Program Specialist.

About the role

The Program Specialist advises and counsels the VR&E Officer and Assistant VR&E Officer on program operations, strategies, and objectives. This position is responsible for performing a wide range of program analyses and review studies relative to the organization primarily in the following areas: functional processes, staffing, workflow efficiency, work measurement, manpower utilization and control of cost, and effective utilization of equipment, material, and supplies.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating, processing, or making recommendations for effective organizational changes.
• Performing organizational analysis for changes in the functional areas of division.
• Assimilating data for the VR&E Officer and developing graphs and charts for Quarterly Briefings, Trip Packs, and other technical reports.
• Compiling monthly reports from professional and para-professional staffers.
• Reviewing information, reconciling conflicting data, and devising new or modified methods to analyze findings.
• Processing invoices and SAM awards ensuring the relationship between VRE and the Finance section focuses on the schools and the Veterans receiving their benefits payments.

Requirements

In addition to the above responsibilities, the Program Specialist is responsible for the following duties but are not limited to:

• Evaluating, processing, or making recommendations for effective organizational changes.
• Performing organizational analysis for changes in the functional areas of division.
• Assimilating data for the VR&E Officer and developing graphs and charts for Quarterly Briefings, Trip Packs, and other technical reports.
• Compiling monthly reports from professional and para-professional staffers.
• Reviewing information, reconciling conflicting data, and devising new or modified methods to analyze findings.
• Processing invoices and SAM awards ensuring the relationship between VRE and the Finance section focuses on the schools and the Veterans receiving their benefits payments.

Qualifications

• GS-09 Grade Level: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level or higher in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes but are not limited to: (1) Identifying needs for problems and determining corrective actions; (2) Obtaining facts for recommendations; (3) Developing procedures improve efficiency; (4) Developing briefings, project papers, status/staffing reports and correspondence.
• GS-11 Grade Level: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level or higher in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes but are not limited to: (1) Developing briefings, project papers, status/staffing reports and correspondence; (2) Identifying and solving problems by gathering and applying information from a variety of materials; (3) Providing recommendations to complex problems utilizing policy and procedures; (4) Evaluating and providing feedback on performances due to recent change to workflow management.