The position is in the Executive Leadership Team (ELT). The incumbent is assigned as direct report to a member of the Executive Leadership Team. The primary purpose of the Secretary (OA) is to provide administrative coordination and support to the Chief of Staff (COS).

Duties

Major duties include, but are not limited to: Coordinates scheduling for the COS including set up of meetings, event coordination, calendar management, and collection of needed documents for meetings including those with VACO, VISN, Congressional offices, and other key stakeholders. Serve as Travel Coordinator for the COS to include submission of travel requests via LEAF/Concur, set up of travel logistics, and submission of reimbursement for the COS, and their Health Systems Specialist. Manage equipment and supplies for the COS, which includes ordering, procuring, inventory management, and maintenance. Coordinates the supply inventory in support of reordering/stocking needed items. Coordinate equipment requirements including management of ELI, maintenance, ordering…etc. Serve as Purchase Card Holder for the COS. Serve as Timekeeper for the COS and backup Timekeeper for the Office of the Director. Updates timecards daily to ensure accurate accounting and validates each pay period. Coordinates the accurate entering of compensated time and overtime. Support personnel/Human Resource functions for the COS including management of staff's personnel folders, submission of Human Resource tickets/requests, support of annual Performance Plan, Performance Appraisal and award completion/submission, support of any award coordination and submission, assistance in recruitment efforts, Human Resource Requests, Position Description management, and other staffing functions. Serve as the public face for the COS greeting Veterans, Congressional representatives, staff, vendors, community partners, and other visitors. Provide service recovery for Veterans and their families to include addressing immediate issues within their scope of influence, connecting with appropriate department to address their specific issue/concern, and logging/tracking issues/concerns to include in the Patient Advocate Tracking System-Replacement (PATS-R). Manage the COS telephones; answer calls, routing to correct person/department, checking voicemail, and responding to telephone calls/inquiries. Manage Action Items for the COS including conducting initial review for accuracy/completion, assignment to services, tracking/collecting responses, routing for second-level and final level review, and routing for final submission. Prepare documents/correspondence for the COS including Memorandums, Letters, Reports, Policies, Standard Work, and other documents/correspondence. Works with Service Chief to ensure documents are accurate, complete, and grammatically correct. Performs other duties as assigned. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. work schedule, but work schedule may be adjusted to meet the needs of the service. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Secretary (OA)/PD13636A and PD13635A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: NotAuthorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): NotAuthorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/19/2023. 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-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6. For a GS-08 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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: GS-7 Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: provide receptionist/clerical support work, review correspondence letters, prepare travel arrangements and schedules, timekeeping experience and customer service; 40 words per minute typing speed. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have graduate education is directly related to the work of the position (Transcripts required). GS-8 Specialized Experience: Applicantsmust have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: provide receptionist/clerical support work, review correspondence letters, prepare travel arrangements and schedules, timekeeping experience and customer service; 40 words per minute typing speed. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have graduate education is directly related to the work of the position (Transcripts required). You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: ClericalComputer SkillsFlexibilityInterpersonal Skills 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 work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do work; however, there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items such as papers, books, small parts, and occasionally assisting handicapped individuals. 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 Bob Stump VA Medical Center 500 Highway 89 North Prescott, AZ 86313 US
• Name: Edin Alegria
• Phone: (909) 583-6530
• Email: [email protected]