- Position Title
- Administrative Officer
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBSR-12747506-25-SB Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, June 16, 2025 to Friday, June 20, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
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 willing to accept the working conditions as indicated in the announcement?
3.
Are you willing to accept the conditions of employment as indicated in the announcement?
4.
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.
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.
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 the Administrative Officer position with the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center. You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications listed below. Please read each question and answer carefully.
1.
GS-12 Experience Requirement: Do you possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-11, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization? Specialized experience includes but not limited to: Perform 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; Interpret national directives and laws, developing, and implementing policies, defining administrative requirements, and providing advice to top management on related issues; Review proposals for research funding and/ or special requests prior to their submission to the funding agencies; Review budgetary requirements for personnel, equipment, and supply requirements; Establish 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; Skill 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; Develop, implement, and maintain 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; Establish and oversee 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.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
2.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all 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 eligibility 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 my not being considered for this position.
Resume Reminder - Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:
Company & Job Title
Month & Year of Start/End dates (i.e. June 2007 to April 2008)
Indicate Full-time or Part-time (include hours worked per week) status
Duties (be as detailed as possible) for each job entry
References, to include contact information
SF-50(s) Reminder - If you are a current, permanent General Schedule (GS) Federal employee, your most recent SF-50, dated in the current calendar year, 1/12/2025 or after, must be submitted with your application to be used for eligibility. If you are a current, permanent Wage Grade (WG) Federal employee, your most recent SF-50, dated within a year, must be submitted with your application to be used for eligibility. If you are a current, permanent General Schedule (GS) Federal employee, your most recent SF-50 may not provide proof of one year at the next lower grade level (Time-in-Grade (TIG)). If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year at the next lower grade level (TIG). In this instance, you must provide additional SF-50(s) that clearly demonstrates one-year at that grade level (TIG); award SF-50s cannot be used for TIG as it does not contain enough information.