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Program Specialist
Veterans Benefits Administration · Posted 2 days ago
Hybrid Providence, RI $70K – $110K Apply by Jul 17, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ
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This position is in the Veterans Benefit Administration, Veterans Readiness and Employment division (VR&E), Regional Office, Providence, RI. The Veteran Readiness & Employment programs help Veterans with service-connected disabilities and employment handicaps prepare for, find, and maintain suitable careers. For Veterans with service-connected disabilities so severe that they cannot immediately consider work, VR&E provides services to improve their ability to live independently.
What You'll Do
- →The Program Specialist advises and counsels the VR&E Officer and Assistant VR&E Officer on program operations, strategies, and objectives.
- →This position is responsible for performing a wide range of program analyses and review studies relative to the organization primarily in the following areas : functional processes, staffing, workflow efficiency, work measurement, manpower utilization and control of cost, and effective utilization of equipment, material, and supplies.
- →In additions the Program Specialist is responsible for the following duties but are not limited to: Evaluating, processing, or making recommendations for effective organizational changes.
- →Performs organizational analysis for changes in the functional areas of division.
- →Assimilating data for the VR&E Officer and developing graphs and charts for Quarterly Briefings, Trip Packs, and other technical reports.
- →Compiling monthly reports from professional and para-professional staffers.
- →Reviewing information, reconciling conflicting data and devises new or modified methods to analyze findings.
- →Processing invoices and SAM awards ensuring the relationship between VRE and the Finance section focus is on the schools and the Veterans receiving their benefits payments.
- →Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met.
- →Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.
- →The grade progression for this position is GS-09/11.
- →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.
- →The selectee is required to report to the official duty station each scheduled workday.
- →Telework may be approved only on a case-by-case basis with supervisory approval.
Requirements
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may 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.
- ✓A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
- ✓You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
- ✓For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
- ✓Note: You may submit unofficial transcripts when applying.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 67f1fc83-4074-43f1-9c8a-49274b844d44
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