The incumbent will be assigned the work and responsibility for providing effective, efficient, and operation of the Employee Experience subject areas at Incumbent's assigned campus, in collaboration with the Service Chief. Assigned work is inclusive of providing service management with objectively based information for making decisions on program operations. The incumbent performs a variety of analytical, planning, educational, presentation, evaluative and advisory work.

Duties

Major duties include, but are not limited to: The incumbent functions as the primary liaison to multiple staff offices to include but not limited to office of the Medical Center Director and supported executive leadership, special emphasis offices (EEO, DEI/A, Whole Health, etc) Conducts analytical studies on operational processes, issue topics, or related special projects Coordinates events hosted by officials, including townhall meetings with internal staff, with assistance from continuing education staff and initiatives when warranted Communicates with responsible staff agency members to ensure completion of all required actions and appropriately closes out all requests Works closely with senior management and others in implementing and evaluating policies, plans, and internal operational systems Contribute to the development of internal policies and programs affecting the entire health care system Utilizes various forms of communication tools to communicate with diverse populations Assures compliance with all applicable policies, and development and maintenance of internal management processes Works in coordination with other internal reviewing services regarding routine audits and internal/external reviews of a national concern Work Schedule: 7:30am to 4:00pm, Monday- Friday Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Specialist (Employee Engagement)/PD91942-O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/06/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Provides direction to the planning, development, coordination and implementation of employee engagement, workforce development/employee development, education, management policies, procedures, strategies, initiatives, and programs; Manages substantive projects and studies in the area of employee engagement and workforce planning, analysis and development; Facilitates focus groups on identified workgroups to provide more in-depth feedback to leadership; Reviews, analyzes and evaluates reports and statistics in order to advise on trends, out-of-line situations, and anticipated needs. . OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education which meets the total qualification requirements for GS-11 grade level.. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administrative Management Attention to Detail Critical Thinking Technical Competence Teaches Others Manages and Organizes Information Writing Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The employee does sedentary work, such as sitting comfortably. There may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items. No special physical effort or ability is required to perform the work. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Richard L Roudebush VA Medical Center 1481 West Tenth Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 US
• Name: Bryan Marvin
• Phone: 734-644-8237
• Email: [email protected]