Summary

This position serves as a Management and Program Analyst within the Office of Congressional & Legislative Affairs (OCLA). This position is non-supervisory and directly reports to OCLA's Chief of Staff. The incumbent will provide high-level and complex programmatic, administrative, analytical, and policy expertise to OCLA. The purpose of this position is to assist the OCLA's Chief of Staff in managing a variety of administrative and policy programs and support services.

Duties

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***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

This position serves as a principal advisor to OCLA's Chief of Staff, carrying responsibility for managing, evaluating, and executing highly complex administrative, technical, and operational programs and special projects. The incumbent will govern daily operational workflows, lead the deployment of agency-wide regulations, and optimize resource distribution to achieve operational excellence. This role requires advanced strategic thinking capabilities, to include experience in driving operational efficiency, substantial experience in human resources management, fiscal administration, and enterprise-level systems redesign, and the ability to translate high-level federal directives into compliant, actionable operational procedures.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

The incumbent plans and assists in managing major OCLA administrative programs and projects to include developing long-range program plans, goals, objectives, milestones, and evaluates the effectiveness of programs.

Conducts rigorous evaluations of internal organizational systems to pinpoint bottlenecks and engineering solutions for maximum efficiency.

This position's work includes developing, analyzing data, making recommendations, and implementing new or modified work methods, organizational structures, management and administrative processes and procedures for creating administering program services, knowledge management systems, guidelines and procedures, and automating work processes for the conduct of program operations. This includes development of standard operating procedures, tracking systems and supporting implementation initiatives.

Formulate comprehensive strategic briefs, executive summaries, and action plans to guide executive decision-making. Present findings and recommendations to leadership and colleagues to optimize operational efficiency.

Performs and manages a variety of administrative and technical workflows and processes within the office.

Establishes and continually reviews, updates, and develops complex operational and support service office procedures that affect the orderly and efficient flow of work within the office and with parties and agencies outside the organization. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring OCLA is complaint with directives and requirements related to these programs.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm EST.

Location:The selectee will be required to report on-site at 810 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20420.

Telework: Available - Ad Hoc telework (situational telework) as determined by the agency policy.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: PD20488A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the 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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a one year probationary period or two year trial 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 one year probationary period or two year trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/08/2026.

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 by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. 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 some former Federal employees applying for reinstatement, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. See the Required Document section below for more information regarding the SF-50s needed to verify time-in-grade.

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

• 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. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
  
  • Experience planning and managing major administrative programs, including developing long-range plans, goals, objectives, and milestones, and evaluating program effectiveness against established criteria.
  • Experience developing and recommending new or revised management policies, procedures, and administrative practices, and assisting in their implementation across an organization or program office.
  • Applying advanced analytical methods and project management techniques to independently assess complex administrative and operational issues, producing recommendations that improve organizational efficiency.
  • Providing confidential advisory support to senior leadership on the evaluation of administrative programs, including assessing the progress and outcomes of high-visibility projects.

Evidence of this specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of like duties performed in positions held on your resume. You will also need to provide work experience information such as hours per week, full-time/part-time status, and starting/ending dates of employment (month and year format) to establish you have one (1) full year of specialized experience at the required grade level.

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: Resume must include job title and employer name, number of hours worked per week, start and end dates (including month and year), list of duties and responsibilities for each position held. In addition, if the experience was a federal position, you must list series and grade for each position held. Failure to include this information may result in an ineligible rating. A full year of work is considered to be 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 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 http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

• 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 for this vacancy. To be found well qualified, applicants must meet the following qualifications:
• Applied advanced analytical and project management expertise to independently resolve complex, cross-cutting administrative and policy issues, producing recommendations that measurably improved operational efficiency at the department level.
• Directed the design, revision, and rollout of management and administrative policies and procedures adopted as standard practice across the organization, coordinating implementation with senior leadership and affected offices.
• Functioned as the principal advisor on program and project performance, independently evaluating the effectiveness of administrative operations and delivering findings that informed executive decision-making on high-visibility initiatives.
• Independently approved and adjusted the direction of ongoing projects and programs, including policy and long-range planning efforts, and applying sound judgment in situations with significant ambiguity and minimal precedent.
• Established long-range strategic plans, goals, objectives, and evaluation criteria for major administrative programs, and independently assessed program outcomes against those criteria to drive continuous improvement.
• Spearheaded the creation and continuous refinement of operational and support service procedures - including new program services, guidelines, and process automation - ensuring efficient workflow within the department and seamless coordination with external agencies and congressional offices.

Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Local Commuting Area: The local commuting area for this position is defined as a radius of 50 miles from Washington, D.C. This includes all locations that fall within a 50-mile driving distance from 810 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20420.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

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. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration (HRA) at The Fair Chance Act.

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. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

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.

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