Summary The principal duties and responsibilities of the incumbent are to serve as the Management and Program Analysis in the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Division (VR&E) of the Waco and Houston Regional Office. The primary purpose for this position is to identify and analyze issues and problems and proposes resolutions as well as manage training programs and internal controls required for VR&E program administration.
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The incumbent provides the support necessary for the VR&E Officer to carry out the functions of supervision, outreach, policy and procedure development, resource development and program oversight. A non-competitive promotion of the incumbent of this position to the next level of the career ladder to Program Analysis GS-0343-11, may be affected, provided that position is classifiable to its present title, series, and grade level at the time the incumbent meets all statutory and regulatory requirements which include, but are not limited to, the following:
Specific duties include but are not limited to: - Performs management and/or program support work such as program or office planning, evaluation of programs or issues, training program administration, correspondence control, liaison, or special projects
- Evaluates, processes, or makes recommendations for effective organizational changes. Performs org. analysis for functional areas of division.
- Assimilates data for the VR&E Officer and develops graphs and charts for Quarterly Briefings, Trip Packs, and other technical reports.
- Compiles and controls monthly reports from professional and para-professional staffers.
- Assists with program oversight within the VR&E division via management directed
- Communicates internally and externally with the full range of agency stakeholders.
- Research and/or analyzes problems, issues, or program requirements.
- Reviews information, reconciles conflicting data, and devises new or modified methods to analyze findings.
- Analyzes and prepares program status reports for review at all levels. Responsible for internal controls and Division SAORs.
Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. The grade progression for this position is GS 11.
Work Schedule : Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Compressed/Flexible: Not Available
Telework : Yes - 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# : Program Analyst; PD414570 and PD24220
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives : Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required
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Conditions of employment 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 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.
- 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
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements I-9 Acceptable Documents.
Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement: 08/10/2026
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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07 level.
- For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 level.
To support your claim of time in grade, you must submit your most recent appointment, promotion, or within grade increase SF-50. Some applicants may have to submit more than one SF-50 to demonstrate their eligibility. See the required documents section for more information.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
GS-09 Grade Level: - Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 level gathering information and consolidating into reports; and making recommendations to management for modification or improvement on processes and/or procedures based on analytical results. OR
- Education Substitution : A substitution of Education for Experience by possessing a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR
- Combination of Education and Experience: Possession of Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate education and specialized experience directlyrelated to the work of the Program Analysis position, which may be substituted to meet the experience requirements for GS-09 position.
GS-11 Grade Level: - Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience which was equivalent to the GS-09 level monitoring budget to include cost analyses, systemic quality control; submission of budget request; conducting analyses of reports and processes. OR
- Education Substitution : A 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. OR
- Combination of Education and Experience: Equivalent combinations of (1) specialized experience and (2) Ph.D. graduate education. To compute, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond one year by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.
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. Click here for more information.
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 work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required.
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.
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.
Additional information Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Dept of VA prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. Please visit the HR & Administration/Operations, Security, & Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more info. VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract & retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
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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 & 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 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.
Veterans & Transitioning Service Members : Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, coaching & reintegration support for military service members.
For more info on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e. physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments & appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the min. qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hrs of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement.
To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.
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.
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