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Program Manager (Deputy Director)
Veterans Benefits Administration · Posted 85 days ago
Hybrid Washington, DC $169K – $197K Apply by Jul 14, 2026 Program Management ENFJENTJESTJ OperationsEducation
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This position is in the VA Central Office Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Service. The Deputy Director serves as the principal advisor to the Executive Director of VR&E. This position may be filled in Washington DC.
What You'll Do
- →Specific duties include: Assists the Executive in formulation and implementation of national strategies, policies, regulations, and standards governing VR&E programs under Title 38, U.S.C.
- →Chapters 31,35, and 36.
- →Directs national policy for eligibility determination, vocational assessment, counseling services employment planning, rehabilitation services, and independent living programs.
- →Exercises broad managerial authority over long-range planning, staffing, organizational priorities, and implementation of approved initiatives to advance VR&E program performance nationwide.
- →Monitors and evaluates field station performance to ensure consistency, technical accuracy, and achievement of national program goals.
- →Reviews and analyzes proposed legislation and Executive Orders, provides authoritative recommendations to ensure program alignment with statutory and regulatory requirements.
- →Serves as the VR&E Service professional expert in conducting, administering, and advising in the areas of education, psychology, testing and evaluation, counseling, rehabilitation, job accommodations, and placement.
- →Responsible for being fully knowledgeable about the technical aspects of Chapter 31 and the professional knowledge upon which Chapter 31 is based.
- →Coordinates responses to Congressional, Office of Management and Budget, and Government Accounting Office inquiries, as well as the preparation of responses to controlled correspondence and/or executive communication.
- →Participates in the design and directs the implementation of best practices, business process development, and requirement determinations for IT systems, the purpose of which is to assist and document the advancement of disabled veterans in public and private sectors.
- →Performs all other duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday 8:00am-4:30pm.
- →Compressed/Flexible: 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 OR 2-year trial 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 OR 2-year 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: c0478e14-4834-4686-baf5-9c4f51b8dac4
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