State Approving Agency Program Analyst

Montgomery, TX - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 47300 - 68600

Posted on: 9 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Summary

The Program Analyst assists in assuring that approved programs of education and training provided to Veterans Administration (VA) eligible persons are quality programs and meet all Federal codes Department of Veterans Affairs policies and procedures State and Alabama Community College System requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

PRIMARY DUTIES:

Conduct full facility reapprovals and modified approvals each year for institutions currently approved by the SAA.
Review applications for new schools and training establishments seeking approval to offer VA education benefits; communicate with the new facilities regarding approval criteria to ensure their ability to comply with all requirements and regulations.
Review applications and supporting documentation for new programs for currently approved schools and ensure the programs meet current approval criteria.
Suspend and/or withdraw schools and training establishments that fail to comply with approval criteria and provide notice to the facility via certified mail under the direction of the SAA Director.
Provide a Notice of Approval letter to the VA for each approval denial suspension or withdrawal to include legal authority and conditions of approval effective date and attachments of required documents.
Maintain a current list of schools which have had current catalogs approved and when necessary contact schools which have not submitted current publications.

Maintain a current email distribution list of all school certifying officials.
Process and track denial of benefit letters/email notifications.
Attend and take notes of periodic SAA meetings conferences and VA workshops/webinars to keep generally informed regarding administration of the VA program as requested.

SECONDARY DUTIES:

Review the VA rules and regulations to assist with analyzing and interpreting the SAA responsibilities to institutions and establishments.
Provide appropriate instructions to institutions and establishments so the proper methods of record keeping and reporting are developed and maintained.
Accompany SAA staff members on school visits.
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

BA/BS degree from a regionally accredited institution.
Four (4) years of directly related experience.
Ability to pass federal government security clearance.
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and the ability to maintain confidentiality.
Ability to travel overnight.

Application Procedures/Additional Information

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
Applications must be filed online at: complete application packet must be submitted by the posted deadline in order to be considered for this position. Applicants who fail to submit all required information will be disqualified. A complete application packet consists of:

Online application
Cover letter
Current resume
Separate list of four (4) professional references (not letters) with complete contact information
Unofficial or official transcripts showing degree(s) conferred and conferral dates

All application materials must be scanned. It is recommended that you have digital (preferably .pdf) copies of your cover letter resume list of references and transcripts showing degree(s) and conferral dates ready to upload before you begin the application process.
WE DO NOT ACCEPT E-MAILED APPLICATIONS.
When you finish the online application procedure you will receive an on-screen notice that you have successfully applied. HOWEVER this does not mean that your application materials are complete in accordance with the vacancy announcement. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure they have submitted all necessary application materials in accordance with the vacancy announcement.

Please direct any questions regarding the application process to Charlene Finkelstein at or or Nikita Odoms at or .

If you need technical assistance after reviewing the instructions please contact:
NEOGOV Customer Service
Monday-Friday
8:00 am 5:00 pm PST

AGENCY INFORMATION:
The Alabama Community College System is an equal opportunity employer.It is the policy of the Alabama Community College System including all postsecondary community and technical colleges under the control of the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees that no employee or applicant for employment or promotion on the basis of any impermissible criterion or characteristic including without limitation race color national origin religion marital status disability sex age or any other protected class as defined by federal and state law shall be excluded from participation in be denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any program activity or employment.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal background investigation. This employer participates in E-Verify.

The Alabama Community College System reserves the right to withdraw this job announcement at any time prior to the awarding. More than one position in the same job classification may be filled from the applicants for this position should another vacancy occur during the search process.

Required Experience:

Position SummaryThe Program Analyst assists in assuring that approved programs of education and training provided to Veterans Administration (VA) eligible persons are quality programs and meet all Federal codes Department of Veterans Affairs policies and procedures State and Alabama Community Colleg...