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Summary The purpose of the position is to serve as the Director, Manpower Management Service with responsibility for the oversight and implementation of the VA's Manpower Management Program (MMP) and the supervision of the personnel assigned to VA MMS. In this capacity the incumbent provides direction, leadership, and independent analyses/advice to senior-level officials on all VA programs, organizational structure, position management, and staffing requirements matters. Responsibilities Manages position and organizational change requests for all Staff Offices to ensure change requests reflect the valid manpower requirements, efficient and effective structures, and availability of funds. Ensures that each Staff Office serviced by VA MMS has a minimum of one monthly coordination meeting to address issues with payroll accounting, position management, organizational efficiency. Coordinate with Human Resources Offices (HROs) to ensure that position or organizational changes comply with VA classification policies. Manage VA's manpower requirements determination and analysis processes and validation of staffing models, tools, etc. Develop, validate, and manage analytic tools to provide workload-based staffing requirements in support of workforce planning and budget submissions/planning. Work with Administrations and Staff Offices to resolve data quality issues related to positions, payroll, and organizational structure. Collaborate with the Center for Enterprise Human Resources Information Services (CEHRIS) to ensure that legacy HRSmart accounting and organizational data elements are accurate until they are no longer needed for payroll purposes. Develop and implement enterprise-wide policy and processes for organizational structure change requests. Develop, publish, and oversee policies and processes related to HRSmart position or organizational management and requirements determination. Develop and implement enterprise-wide audit tools to monitor compliance with manpower management policies and processes and to ensure that budgeted and active positions reflect current budget operating plan targets. Serves as an authoritative source, subject matter expert, and program lead for the implementation and oversight of VA's MMP. Work Schedule: Fulltime Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: 090730 Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/23/2024. Specialized Experience: To qualify for GS-15, applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-14) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as work that involves: (1) Developing policy and overall guidance for manpower management; (2) developing detailed deterministic workload-based analysis resulting in staffing requirements (e.g., industry benchmark, time studies, models, simulations, etc.); (3) Developing new concepts, approaches, policies, processes, or changes to programs to resolve challenges on a department wide impact. 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-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14. 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. See the Required Document section below for more information regarding the SF-50s needed to verify time-in-grade. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Data Management Customer Service Database Administration Organizational Awareness Change Management 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. 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/. Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level. Additional Information Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more information. VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members. For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.