This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, at Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System in the Executive Leadership Team comprised of the highest-ranking senior executives within the healthcare organization. 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 a member of the Executive Leadership Team.

Duties

Duties Coordinates scheduling for the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) 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. Coordinates scheduling for the ELT 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. Manage equipment and supplies for the Executive Leadership Team(ELT), which includes ordering, procuring, inventory management, and maintenance. Coordinates the supply inventory in support of reordering/stocking needed items. Serve as the public face for the ELT 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 ELT telephones; answer calls, routing to correct person/department, checking voicemail, and responding to telephone calls/inquiries. Serve as administrator for all SharePoint and Shared Drives for the ELT Coordinate the ELT files both hardcopy and electronic to include organization, record keeping, archiving, and pulling documents as needed. Support the Administrative Chief and Enterprise Daily Management System (DMS) huddles by setting up teleconference line, running audiovisual components, updating board (when needed), coordinating schedule, and provide real-time support to manage huddle logistics. Manage Action Items for the ELT 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. Manage the routing of documents incoming/outgoing for the ELT. This may include inquiries, Memorandums, board actions, agreements, and other documents. The incumbent will log, track, review, and rout the document through each step of the process. Manages reoccurring obligations such as due council/committee reports, minutes, and engagements for the ELT. Prepare documents/correspondence for the ELT including Memorandums, Letters, Reports, Policies, Standard Work, and other documents/correspondence. Works with Service Chief to ensure documents are accurate, complete, and grammatically correct. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Secretary (OA)/PD04385A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

o qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/19/2023. 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-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. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must 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: Coordinates meetings, committees, and scheduling for Executive staff member; Receives visitors and telephone call; Arranges site visits for external dignitaries and audit teams, including preparing travel reservations and authorizations; Schedules and reserves meetings and prepares/disseminates agenda, including taking minutes; Assists Executive staff for relaying instructions and information for programs to subordinate offices; prepares congressional correspondence; Serves as alternate timekeeper. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementCustomer Service (Clerical/Technical)Database AdministrationReading ComprehensionWriting 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 requires sitting, walking, standing bending and carrying of light items such as papers, binders and books. The environment can be noisy and stressful at times. The work area is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated. 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

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

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 Tucson VA Medical Center 3601 South Sixth Avenue Tucson, AZ 85723 US
• Name: David Tweedy
• Phone: 520-312-5779
• Email: [email protected]