Supervisory Management & 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 that provide better outcomes and harness technology to assure quality support/services for the VA multi-billion dollar acquisition mission.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/17/2026.

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-14) position you must have served 52 weeks at the (GS-13). 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-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Leading, mentoring, and directing a team of analysts or logistics and supply chain, including setting priorities, evaluating performance, and managing workflows.

Directly managing professional staff, including assigning work, evaluating performance, and conducting training or mentoring on analytical techniques.

Developing, implementing, and monitoring operational plans, policies, and procedures for complex, enterprise-level supply chain or logistics programs.

Analyzing complex data sets to develop strategic recommendations and using business process mapping to enhance workflow.

Developing and managing budget, manpower, and resource requirements to support mission objectives.

Preparing briefings, decision papers, and recommendations for senior leadership on complex supply chain issues.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Acquisition Strategy Conflict Management Influencing/Negotiating Manages Resources Managing Human Resources Partnering Planning and Evaluating Project Management Strategic Thinking 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 sedentary and does not require any special physical effort.

Some work may require walking and standing in conjunction with travel and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the work site.

Employee may carry light items such as papers, books, and portable computer requirement.

The work often requires long hours to meet project deadlines and to devise corrective action and solutions to unexpected technical and/or management crises resulting in sometimes highly stressful work situations.

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: Acting as a team lead, branch chief, or supervisor overseeing analysts responsible for management, financial, or program analysis.

Evaluating and developing new agency policies, procedures, or guidelines, and interpreting legislation to assess its impact on operations.

Developing long-range strategies and providing briefings to senior leaders. Overseeing financial plans, formulating budgets, and monitoring financial performance.

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 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420. Major Duties:

Duties include, but are not limited to: Assigning work based on mission priorities, requirements of assignments, and capabilities of employees.

Ensures timely performance of work and objective standards are met.

Working in collaboration with the Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LSCM) Director directing and overseeing the day-to-day operations of assigned program.

Ensuring informatics and analytics work products are actionable, accurate, relevant, consistent, timely, organized, meaningful and can withstand scrutiny from oversight bodies.

Developing and implementing acquisition and logistics management policies and procedures to integrate the Department's overarching framework with related business management systems, to include internal and external stakeholders.

Advising senior leaders and teams on program management policies and problem solving.

Implementing, coordinating, and overseeing the planning, programming, budgeting, logistics, and acquisition issues in support of specific VA programs.

Evaluating broad policy guidance and how it is administered to assigned programs to ensure that organizational strategic goals are sufficiently resourced, and missions are effectively achieved.

Assisting the Director with analysis of business processes and budget impacts of new/revised/pending legislation, logistics policies and procedures.

Developing and implementing proactive customer relations to ensure unity of effort and delivery of quality products and services within the framework of specific programs.

Supervising and collaborating on VA-wide and inter-related Other Government Agencies (OGA) projects to ensure program objectives are achieved and provide conflict resolution when issues arise.

Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm EST Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: PD202360 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required