Management Analyst

About this role

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees must meet the time-in-grade requirements. GS-09 grade level you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07 grade level. GS-11 grade level you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 grade 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. 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. If you are a current VBA employee outside of the commuting area seeking reassignment or change to lower grade via this vacancy announcement, you must currently hold the GS-09 and the promotion potential of your current position must be at least GS-11.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:GS-09 Grade Level Specialized Experience: You must possess at least one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-07 level in the federal service). Specialized experience is defined as applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues or studies; researching and applying pertinent regulations, policies and precedents which affect work processes and operations; and experience conducting detailed analysis of complex issues, work functions and/or work processes.

OR Education Substitution: Masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such degree or LL. B or J.D., if related. Applicants may substitute education for the experience required. (You must provide supporting transcripts). OR Combination of Experience and Education at the GS-09 grade level: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the GS-9 level.

Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels specified in the table and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages.