Program Analyst

Clarification from the agency

This vacancy is open to those covered by the indicated hiring paths and living in the local, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, commuting area who are eligible for priority consideration under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP).

The primary purpose of Program Analyst position is to serve as the Project Manager (PM) serving as a senior professional contributor to the work of the EDU PP Division, particularly policy and legislative change implementation, leading complex and interconnected projects which are intended to guide and improve overall EDU operational results, and position EDU for future Program success and resilience on behalf of United States Veterans.

Specific duties include:

• The incumbent executes plans, designs, leads, evaluates and recommends project-level and portfolio-level management and implementation activities typical in a structured project management office guided by Program Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) or similar framework, principles, tools, and techniques.
• The work requires expert application of analytical and evaluative methods to assess program risks, operational impacts, stakeholder requirements, policy implementation barriers, resource constraints, and long-range program outcomes.
• The incumbent develops project strategies, implementation frameworks, risk mitigation approaches, decision documents, and recommendations used by senior leadership to guide policy and legislative implementation across EDU.
• This work includes a high level of collaboration with the AD PP for goal alignment, and with stakeholders across the operational and/or goal areas.
• The PM performs duties that leverage process, technology, and human capital, with each prioritized against current needs and balanced upon strategic program and project objectives.
• The PM is responsible for execution of efforts that help achieve operational business results, and directs, leads, and facilitates initiative-based projects of short, intermediate, and long-term tenure within the policy project domain.
• The work performed and supervised addresses a combination of complex and/or confidential personnel and business information, project management, and ad hoc activities of importance to the PP Division, and is performed collaboratively with the other EDU Divisions, operational or goal stakeholders, and others.
• The PM leads or contributes to high-level projects and ensures completion of associated activities. Project management of these initiatives is considered 'full lifecycle', with the incumbent responsible for participating in, directing, managing, and/or performing all aspects under the very broad guidance of the AD PP, from intake through all steps necessary to achieve success.

Promotion Potential: None; this position is at the full performance level.
Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday through Friday
Compressed/Flexible: Available
Telework: 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; PD421800
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required
This position is not in the Bargaining Unit

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 the 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
• Selectees are required to serve 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: I-9 Acceptable Documents.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:07/20/2026.

TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade at any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet the time-in-grade requirement.

• For a GS-14 position, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13 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 as described below:
GS-14 Grade Level:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience must include:
  • Recording and monitoring work assignment plans and schedules; oral and written communications; presentations and briefings to external and internal audiences; team and coalition building; researching best practices and making adjustments based on research and analysis.

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. Occasionally requires filing or materials, carrying light object such as files, books and papers. No special physical qualifications are required.

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/.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position.

You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):

• Accountability
• Attention to Detail
• Customer Service
• Decision Making
• Flexibility
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Learning
• Reading Comprehension
• Reasoning
• Self-Management
• Stress Tolerance
• Teamwork

• Project Management: Ability to develop and collect critical data for high-level projects such as congressional briefings, preparing presentations for agency executives, and validating the accuracy and validity of presentation material content; manages all projects related to publications within the organization.
• Communication: Ability to establish and maintain effective communication (oral and written) with persons both at all organizational levels and with officials of other departments and agencies on policy, technical and administrative matters.
• Problem Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.
• Collaborate: Ability to collaborate with each division within the PMO to ensure effective communication among business and technical authorities.
• Analyze: Ability to analyze (i.e., review and evaluate), comprehend and apply decisions derived from a variety of data or complex information.
• Advisory: Ability to advise, provide managerial advice, and serve as a technical advisor to senior-level executives.

Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package to include the documents detailed below. Resumes may not exceed two pages and must be legible for review of eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. Your resume and supporting documentation will be verified. Failure to submit the documents as specified may result in loss of consideration for this job announcement.

• Resume:
  • Contact Information:
    • Name and how best to contact you, including email address and phone number
  • Relevant Work Experience:
    • For each relevant work experience, make sure you include:
      • Job Title and Employer (including series and grade for any Federal positions)
      • Start and end dates with month/year (e.g., 05/2019 - 08/2022)
      • The number of hours you worked per week
    • Ensure work experience descriptions are aligned with the job announcement and address all required qualifications. Brief descriptions should demonstrate your ability to perform the tasks at the required level as stated in the job announcement
  • Optional Details:
    • When relevant, include:
      • Current Security Clearance
      • Job-related training
      • Language skills
      • Organizations and affiliations
      • Professional publications
      • Eligibility for special programs (e.g., military spouses, individuals with disabilities, etc.)
• A copy of your most recent NON-award SF-50. The SF-50 must indicate proof of status and should identify your position title, series, grade, step, salary, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).
• Your SF-50 reflecting when you entered your highest grade To verify you meet Time-in-Grade requirements, also submit a SF-50 reflecting when you entered your highest grade held (e.g. Promotion, Appointment, etc.).
• CTAP documentation - RIF notice, SF-50 showing VA employee, and performance appraisal.

Additional Documents accepted:

• Most recent Performance Appraisal (VA Form 0750)
• Award SF-50s

Please use this checklist to make sure you have included all documents required for your application. You will not be contacted for additional information.

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