Lead Management Analyst

This Lead Management Analyst position is with Veterans Benefits Administration (Department of Veterans Affairs) in Phoenix, AZ. This incumbent serves as a Lead Management Analyst within Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Medical Disability Examination Office (MDEO). The goal of MDEO is to provide program oversight of the contract examination process, including monitoring vendor performance of the disability compensation and pension (C&P) examinations, and contract administration and financial management of the program. This position is on the (MDEO) Acquisitions and Budget staff. Key duties: • Specific duties include: Assign tasks and associated deadlines, monitor progress, and maintain effective tracking system to ensure program efficiencies. Identify areas of deficiency and provide essential coaching and mentoring. Develop training materials for staff, and MDEO contract and budgetary program requirements; provide training to MDEO staff and other business lines. Prepare acquisition plans, appropriate milestone charts, and related schedules. Serve as advisor to management officials in procurement planning. Advise program officials of the procurement objectives to be used and prepare statements of work. Assist in the preparation of the findings and solicitation documents. Explore new or innovative contracting approaches to arrive at an equitable contract arrangement. Serve as project manager, with responsibility as the primary organizational or project representative conducting bureau-wide or major components thereof. Prepare and maintain team reports to include accomplishments and areas of improvement. Stay abreast of updates in policies and procedures impacting the program; develop and update team procedures and program Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). Prepare and give oral presentations to various audiences within MDEO, Office of Financial Management (OFM), Office of Field Operations (OFO), VBA, and VHA senior management department level executives and outside agencies. Plans, coordinates, and conducts internal audits and management control reviews of MDEO contract, budget, and program operations to evaluate compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Monitor contractor performance to assure compliance with agency regulations and procedures, program directives, and technical requirements of the contract. Review and improve progress reports and deliverables. Work with VA Acquisition personnel in using a variety of contract types to procure items and/or services. Analyze management techniques, processes, and trends for improving organizational effectiveness techniques of analysis are of a complex nature. Analyze multifunctional programs, functions, and organizations on a region wide or equivalent scope to determine whether the systems in current use efficiently accomplish objectives sought and if they provide controls necessary. Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm. Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Lead Management Analyst; PD422680 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required. Duty Hours: 8:00-4:30pm 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: As a current Federal, GS employee you must 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 level. If you are a current VBA employee requesting reassignment or change to lower grade via this vacancy announcement, you must currently hold the GS- 14 or higher and the promotion potential of your current position must be at least None. 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. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-14 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: To qualify for this position at the GS-14 level, applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level. The applicant must document knowledge of a complex field of laws, regulations and Federal legislation pertaining to planning, development and execution of a federal budget and be able to prepare various documents including program justifications. Volunteer Experience: 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. Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. There may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items, such as papers, books, small parts; or boxes. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. 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/. View the full announcement and apply on USAJOBS.gov.