Program Manager

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/28/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: Have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. NOTE: To be minimally qualified for this position, you must meet 5 of the 7 examples of specialized experience. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Technical/operational consultant for development and implementation of policies, procedures, and operations related to new and existing programs and initiatives, Monitor legislation, regulatory guidance, and policy directives for assigned programs Evaluate programs against short- and long-range objectives to develop effective bureau-level policies Strategic planning and change management Articulate and investigate policy options for program customers. Provider relations related to assigned program populations, collaborate with contractors and work with providers Write updates, issue briefs, and/or Congressional responses For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.