Lead Management Analyst

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.

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

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the Agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the Agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Additional Conditions of Employment are as follows: You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary or trial period Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements I-9 Acceptable Documents. Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.