Remote Management & Policy Analyst

Veterans Benefits Administration; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 86,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Benefits Administration within the Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a senior analyst to support the Veterans Service Center operations at the VA Regional Office. The incumbent provides objectively based information for decisions on administrative operations and management.

You will conduct complex analyses of station policies, internal controls, and labor relations, advise management, and coordinate with district offices to implement VBA directives and improve productivity and

Qualifications

• A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
• Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to be credited towards qualifications.
• Provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• All education claimed by applicants will be verified upon appointment.
• If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript to receive credit.
• 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.
• VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

Responsibilities

• Performs complex analytical activities to evaluate and improve station managerial and personnel policies, practices, methods, procedures, and organizational structures.
• Researches, interprets, and advises on policies and procedures to the VSCM and AVSCM.
• Analyzes and evaluates internal control systems to assess compliance and identify fraud, waste, or mismanagement.
• Participates in discussions with agency administrators and other officials to secure information, present conclusions, and propose alternatives.
• Advises management on interpretation and implementation of new and revised legislation, policies, regulations, and procedures; liaison between VBA District Offices and the RO.
• Handles confidential employee and labor relations issues and drafts responses; maintains extreme discretion.
• Prepares memos for the VSCM regarding labor management issues and Master Agreement matters.
• Monitors initiative status and recommends intervention to achieve RO objectives; studies new work methods and staffing needs.
• Coordinates and prepares responses to Central Office requests for field input; supports planning and staffing decisions.
• Oversees development of data and methodologies to guide organizational goals and actions; develops local policy statements implementing VBA directives.

Job description

Veterans Benefits Administration within the Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a senior analyst to support the Veterans Service Center operations at the VA Regional Office. The incumbent provides objectively based information for decisions on administrative operations and management.

You will conduct complex analyses of station policies, internal controls, and labor relations, advise management, and coordinate with district offices to implement VBA directives and improve productivity and