office of Academic Affiliations partners with academic institutions to train future health professionals and support VA's mission. The Management Analyst role provides research, personnel, and operational support to improve programs and advise leadership. This is a career-ladder position where responsibilities increase as training and proficiency are demonstrated.

Duties

Serve as a Project Manager, coordinating and planning activities within an assigned project. Serve as the liaison with servicing HR offices, assisting with recruitment efforts, manpower, position description development, and performance management. Support administrative operations of the program office. Coordinate on-boarding efforts and new employee orientation. Plans meetings, conferences, training sessions, and other forums to facilitate communication and coordination with stakeholders. Assist the project team, and others to develop and maintain project plans and schedules. Develop, maintain, and report project plans in support of project priorities and requirements determined by leadership. Provides guidance to Senior Management and other Project Managers. Tracks projects status, aid in resolution of project issues. Implement project management processes and project procedures. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. (Ad-hoc) Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Management Analyst/PD026920 and PD026740 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/28/2026. This announcement will close on October 28, 2026, or once the first 100 applications have been received. Applications that are submitted after the cut-off number has been reached will not receive consideration, even if the announcement is still appearing on USAJobs. 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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the 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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience to at least the next lower grade of a GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization for the GS-12 position. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to handles complex assignments, Interprets and adapts guidelines independently, Handles sensitive issues in specialized areas, Serve as the liaison with servicing HR offices, assisting with recruitment efforts, manpower, position description development, Plans, develops, and evaluates projects and administrative operations. Education: no educational substitution at this grade level, and candidates must possess specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience to at least the next lower grade of a GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization for the GS-13 position. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to providing technical consultation, editorial review of initiative-related proposals, prepare personnel actions, leads complex studies, develops long-range plans/goals for leadership, Work is closely reviewed for soundness and policy compliance. Education: no educational substitution at this grade level, and candidates must possess specialized experience equivalent to the next lower 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 will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. 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/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Requirements

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial 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 period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.