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Program Specialist

Veterans Health AdministrationBiloxi, MississippiPosted 20 Oct 2026

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To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/30/2026. 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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. For a GS-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7.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-9 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: perform administrative duties including coordinate meetings, send calendars updates, planning and program management and evaluation, organize clinical and administrative roles; develop goals and programs; participate in planning and operations; follow-up with program evaluation methodology and processes; communicate with other staff members and programs; identify needs and make recommendations; coordinate daily functions; perform quality management procedures.

OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.B. or J.D. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study.

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If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. 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. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for position at grades of GS-9 and GS-11.

GS-11 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: perform administrative activities including budget and fiscal management, human resource management, strategic planning and program management and evaluation, oversee clinical and administrative functions; develop long-range and short-term goals and programs; direct planning and operations; develop program evaluation methodology and processes; liaise with other staff members and programs; identify needs and make recommendations; coordinate daily functions; performed quality management procedures.

OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LLM degree. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study.

If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. 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. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for position at grade GS-11.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Compliance Information Assurance Interpersonal Skills Technical Competence Writing 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 primarily sedentary but there are instances of standing, bending, walking, lifting and carrying of items such as records and reports. There will be a fair amount of walking as needed to attend meetings. 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/.

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