Program Specialist

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; United States; Presencial; USD 80.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a program/project manager to serve as the primary administrative and program support for one component of the WMC HR Center of Expertise, with the ability to support additional components.

The role requires meeting all qualification requirements by the closing date and includes time-in-grade considerations for current federal employees. Applicants should have specialized experience in project management for a program office, including budgeting,

Formación

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 in the normal line of progression.
• Experience managing budgets, schedules, and resources for a program office.
• Experience preparing briefing materials and information papers for senior leadership.

Responsabilidades

• Provide project management for a program office.
• Lead work groups on projects with organizational impact.
• Design studies to evaluate program performance and streamline processes.

Descripción del empleo

This position serves as the program/project manager and primary administrative and program support of one of the five components of the WMC HR Center of Expertise, with broadened awareness and ability to support at least one other component. The five component areas include Staffing Policy and Consult, Assist, Review, Develop & Sustain (CARDS); Compensation and Classification Policy; Employee and Labor Relations Policy and Operations; Personnel Security and Human Resources Development

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/29/2026. 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-12 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.

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-11) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:

• (1) providing project management for a program office, including leading work groups on projects with significant organizational impact while managing budgets, schedules, and resources;
• (2) designing and conducting studies using qualitative and quantitative analysis to evaluate program performance, analyze and define new or modified procedures, identify deficiencies, and develop recommendations or corrective actions to streamline office processes and workflow;
• (3) providing administrative support for a program office, including implementing administrative policies and procedures and preparing briefing materials, presentations, and information papers for executive or senior leadership officials.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.