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Program Manager (Assistant Director)
Veterans Benefits Administration · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Washington, DC $169K – $197K Apply by Jun 11, 2026 Program Management ENFJENTJESTJ Operations
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This position is in the Medical Disability Examination (MDE) office. The Assistant Director, MDE Acquisitions and Budget Staff, is directly responsible for the oversight of budget and high-value contracts. He or she is responsible for providing program performance data to the Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, and MDE leaders to optimize operating and business activities.
What You'll Do
- →Specific duties include: Leading the following teams: MDE budget and acquisitions focused on applying a wide range of quantitative and qualitative techniques to collect, analyze, disseminate, and present large amounts of data that support data driven operational decisions.
- →Serving as a key advisor to the Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, MDE on program planning, measurement, analysis, and performance improvement.
- →Planning, developing, directing, and assuring the implementation of an integrated operational and strategic planning in alignment with the budgeting process.
- →Working closely with MDE budget team, MDE contracts team and VBA Performance Analysis and Integrity (PA&I), prepares necessary documentation for VA and Congressional submissions and monthly reports which includes performance goal which are tied into program effectiveness.
- →Developing and maintaining positive working relationships with key VBA programs, MDE contractors and other Departmental staff in execution of operational goals.
- →Completing and ensuring the correctness and quality of the data analyzed and presented.
- →Providing authoritative guidance in the resolution of complex problems or issues impacting MDE.
- →Providing technical expertise and advice to senior management officials on complex, sensitive, controversial, and highly sensitive issues, which may impact or shape the future direction of MDE program.
- →Using system redesigning methods to improve efficiency through process improvement projects.
- →Determining intent in interpreting existing policy for use by others within or outside the organization.
- →Developing concise, accurate responses to Congressional, White House or other inquiries.
- →Analyzing and forecasting MDE program requirements and monitors all changes to program throughout the year and identifies variances with analysis and corrective action, if required.
- →Researching and investigating new or improved business and management practices for application to agency programs or operations.
- →Assuring timely accomplishment of the assigned tasks by keeping in touch with the status and progress of work and adjusts in accordance with established priorities.
Requirements
- ✓Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- ✓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 or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓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 period Subject to background/security investigation Selectees are required to service a one-year supervisory probationary period if not previously completed in a Federal position.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process 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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 184c8bfd-1768-4871-972e-e1a8dc85d446
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