Management and Program Analyst

Full Job Description

The Office of Acquisition and Logistics (OAL) supports America's Veterans and families by delivering acquisition, logistics, and supply chain business solutions.

The Program Analyst provides mission and program requirements analysis and management for major projects and programs being developed within OAL Command.

This position is primarily concerned with analyzing, evaluating, and improving the efficiency of and effectiveness of operating acquisition and logistics programs.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/24/2026.

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: Developing acquisition plans. 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.

Evidence of this specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of like duties performed in positions held on your resume.

You will also need to provide work experience information such as hours per week, full-time/part-time status, and starting/ending dates of employment (month and year format) to establish you have one (1) full year of specialized experience at the required grade level.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accountability Acquisition Strategy Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Project Management Quality Assurance Reading Comprehension Reasoning Risk Management Self-Management Strategic Thinking Stress Tolerance Teamwork Written Communication 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 http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

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 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: Developing, analyzing, and understanding data and its application to acquisition and logistics programs, systems, and activities Evaluating and recommending ways to improve effectiveness and efficiency of work systems and operations Planning, organizing, and directing teams to support projects and effectively manage tactical implementation of strategic goal and objectives Managing multidisciplined groups, such as developers, trainers, testers, business analysts, configuration managers, organizational change managers, etc.

Making oral and written presentations to a variety of audiences, to explain technical issues and to persuade skeptical individuals Information about ICTAP and 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 Office of Logistics and Supply Chain Management Service (LSCM).

Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Ability to plan, organize, and direct teams to support projects, to effectively manage tactical implementation of strategic goal and objectives, including direct experience managing multi-disciplined groups, such as developers, trainers, testers, business analysts, configuration managers, organizational change managers, etc.

Provides enterprise support/services for the development and management of standardized enterprise logistics and supply chain activities, along with related policy (if applicable), procedures, guidance, and instructions (as appropriate).

Participates in cross-functional project teams to ensure organizational objectives are achieved, supporting internal and external business development programs/projects, and provide expertise and analysis to program/project management teams that carry out complex program management actions.

Provides support/services for a full range of programmatic and oversight duties related to the acquisition lifecycle.

This includes the development and management of enterprise standards related to: the federal acquisition regulatory guidance, legislative, executive, and internal procedures, guidance and instructions (PGI); compliance and risk management; acquisition activities internal controls; and acquisition business systems.

Coordinates the evaluation and analysis of special projects designed to meet critical, unique, or innovative organizational performance needs for an organization.

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm 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#: PD19834A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required