Management and Program Analyst

This position is located in Pension and Fiduciary (P&F) Service. Pension and Fiduciary (P&F) Service administers the pension programs and fiduciary activities for compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) and pension beneficiaries Department of Veteran's Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration. P&F Service is responsible for the development of policy, procedures, training, and oversight of the delivery of VA pension benefits and fiduciary activities worldwide.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:11/12/2026. 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-9 level. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 level. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12 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: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience for this position is defined as demonstrated experience in: Veterans Pension, Survivor, and Fiduciary programs. Processing claims and/or conducting quality reviews of VBA's Pension Survivor, and Fiduciary programs. Manage and prioritize multiple assignments concurrently and to execute delivery efficiently and effectively. Education Substitution: GS-11: 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. Education must be related to the position being filled. Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels specified in the table, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-11. GS-12 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience for this position is defined as demonstrated experience in two of the four areas below: Veterans Pension, Survivor, and Fiduciary programs. Processing claims and/or conducting quality reviews of VBA's Pension Survivor, and Fiduciary programs. Providing oversight and management techniques to evaluate internal controls and assess risk of Veterans benefits and programs, developing strategies to mitigate risk and improve the administration of the programs. Researching and applying agency laws and policies to formulate and recommend instructions, directives, guidelines, policies, plans or procedures to administer or carry out functions which support operations delivery or supporting delivery of benefits or services to Veterans. GS-13 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience for this position is defined as demonstrated experience in three of the four areas below: Veterans Pension, Survivor, and Fiduciary programs. Processing claims and/or conducting quality reviews of VBA's Pension Survivor, and Fiduciary programs. Providing oversight and management techniques to evaluate internal controls and assess risk of Veterans benefits and programs, developing strategies to mitigate risk and improve the administration of the programs. Researching and applying agency laws and policies to formulate and recommend instructions, directives, guidelines, policies, plans or procedures to administer or carry out functions which support operations delivery or supporting delivery of benefits or services to Veterans. 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: ???????The work is sedentary. Some work may require walking and standing in conjunction with travel to attend meetings and conferences away from the work site. Work may require carrying light items such as papers, books, or small parts. The work does not require any special physical effort. 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/.