Management Analyst.

Veterans Benefits Administration; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Benefits Administration in Montgomery, Alabama is seeking a Management Analyst (GS-11) to evaluate and enhance the efficiency of Division programs, advise leadership, and help shape budget planning.

The role involves developing, analyzing, and improving work methods, controls, and information systems, handling sensitive labor relations issues, and preparing memos and program status reports for management across the agency.

Qualifications

• Specialized Experience: 1 year at GS-09 level with knowledge of management and organization principles.
• Specialized experience includes quantitative and qualitative analysis of the effectiveness of operations.
• Education substitution options include PhD or 3 years of graduate study, or LL.M., if related.
• Time-in-grade requirements and labor-management concepts are required for federal employment.

Responsibilities

• Assist and advise management on the effectiveness and efficiency of programs and functions.
• Analyze and improve work methods, controls, information, and documentation systems.
• Analyze management techniques to improve organizational effectiveness.
• Develop and analyze budgets; evaluate financial trends and compliance with guidance.
• Prepare program status reports for review at all levels.

Education

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.

Job description

Duties

Typical Duties Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Assist and advise management on the effectiveness and efficiency of the Divisions programs and functions
• Develops, analyzes, evaluates, and improves the effectiveness of work methods and procedures, management controls, information, and documentation systems.
• Analyzes management techniques, processes, and styles for improving organizational effectiveness.
• Handles correspondence and is privy to sensitive employee and labor relations issues.
• Provides advice and prepares memos for management regarding labor management issues, master agreement discrepancies and managements position on such issues.
• Gathers information, identifying and analyzing issues, and developing recommendations to resolve substantive problems of effectiveness and efficiency of work operations.
• Provides position management advice and recommendations to agency managers including providing advice on the distribution of workload among positions and organizations.
• Formulates, presents, executes, and analyzes organizational budgets. Evaluates financial trends and determines compliance with agency guidance.
• Analyzes management techniques, processes, and styles for improving organizational effectiveness.
• Analyzes and evaluates, on a quantitative or qualitative basis, the effectiveness of programs or operations in meeting established goals and objectives. Analyzes and prepares program status reports for review at all levels.
• Provides advice and prepares memos for the SSDC regarding labor management issues, master agreement discrepancies and management's position on such issues. Keeps all records and timetables concerning Master Agreement matters for the SSD Managers.
• Develops procedures and systems for establishing, operating, and assessing the effectiveness of administrative control systems and line or operating programs.
• Maintains a Records Management Program for a multi-mission program consisting of related functions.
• Develops, analyzes, evaluates, advises on, or improves the effectiveness of work methods and procedures, organizations, manpower utilization, and distribution of work assignments.

Promotion Potential: There is no performance potential; GS-11 is the full performance potential.

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Compressed/Flexible

Available.

Telework

This position is eligible for situational (ad hoc) telework only. The selectee is required to report to the official duty station each scheduled workday. Telework may be approved only on a case-by-case basis with supervisory approval. Routine or recurring telework is not authorized for this position.

Virtual

This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#

Management Analyst; PD39913A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives

Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report

Not Required.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

Required

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the Agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the Agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Additional Conditions of Employment are as follows:

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary or trial period
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement: 08/28/2026.

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-09.
• If you are a current VBA employee requesting a reassignment or change to lower grade via this vacancy announcement, you must currently hold the GS- 11 (or higher) and the promotion potential of your current position must be at least GS-11

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 REQUIREMENTS

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: Specialized Experience:

Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience, which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-09) in the normal line of progression for the occupation.

GS-11 Grade Level

• Specialized Experience: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level. Specialized experience is defined by experience with management and organization principles and practices. This experience must have provided the knowledge of quantitative and qualitative techniques to analyze, evaluate, and measure the effectiveness and efficiency of organizational operations. The applicant must document knowledge basic federal rules, laws, and regulations.

OR

• Education Substitution: You may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education you must have:
• 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.

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.

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 regular and recurring work of the position is primarily sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. Some walking, bending, stooping, and carrying of light materials may be necessary. Occasional use of automobile and public transportation may be required to attend conferences and meetings. No special physical exertion is required to perform the work.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note

Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here:

You may submit unofficial transcripts when applying. However, if you are selected for the position, you will be required to provide an official transcript or a statement from the institution (e.g., from the registrar, dean, or other appropriate official) or equivalent documentation prior to the start date.

Additional information

Special Employment Consideration

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.

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 your current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at

Placement Policy

The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members

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Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP),

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.