Program Analyst

This Program Analyst position is with Veterans Health Administration (Department of Veterans Affairs) in Phoenix, AZ. This position is located in the Office of Integrity and Compliance (OIC), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), located at the Central Office of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Washington, DC. The purpose of VHA's integrity and compliance program is to enhance and preserve Veterans' trust by promoting a culture of integrity. Key duties: • This announcement will close on 10/23/2026, the first 75 applications received will receive first consideration. Applications that are submitted after 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the date in which the initial cut-off number has been reached will not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management. The position is responsible for engaging with VHA leadership to identify, assess, and strategically respond to risks that could impact the organization's ability to achieve its mission. Collaborates with agency leadership to support completion of entity risk assessments that capture issues posing broad-reaching risk to the organization. Supports operating units with the identification of risks, issues, and opportunities in oversight reports and assesses corrective action plans to ensure root cause is being addressed and not creating new, unaddressed risks for the organization. Supports multidisciplinary workgroups to develop data-driven and evidence-based remediation strategy options for non-compliance and high-risk areas. Reviews proposed actions and, as appropriate, makes recommendations that support achieving a balanced approach to addressing risk. Analyzes risk mitigation strategies to identify opportunities to implement an agency-wide risk response that better leverages resources and provides standardization. Supports the development and delivery of reports and presentations to VHA leadership that inform on a range of topics pertaining to risk and internal control. Delivers training materials that educate individuals at all levels of responsibility on topics pertaining to VHA's integrated enterprise risk management and internal control framework. Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: M-F 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: May be available at management's decision. Telework: : May not be authorized. Virtual: This position may be authorized for Virtual Work. Virtual Work eligibility is for current VA employees that are already subject to the return to the in-person work mandate in their current position. Definition of Virtual Work: Employee works outside of original hiring duty station at a VA-owned or leased space. Return to Office (RTO): RTO mandates are in effect and selectees will be required to report to in-person work unless they are approved for an exception or an exemption. Any approval for an RTO exception, exemption, or extension will happen after a tentative job offer, but before a final job offer. Position Description/PD#: Program Analyst/PD90489A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized. Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/23/2026. 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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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 as described below: Specialized Experience: Have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-11) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the following examples of specialized experience. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Application of analytical and evaluative methods and techniques that drive the identification, consideration, and resolution of issues of a substantive, complex nature Conduct in-depth analytical studies and processes to complete complex assignment, identifying and developing ways to resolve problems or cope with issues that directly impact goals and objectives as well as the overall health of the agency. Reviews proposed actions and make recommendations that support achieving a balanced approach to addressing risk Communicate a provides consistent information that aligns with established policies, procedures, and industry standards. Risk management and internal control functional disciplines including identifying risks, assessing risks, recommending risk decisions, implementing controls, assessing control efficacy, and overseeing/monitoring controls. Influence and negotiate contracts, risk response strategies, overcome resistance to findings and recommendations due to conflict, competing objectives and/or resource constraints. 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/. View the full announcement and apply on USAJOBS.gov.