The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the Supervisory Administrative Officer (AO) for Nutrition & Food Service (N&FS) and is responsible for the coordination and monitoring of all Nutrition & Food Service administrative programs. The Administrative Officer at this level (GS-11) has supervisory responsibility of all office staff and has authority to make changes to the administrative programs to support NFS goals. Major duties and responsibilities include:

Duties

Oversees and facilitates the administrative management for Acute Care. Independently develops, plans, issues and implements procedures to comply with directives concerning administrative matters. Analyzes and evaluates problems, makes recommendations, and devises solutions to systems administration, training management, publication management and data management within the division. Participates in regular meetings with leadership and other senior members to address administrative management issues, resolve problems and provide recommendations for correcting or improving processes and programs. Compiles information prepares administrative reports for management briefing and sharing with work groups. Serves as the department Automated Data Processing Application Coordinator (ADPAC). Manages, monitors, coordinates and provides regulatory guidance on all personnel actions, organizational structures and position management for the Service. Reviews, interprets and provides recommendations for the revision of regulatory guidelines, policies and standing operating procedures pertinent to personnel administration and all Service operations. Participates in the planning for budgeting needs and financial management for the Service Attends budget calls, reviewing guidelines and instructions in order to brief managers of schedules and data requirements. Coordinate with Chief of Acute Care Service and Production Manager to control purchasing and use of supplies. Reviews office needs in order to plan and develop budget data and justification for review and approval. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Mon.-Fri. 8:00am-4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Administrative Officer/PD220110 Financial Disclosure Report: Not required FLSA: Exempt BU: Non-BU For Information on Benefits: https://www.vacareers.va.gov/Benefits/EmploymentBenefits

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement,11/03/2023 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-09. 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-11 Specialized Experience: You must have one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of an Administrative Officer and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. Specialized experience includes: Creating reports, coordinating and scheduling meetings, and submitting requests/work orders using a personal computer and office automation programs (such as word processing, spreadsheets, etc.); maintaining and updating department or service-level databases and shared computer drives; accurately preparing timecards for submission and processing; resolving timekeeping issues related to overtime, holiday pay, unscheduled hours, and various types of extended leave; managing and balancing financial aspects of general fund control points and purchase procedures; and preparing and submitting requests for recruitment, promotion, reassignment, and disciplinary actions. NOTE: 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. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level, you must have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.M. in a field related to this position that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with the application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education, have successfully completed graduate-level education (in excess of the first two years or 36 semester hours), and specialized experience to meet total experience requirements. NOTE: If using education combined with specialized experience to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:Administration and ManagementComputer SkillsContract AdministrationManaging Human ResourcesQuality ManagementExperience 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: Physical demands range from sedentary to long periods of walking or standing to observe and study work operations. 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 Beckley VA Medical Center 200 Veterans Avenue Beckley, WV 25801 US
• Name: Keenan Dupree
• Phone: 1(443)591-2759
• Email: [email protected]