USA Staffing

Eligibilities

1. Are you a Veterans Health Administration employee?
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.

A. Yes

B. No

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.

A. Yes, I am considered a political appointee as described under 5 U.S.C. sections 5312 through 5316.

B. Yes, I am considered a Non-career Senior Executive Service (SES), Limited Term SES, Limited Emergency SES Executive Branch employee.

C. Yes, I am considered a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or appointee who served in a political capacity under agency-specific authority in the Executive Branch.

D. Yes, I am considered a political appointee in the Executive Branch (as described in a., b. or c above) in a covered position in an agency having an interchange agreement with OPM, which allows movement from the agency's system to the competitive civil service.

E. None of the above. I am not considered a current or recent (last 5 years) political appointee as described above in items a, b, c, or d.

Your resume must be submitted in English and include the following information for each job listed:

Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.

Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications. Do not include a photograph or video of yourself, or any sensitive information (age, date of birth, marital status, protected health information, religious affiliation, social security number, etc.) on your resume or cover letter. We will not access web pages or encrypted, and digitally signed documents linked on your resume or cover letter to determine your qualifications.

By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).

Assessment 1

Thank you for your interest in this GS-12 Administrative Officer ( DETAIL) position with the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center. We will evaluate your resume and responses to this questionnaire to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification and must be fully supported by your resume and supporting documents.

Specialized Experience Requirement:

1. Do you possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience, which equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the Administrative Officer, GS-12 position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, this specialized experience must have been equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in Federal service to qualify at the GS-12 grade level. Examples of specialized experience include but limited to:
Performing various Human Resources/personnel management duties related to recruitment, counseling, conflict management, disciplinary actions, and/or awards.
Identify and recommend methods of improving processes and procedures; budgeting and financial management for the organization that includes budget formulation, justification, execution, and financial reporting.
Interpreting national directives and laws, developing, and implementing policies, defining administrative requirements, and providing advice to top management on related issues.
Reviewing proposals for research funding and/ or special requests prior to their submission to the funding agencies.
Reviewing budgetary requirements for personnel, equipment, and supply requirements.
Establishing systems for data collection and report compilation and directing and overseeing preparation of those reports and creating one- time reports required by different program or agency leaders.
Skills to plan, organize, and direct team study work and to negotiate effectively with management to accept and implement recommendations where the proposals involve substantial agency resources or require extensive changes in established Research & Development (R&D) procedures.
Developing, implementing, and maintaining an effective means of research program review and evaluation to ensure compliance with policies and directives. Expert knowledge regarding regulations governing use of human subjects, animal subjects, radioisotopes, chemical hazards, biohazards, waste disposal and other safety matters in medical research.
Establishing and overseeing procedures for the receipt, review and follow-up on requisitions for purchases from Federal and other special funds. Exercising contracting authority and drafting and/ or reviewing contract proposals and agreements to assure accurate budgetary, personnel and administrative arrangements.

A. Yes, I have 1-year of Specialized Experience equivalent to at least GS-11 grade level.

B. No, I do not meet the 1-year Specialized Experience equivalent to at least GS-11 grade level requirement.

Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).

2. Has your manager approved this detail? Please submit documentation of approval as an attachment.

A. Yes

B. No

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