The position serves as Staff Assistant, Office of the Under Secretary for Benefits and is responsible for the communication and coordination of administrative activities and providing technical support to, and in representation of, the Under Secretary for Benefits and other high-level Senior Executives. The incumbent provides a consistent channel for benefits insight allowing leadership to adjust their strategy and response as needed.

Duties

Specific duties include: Serves as Staff Assistant and the point of contact for the Office of the Under Secretary for Benefits on designated matters of management, administration, coordination, and similar activities as assigned. Performs highly complex assignments involving major administrative projects, or program and/or operations impacting development, adoption, and implementation of VBA programs and policies affecting overall operations. Responsible for performing highly complex assignments involving major administrative projects, or program and/or operations impacting development, adoption, and implementation of VBA programs and policies affecting overall operations. Participates in and coordinates special projects having far reaching implications with the Service, Staff and VA officials. Conducts special program studies, analyses and surveys covering VA benefits and services. Evaluates the effectiveness of VBA operations. Recommends program changes and new policies to improve delivery of benefits and services. Determines impact of proposals and makes appropriate recommendations. Follows up on issues as necessary to ensure that appropriate action is implemented timely. Performs recurring assignments involving high level contacts with public officials, professional organizations, societies, schools, Veterans Service Organizations, the media; seeking information about VBA or wishing to voice positions regarding policies, plans and operations of VBA. Participates in any or all phases of organizational and management matters concerning activities of VBA, including labor relation issues. Develops and recommends effective and efficient internal management controls and administrative practices. Coordinates, prepares, and reviews presentations. Researches and obtains needed materials and designs appropriate presentation of information. Attends briefings and meetings as required to include meetings with teams focused on labor practices and negotiations. Coordinates and discusses with leadership regularly regarding findings of reports, projects, or committees. Works with the staff on accomplishment of short- and long-term goals related to the mission of the office, including executive correspondence, congressional relations/liaison, and public affairs issues. Works closely with staff on programmatic, procedural and policy issues. Performs other related duties as assigned. Promotion Potential: None Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday 8am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: At the discretion of agency Telework: Yes (per agency policy) Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Staff Assistant; 41589-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:12/26/2023. 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. To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. You must provide a copy of your most recent SF-50 that indicates proof of status, and shows Time in Grade (for example, you were a career or career-conditional employee) and identifies your position title, series, grade, step, salary, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). 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 also submit your most recent promotion or within-grade increase in addition to your recent SF-50. If you previously held a higher grade, you must also submit any SF-50 showing that grade. DO NOT submit Award SF-50's and/or General Adjustment SF-50's as they cannot be used to prove time-in-grade. For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13 level. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-14 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: Demonstrated experience working with senior leaders or executive teams coordinating and providing technical advice and guidance on VA benefits, services, programs, and/or goals. This experience would typically include, but not limited to: (1) Researching, interpreting, and applying VA laws, polices, and processes; (2) developing, analyzing, and editing documents and deliverables for internal and external stakeholders; (3) providing oversight of programs, projects, policies relating to any facet of VA operations and developing and recommending appropriate actions to improve efficiency and/or effectiveness. Volunteer Experience: 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. Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Some work may require walking and standing in conjunction with attending meetings and conferences. Work may require carrying light items such as papers, books, or small parts. The work does not require any special physical effort. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address VBA Human Resources Center - Central Office 810 Vermont Ave NW Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: Lakeisha Davis
• Phone: 410-230-4400
• Email: [email protected]