- Position Title
- Administrative Officer (Support Services Division Chief)
- Agency
- Veterans Benefits Administration
- Announcement Number
- 354-23-JM-11977621-NBU Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, May 23, 2023 to Friday, June 2, 2023
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you currently employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
Preferences
1.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Assessment 1
This vacancy is open ONLY to current permanent employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Veterans Affairs (VA) CTAP eligibles. You must submit documentation to verify your eligibility.
1.
Are you a current, permanent employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as described above?
If you are a VA employee and currently hold the grade level of this vacancy (or higher) AND the promotion potential of this position does not exceed the promotion potential of your current position, you may request a non-competitive reassignment or change-to-lower grade into this position. You MUST submit your most recent (non-award) SF-50 and the SF-50 placing you into your current position to receive consideration.
2.
Do you wish to request a non-competitive reassignment or change-to-lower grade into the advertised position and grade?
3.
What is your current grade?
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4.
What is the full performance level (highest promotion potential) of your current position?
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TIME-IN-GRADE - As a current Federal employee, you must meet time-in-grade requirements, in addition to minimum qualifications, in order to be considered. For a GS-13 position, you must have at least 52 weeks (one year) at the GS-12 grade level, or higher, by the closing date of this announcement (unless you are eligible for a non-competitive hiring authority (Schedule A). NOTE: ALL other requirements MUST be met.
5.
Do you have at least one year (52 weeks) of time-in-grade at the GS-12 level or higher to qualify at the GS-13 grade level? Please select the response that most accurately describes you. (Submitted documentation must support your response).
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: This section includes questions about your qualifications for this position. In addition to the Time-In-Grade requirements above (if applicable), applicants must ALSO meet the minimum qualification requirements in order to be referred to management. Your qualifications MUST be clearly documented AND supported in your application materials. Select the appropriate response to the following questions based upon your current level of education and/or experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. DISCLAIMER: Do not overstate or understate your level of experience and demonstrated capability. You should be aware that your selection is subject to evaluation and verification based on the resume and other relevant documents you submit. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your stated level of experience and demonstrated capability. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you or for dismissing you from the position following acceptance. You will be asked at the end of this questionnaire to certify your entire application as true and accurate.
6.
Do you have one full year, or more, of specialized experience performing work that is in or related to the work of this position (see Specialized Experience in the vacancy announcement, also) AND that was equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level, in Federal service?
Your rating is subject to verification based on your resume, narratives, and other relevant documents you submit AND through verification of references as appropriate. Deliberate attempts to falsify information is grounds for non-selection and/or termination. In addition, falsifying information on your application can result in your being barred from Federal employment.
7.
Please certify that your answers are accurate, true and complete.