Management & Program Analyst

Executive Director, Office of Acquisition, Logistics and Construction; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The VA Acquisition Academy (VAAA), including the Acquisition Intern School (AIS) within the Office of Acquisitions & Logistics, seeks a program analyst. The role supports AIS by handling data management and advising leadership on operational, community, communication, and personnel issues.

Qualified applicants have one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 level and at least 5+ years using Power BI and data analytics to present to peers and senior leaders.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 in the Federal service.
• Experience applying analytical techniques to identify issues, assess programs, and recommend improvements.
• Experience conducting management studies by gathering, analyzing, and presenting data.

Responsibilities

• Conduct management studies by gathering, analyzing, and presenting data to develop reports and briefings.
• Apply analytical techniques to identify issues, assess programs, and recommend data-driven improvements.
• Evaluate organizational problems and develop targeted communications and recommendations to improve operations.

Skills

Data analysis

Data visualization

Report writing

Briefings

Tools

Power BI

Job description

This position is in the VA Acquisition Academy (VAAA), Acquisition Intern School (AIS) within the Office of Acquisitions & Logistics (OAL). Serves as a supportive program analyst for AIS, responsible for performing a wide range of complex assignments relative to providing training programs for AIS. The incumbent assists in data management, identifying, monitoring, and advising leadership on significant operational, community, communication, and personnel issues or actions for the organization.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/21/2026. 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 some 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 and 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: Experience conducting management studies by gathering, analyzing, and presenting data to develop reports and briefings. Experience applying analytical techniques to identify issues, assess programs, and recommend data-driven improvements. Experience evaluating organizational problems and developing targeted communications and recommendations to improve operations. 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. Quality Ranking Factor: Must have 5+ years of experience working with Power BI and using data analytics tools to manipulate and present data to both peers and senior leaders. 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: Resume must include job title and employer name, number of hours worked per week, start and end dates (including month and year), list of duties and responsibilities for each position held. In addition, if the experience was a federal position, you must list series and grade for each position held. Failure to include this information may result in an ineligible rating. A full year of work is considered to be 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. However, the incumbent is required to travel periodically to gather information from field facilities, participate in other meetings and training as required, and provide expert assistance or advice to other Government Agencies as requested. 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.