Program Specialist

About the role

The Program Specialist serves as an analyst in the Office of Executive Review (OER), in the Office of the Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). Performs a variety of analytical, planning, evaluative, and advisory work to coordinate and manage VBA's legislative functions, responses to congressional queries, and other executive communications. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:06/03/2026. 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. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12 level. 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. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-13 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: Demonstrates ability to manage high visibility, executive correspondence, and internal coordination functions in support of senior leadership. Managing internal actions related to Congressional briefings and communications ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with enterprise processes and requirements. Obtaining reviews, comments, and concurrence on correspondence assigned and coordinating with multiple internal and external offices to ensure completeness and quality of products. Conducting thorough fact gathering, research, and analysis to advise business lines and program offices to ensure clarity and alignment with organizational priorities. 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: Work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. 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/.