Summary Located in Compensation Service (CS) on the Budget and Shared Services Staff. The incumbent serves as a technical expert to the Chiefs & Director. The incumbent serves in a developmental capacity for an appropriate time period. Advancement of the employee to the next higher level is predicated upon (1) the supervisor's determination that the full scope of duties can be assigned within the normal controls over work, & (2) the employee meets Agency & OPM qualifications for the higher-grade level. Responsibilities Specific duties include: Serves as Contracting Officer Representative. Provides advice and guidance to program and line managers in procurement planning. Advises program officials of the procurement objectives to be used and prepares programmatic requirements. Monitors contractor performance to assure compliance with agency regulations and procedures, program directives, and technical requirements of the contract. Reviews and improves progress reports and deliverables. Contract types may include highly complex and significant services where little or no contractual precedent exists. Duties associated with this position involve analytical, technical, and administrative duties in procurement, management, finance, and budget arenas for Compensation Service in the Veterans Benefits Administration. Works collaboratively with team members to ensure that all assigned tasks are completed timely, that good working relationships among team members and with management are maintained, and that team priorities and goals, needs, and achievements are coordinated with management. Performs quality analysis and oversight of CS travel activity ensuring compliance with federal travel regulations. Makes logistical purchases to support CS's mission and day-to-day operations as a purchase card holder. Verifies accuracy in time and attendance reporting as a timekeeper for CS employees. Orders new equipment for CS employee and contractors. Performs TMS administrator functions, including providing access for CS employees and vendors as TMS administrator. Identifies problem areas, researches, determines, and implements corrective courses of action. Problems that are beyond the incumbent's capability to resolve are elevated to the supervisor. Formulates, presents, executes, and analyzes organizational budgets. Serves as local expert on budgeting and financial management issues and activities. Responsible for determining internal fiscal budget and personnel requirements. Determines resource requirements and recommends resource allocations based on priorities and needs. Monitors and evaluates budget execution to ensure funds are executed in accordance with customer spending plans. Collaborates with the agency to gather the necessary requirements to formulate the coming fiscal year budget request. Performs in depth analysis of budget requests and maintains a series of automated spreadsheets containing key budget formulation information which feed summary reports. Communicates with internal and external stakeholders for development and execution of agency budget. 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, GS-12, GS-13. Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 4;30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Available Virtual: Yes this is a Virtual position - Employee is expected to report to the nearest VBA Facility based on telework agreement. Position Description/PD#: Management Analyst; PD39655A, PD39654A, and PD39653A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:10/11/2024. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: Applicants who are current Federal employees, former Federal employees applying for reinstatement, or a current federal employee applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment must meet time in grade requirements. 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. NOTE: This does not apply to Non-Federal Applicants, or applicants applying for consideration under Non-Competitive Authority (i.e.... "30% or more Disability", VRA, and/or Schedule A). To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). You must provide a copy of your most recent SF-50 that indicates proof of status, and shows Time in Grade (for example, you were a career or career-conditional employee) and identifies your position title, series, grade, step, salary, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). 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 also submit your most recent promotion or within-grade increase in addition to your recent SF-50. If you previously held a higher grade, you must also submit any SF-50 showing that grade. DO NOT submit Award SF-50's and/or General Adjustment SF-50's as they cannot be used to prove time-in-grade. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 level. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 level. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12 level. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position(s), and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. The applicant must be COR II certified or COR I certified with 6 months of contracting experience. The applicant must document knowledge of finance, budget and/or procurement laws, regulations, and policies and the ability to explain them, both orally and in writing, to individuals of all educational backgrounds. GS-11 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: One year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level applying office support methods, policies and procedures for providing or performing a variety of support functions and services for a large organization or Federal agency. Education Substitution: Successfully completed 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. (Must submit transcripts.); or a combination of the required experience and education for this grade level. OR, a combination of specialized experience and education as described, when combined, equal 100% of the total requirement. GS-12 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: One year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level demonstrates providing or performing a variety of support functions and identifying and recommending solutions to a large organization or Federal agency. GS-13 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: One year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level conducting research, analyze and studies to improve program effectiveness or improvement of complex management processes and systems for a large organization or Federal agency. 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 sedentary, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. There may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items, such as papers, books, small parts; or boxes. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. 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/. 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 This is a bargaining unit position. VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and 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. 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 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. Click here for more information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility. 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. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator. Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. 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. 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. Veterans and 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, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members. For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document. 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), https://www.va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf