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Program Manager (Assistant Director)
Veterans Benefits Administration · Posted 6 days ago
Hybrid Salt Lake City, UT $126K – $164K Apply by Sep 11, 2026 Program Management ENFJENTJESTJ Operations
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This position is in Medical Disability Exams (MDE) program office. The Assistant Director, MDE Acquisitions and Budget Staff, is directly responsible for managing and monitoring the world-wide multi-billion dollar contracts for disability examinations to include funding and invoicing.
What You'll Do
- →Specific duties include: The incumbent directs MDE acquisitions and budget for the worldwide program.
- →Performs work associated with planning, organizing, directing, controlling, and evaluation of activities to support operational accomplishments for MDE program activities.
- →This includes oversight and responsibility for the overall planning, directing, and timely execution of program operations, internal training, and data analysis, evaluation, and providing recommendations based on complex input to improve the effectiveness of work methods and procedures, management controls, information and documentation systems, and similar functions of program management.
- →Will serve as management advisor using a high-level of discernment and judgment to address a wide variety of interrelated subject matter, that can include contractual, programmatic, or other program office focus areas.
- →Plans, develops, directs, and assumes the implementation of an integrated operational and strategic planning in alignment with the budgeting process.
- →Provides technical and administrative supervision to a staff of administrative professionals and oversees the daily operation of the unit, ensures agency policies and priorities are being followed; develops performance standards; and evaluates work performance of subordinates.
- →The incumbent gives advice, counsel, and instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters.
- →Hears and resolves minor complaints from employees; refers group grievances and more serious unresolved complaints to a higher-level supervisor or manager; effects minor disciplinary measures such as warnings and reprimands and recommends action in more serious cases.
- →Interviews candidates for positions in the unit; recommends appointments, promotions, and reassignments to unit positions; identifies and provides training needs; and finds ways to improve production or increase the quality of work within the area of authority.
- →Monitors completion of additional assignments Including special projects, preparation of recommendations for manual or regulatory change, and training materials.
- →Analyzes and evaluates on a qualitative and quantitative basis the effectiveness of programs or operations in meeting established goals and objectives.
- →Performs regular analysis of accuracy review results and identifies actual or potential problem areas, trends, significant program accomplishments, merit and deficiency situations, areas of Imbalance, or other similar factors.
- →Coordinates goals, priorities, staff resources, productivity, quality, and general activities with higher-level management.
- →Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: This position is eligible for situational (ad hoc) telework only.
Requirements
- ✓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 Selectees are required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period if not previously completed in a Federal position.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 6d02bfa0-0f4b-4958-875d-a4206b9af0af
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