Management and Program Analyst

Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Assists senior management in planning, organizing, evaluating, advising, and coordinating administrative activities.
• Advises top management on matters impacted by programmatic/policy changes.
• Advises and formulates policies and procedures, adapting existing policies and procedures and/or formulating new policies and procedures.
• Assists with resource allocation decisions to include FTE ceiling, salary budget, supply budget, equipment budget, space utilization, maintenance contracts, etc.
• Performs in-depth, rigorous analysis of budget requests by employing techniques such as cost-benefit analysis, program trade-offs, and exploration of alternative methods of funding to insure that program objectives are met.
• Makes recommendations to top management based on data analysis and findings.
• Assists senior management in preparation of a variety of daily, weekly, monthly, and annual reports.
• Regularly prepares Issue Briefs which are designed to inform the VISN and VACO of significant issues/events.
• Participates and represents senior management on Medical Center committees and workgroups and in meetings that support the hospital mission.
• Carries out a variety of special assignments that are diverse issues and frequently have short deadlines.
• Develops major organizational proposals that involve extensive analysis prior to recommending significant changes in workforce distribution, positions, and/or functional responsibility.
• Analyzes management techniques, processes, and styles for improving organizational effectiveness.
• Analyzes individual programs, functions, and organizations at the local and when requested, VISN level to determine whether management systems in current use efficiently accomplish objectives and whether they provide controls necessary for sound management.
• Assists the executive management Team and Office of Quality Management (QM) in reviewing and defining performance expectations and accomplishments to ensure adherence to VA and non-VA requirements.
• Ensures documentation and follow-up of continuous improvement efforts.
• Coordinates with QM and performs work related to developing and monitoring quality programs, plans, procedures, and methodologies, and/or analyzing quality initiatives and processes.
• He/she analyzes a wide range of processes with long-term goals and results, making use of basic and advanced quality tools to accomplish analysis.
• Trains and uses facilitation skills to perform quality tools and techniques.
• Provides guidance and facilitation skills to quality action teams and to managers.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm; Hours subject to change based on agency needs.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Management and Program Analyst/PD081530
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Starting at $91,897 Per Year (GS 12)