Management Analyst.

About the role

The position involves assisting and advising management on the effectiveness and efficiency of the Divisions' programs and functions. It also includes developing, analyzing, evaluating, and improving work methods and procedures, managing controls, information, and documentation systems.

Responsibilities

• Develops, analyzes, evaluates, and improves the effectiveness of work methods and procedures, management controls, information, and documentation systems.
• Analyzes management techniques, processes, and styles for improving organizational effectiveness.
• Handles correspondence and is privy to sensitive employee and labor relations issues.
• Provides advice and prepares memos for management regarding labor management issues, master agreement discrepancies, and management’s position on such issues.
• Gathers information, identifies and analyzes issues, and develops recommendations to resolve substantive problems of effectiveness and efficiency of work operations.
• Provides position management advice and recommendations to agency managers including advice on the distribution of workload among positions and organizations.
• Formulates, presents, executes, and analyzes organizational budgets. Evaluates financial trends and determines compliance with agency guidance.
• Develops procedures and systems for establishing, operating, and assessing the effectiveness of administrative control systems and line or operating programs.
• Maintains a Records Management Program for a multi-mission program consisting of related functions.
• Develops, analyzes, evaluates, advises on, or improves the effectiveness of work methods and procedures, organizations, manpower utilization, and distribution of work assignments.

Requirements

Specialized experience: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience, which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-09).

Education substitution: You may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education you must have: 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.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement: 08/28/2026. 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.

Specialized experience: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience, which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-09) in the normal line of progression for the occupation. GS-11 Grade Level Specialized Experience: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level. Specialized experience is defined by experience with management and organization principles and practices. This experience must have provided the knowledge of quantitative and qualitative techniques to analyze, evaluate, and measure the effectiveness and efficiency of organizational operations. The applicant must document knowledge basic federal rules, laws, and regulations.

Education Substitution: You may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education you must have: 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.

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.

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.

Physical Requirements: The regular and recurring work of the position is primarily sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. Some walking, bending, stooping, and carrying of light materials may be necessary. Occasional use of automobile and public transportation may be required to attend conferences and meetings. No special physical exertion is required to perform the work.

Additional information: The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting your current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy.

Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.