Supervisory Program Analyst.

Veterans Benefits Administration; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Benefits Administration is seeking a Supervisory Program Analyst in Washington, DC. The role leads national VR&E policy development, guides training programs, and aligns budget priorities with agency goals to improve outcomes for veterans with service-connected disabilities.

Responsibilities include policy interpretation, executive leadership, and designing standardized, competency-based onboarding for VRCs, VREOs, and AVREOs across regional offices.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience drafting program policies, procedures and directives for major government programs.
• Experience interpreting laws and regulations to implement standardized procedures and internal controls.
• Experience developing, coordinating and delivering training materials and content for staff.

Responsibilities

• Leads development, updating and maintenance of national VR&E policies, procedures and program standards.
• Shapes legislation, regulations, policy guidance and procedures for eligibility, counseling and employment support.
• Collaborates to determine national performance measures, targets and budget alignment.
• Interprets internal VA policies, procedures and quality criteria.
• Provides executive-level leadership and strategic direction for the national VR&E training program.
• Develops long-range training strategies for onboarding and professional development of VRCs, VREOs and AVREOs.
• Ensures curricula address core competencies including counseling theory, case management, and eligibility determinations.
• Coordinates budget work to align with agency priorities and staffing needs.
• Establishes evaluation framework to measure training effectiveness and impact on outcomes.
• Establishes performance standards and evaluates subordinate supervisors; handles grievances and leave approvals.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Skills

Policy development

Training program development

Budget coordination

Supervisory skills

Program management

Legislation interpretation

Tools

VBA information systems

Job description

• Leads the work to develop, update and maintain national VR&E policies, procedures, and program standards that support Veterans with service-connected disabilities under Title 38, U.S.C. Chapters 18, 31, 35 and 36.
• Helps to shape legislation, regulations, policy guidance, and procedures that guide how the program decides eligibility determinations, evaluates Veterans' needs, provides counseling, and supports their path to employment or independent living.
• Collaborates to help determine national performance measures, targets, strategic objectives and assists in budget formulation process to ensure the budget targets are in line with VR&E's commitment to continuous improvement of programs and services.
• Interprets internal VA policies, procedures, operational methods and quality assurance criteria.
• Provides executive-level leadership and strategic direction for the national VR&E training program.
• Develops long-range training strategies that ensure a consistent, standardized, and competency-based approach to onboarding and continuing professional development for Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors (VRC), Veteran Readiness and Employment Officers (VREO), and Assistant VREOs (AVREO) across all Regional Offices.
• Ensures curriculum address core competencies including vocational rehabilitation counseling theory and practice, case management, individualized rehabilitation planning, eligibility and entitlement determinations, applicable laws and regulations, and use of VBA information systems.
• Coordinate the budget work that falls under Program and Policy, making sure funding requests and spending align with agency priorities and staffing needs.
• Establishes and oversees a systematic evaluation framework to measure training effectiveness, knowledge transfer, and impact on field performance and outcomes.
• Establishes performance standards and evaluates the performance of subordinate supervisors, makes determinations on grievances, recommends training, and approves leave of subordinate supervisors.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Duties

• Leads the work to develop, update and maintain national VR&E policies, procedures, and program standards that support Veterans with service-connected disabilities under Title 38, U.S.C. Chapters 18, 31, 35 and 36.
• Helps to shape legislation, regulations, policy guidance, and procedures that guide how the program decides eligibility determinations, evaluates Veterans' needs, provides counseling, and supports their path to employment or independent living.
• Collaborates to help determine national performance measures, targets, strategic objectives and assists in budget formulation process to ensure the budget targets are in line with VR&E's commitment to continuous improvement of programs and services.
• Interprets internal VA policies, procedures, operational methods and quality assurance criteria.
• Provides executive-level leadership and strategic direction for the national VR&E training program.
• Develops long-range training strategies that ensure a consistent, standardized, and competency-based approach to onboarding and continuing professional development for Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors (VRC), Veteran Readiness and Employment Officers (VREO), and Assistant VREOs (AVREO) across all Regional Offices.
• Ensures curriculum address core competencies including vocational rehabilitation counseling theory and practice, case management, individualized rehabilitation planning, eligibility and entitlement determinations, applicable laws and regulations, and use of VBA information systems.
• Coordinate the budget work that falls under Program and Policy, making sure funding requests and spending align with agency priorities and staffing needs.
• Establishes and oversees a systematic evaluation framework to measure training effectiveness, knowledge transfer, and impact on field performance and outcomes.
• Establishes performance standards and evaluates the performance of subordinate supervisors, makes determinations on grievances, recommends training, and approves leave of subordinate supervisors.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule

Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday

Compressed/Flexible: Available

Telework: Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Program Analyst; 39114-0

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

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, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

• 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 period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selectees are required to service a one-year supervisory probationary period if not previously completed in a Federal position.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:09/14/2026.

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.

• For a GS-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14 level.

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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT

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

GS-15 Grade Level

• Specialized Experience:

Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-14 grade level or equivalent. Specialized experience is defined as experience researching, drafting, and issuing program policies, procedures, directives, and operational guidance for significant government programs; interpreting laws, regulations, and policy to develop and implement standardized procedures and internal controls; evaluating existing policies and procedures to identify gaps or deficiencies and recommending revisions to improve program effectiveness and compliance; and developing, coordinating, and delivering training materials, guides, and instructional content to educate staff on new or revised policies and procedures.

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: Position is sedentary.

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

Additional information

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),

The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced 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 (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.

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.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the

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.