Management Analyst – VERA Coordinator

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/07/2024. 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 by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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. 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 provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-11 Level Specialized Experience: You must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-09) in Federal service. This experience must have equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. – OR- Education: You may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have: 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate, education leading to such a degree, or an LL.M. (if related) – OR – Combination: An equivalent combination of education and experience is qualifying at this grade level GS-12 Level Specialized Experience: You must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-11) in Federal service. This experience must have equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience would include communication and interpersonal relations, the ability to appropriately and courteously relate to internal and external customers, maintenance of confidentiality and patient/employee information, knowledge of the medical center performance improvement program, ability to work and function in the medical center in a safe manner, including infection control and the correct operation of equipment. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Analysis and Problem Solving Analytical Thinking Data Management Internal Controls Partnering Teaching Others 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary, with no special physical demands required. The work requires some physical effort such as standing, walking, bending, sitting, or carrying mail or other documents. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management’s website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
This position is in Business Planning Office at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital. The primary responsibility of the Management Analyst – VERA Coordinator is to possess in depth knowledge of the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) and Medical Center Allocation System (MCAS) systems and how station level inputs impact the outcomes from these systems.