- Position Title
- Asst Director (Deputy to the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary)
- Agency
- Veterans Benefits Administration
- Announcement Number
- 101-OFO-12126075-23-CBW Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, September 14, 2023 to Thursday, September 21, 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 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Veterans Affairs (VA) CTAP eligibles.
1.
Are you currently a permanent employee of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)?
TIME-IN-GRADE - As a current Federal, GS employee you must meet time-in-grade requirements.
2.
At the GS-15 grade level, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14 or held the GS-15 or higher grade. Please select the response below that most accurately describes you:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: This section includes questions about your qualifications for this position.
3.
Based on the descriptions below, please select the response that best reflects your level of experience for the GS-0340-15 Assistant Director. In addition to the experience required for the GS-15, applicants must have one year of Specialized Experience which is equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-14 level) in the normal line of progression for the position.
Specialized Experience is defined as experience in the following areas:
Specialized Experience is defined as experience in the following areas:
- Leading people: demonstrated capability to lead as a second-level supervisor, with responsibility over a major program or operational entity.
- Diagnosing problems within the organization and drivers.
- Building working relationships with all levels of the organization.
- Developing, implementing, and articulating the mission vision and goals of the organization.
- Developing and/or assisting in the design of business processes, systems, technology, and job roles.
- Implementing plans and means to achieve these goals as well as providing training and education on new organization initiatives.
As previously explained, your responses in this Assessment Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your responses. Deliberate attempts to falsify information will be grounds for disqualifying you or for dismissing you from employment following acceptance. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. If you fail to answer this question, you will be disqualified from consideration for this position.
4.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be canceled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in not being considered for this position.