Program Analyst

The employee will serve as the Program Analyst for the Health Administration Department, within the Atlanta VA Medical Center performing administrative work within a highly complex clinical service lines such as program or office planning, evaluation of administrative programs or issues, training program administration, correspondence control, liaison, special projects, or board or committee-related work.

**Qualifications:**
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/13/2026. 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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Possess the the knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods and techniques for the assessment and improvement of telehealth program Knowledgeable of financial and management principles, cost accounting, organizational theory, and techniques of analysis and evaluation Working knowledge of VA reporting systems, including Pyramid, Veterans Support Service Center, Corporate Data Warehouse, Tele Reader and VISTA Knowledgeable of pertinent laws, regulations, policies, and precedents which affect the use of program and related support resources Possess knowledge of management principles, organizational theory, and techniques of analysis and evaluation The incumbent possesses skill in applying fact- finding and investigative techniques (e.g., employee/supervisor interviews, review of work procedures, instructions, records, and files) to gather clear-cut factual evidence of administrative waste and abuse, or compliance with regulations. Demonstrate proficiency in the use of Microsoft Software to include, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have Master's or equivalent graduate degree 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree LL.B. or J.D., if related. 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 First year of Graduate study 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/.