Management and Program Analyst

Full Job Description

Category Management Support Office (CMSO) provides information to multiple stakeholders throughout the VA, as well other Government Agencies regarding category management and contracting solutions provided by OALC.

We support our Nation's Veterans and multiple outside government agencies to include 0MB, DoD, OHS, GSA etc. by providing intricate acquisition, logistics, and financial solutions.

CMSO's goal is to be the premier provider of innovative solutions for our clients and customers.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/07/2026.

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-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.

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.

See the Required Document section below for more information regarding the SF-50s needed to verify time-in-grade.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: . Identifying requirements and creating strategies to acquire products and services.

Monitoring program performance, maintaining schedules, and implementing improvements. Developing and briefing reports and risk assessments for leadership to support milestone decisions.

Ensuring all activities meet statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements.

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 Interpersonal Skills Learning Oral Communication Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Strategic Thinking 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: Work is mostly sedentary. Typically, employee sits comfortably to do the work.

However, there may be some standing, walking and bending and carrying of light items such as papers, books, or small parts. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

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/.

The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced 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 current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be found well qualified, applicants must meet the following qualifications: Mastery knowledge of the of the application of a wide range of qualitative or quantitative methods for assessing and improving effectiveness in the use of data management and systems integration (to include the Federal Procurement Data System - Next Generation, Acquisition Gateway and Electronic Contract Management System) to provide solutions to far-reaching and complex data management issues and problems.

Information about CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Local Commuting Area: The local commuting area for this position is defined as a radius of 50 miles from Washington, DC.

This includes all locations that fall within a 50-mile driving distance from to 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420. Major Duties:

This position is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Acquisition, Logistics, & Construction (OALC); Office of Procurement, Acquisition, and Logistics (OPAL); Category Management Support Office (CMSO).

Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Serve as principal analyst to develop, manage, implement, and administer content and document management systems for improving the relevancy and consistency of information (or knowledge) shared with users of data management systems.

Research the methods, mechanisms, and improvement opportunities for communicating information and how that information is shared and understood.

Act as liaison to facilitate the sharing and use of content. Identity data required tor use in the management, direction, and implementation of Category Management across the VA enterprise.

Develop management plans, procedures, and methodology. Conduct complex and special studies for efficiency and productivity and recommends changes or improvements in work methods, and procedures.

Develop procedures and systems for establishing, operating, and assessing the effectiveness of administrative control systems.

Initiate and conduct comprehensive studies to centralize content stores for multiple formats, improve access and delivery of information, and measure performance of data management system technology tools for delivering information.

Evaluate successes and failures of knowledge delivery services to define areas of growth and continuous improvement.

Locates methods for leveraging content among organizations to enhance efficiency and reduce rework and cost.

Perform extensive and in-depth reviews for a more efficient and effective mission and function.

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Location: The selectee will be required to report on-site at 810 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20420 Telework: Available - Ad Hoc telework (situational telework) as determined by the agency policy Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: PD196360 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required