Program Manager (Assistant Director)

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Job duties include:
Leading the following teams: MDE budget and acquisitions focused on applying a wide range of quantitative and qualitative techniques to collect, analyze, disseminate, and present large amounts of data that support data driven operational decisions.
Serving as a key advisor to the Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, MDE on program planning, measurement, analysis, and performance improvement.
Planning, developing, directing, and assuring the implementation of an integrated operational and strategic planning in alignment with the budgeting process.
Working closely with MDE budget team, MDE contracts team and VBA Performance Analysis and Integrity (PA&I), prepares necessary documentation for VA and Congressional submissions and monthly reports which includes performance goal which are tied into program effectiveness.
Developing and maintaining positive working relationships with key VBA programs, MDE contractors and other Departmental staff in execution of operational goals.
Completing and ensuring the correctness and quality of the data analyzed and presented.
Providing authoritative guidance in the resolution of complex problems or issues impacting MDE.
Providing technical expertise and advice to senior management officials on complex, sensitive, controversial, and highly sensitive issues, which may impact or shape the future direction of MDE program.
Using system redesigning methods to improve efficiency through process improvement projects.
Determining intent in interpreting existing policy for use by others within or outside the organization.
Developing concise, accurate responses to Congressional, White House or other inquiries.
Analyzing and forecasting MDE program requirements and monitors all changes to program throughout the year and identifies variances with analysis and corrective action, if required.
Researching and investigating new or improved business and management practices for application to agency programs or operations.
Assuring timely accomplishment of the assigned tasks by keeping in touch with the status and progress of work and adjusts in accordance with established priorities. Checking on work in progress and reviews completed work to see that supervisor's instructions on work sequences, procedures, methods, and deadlines have been met.