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Job opening: Administrative Officer

Salary: $81 963 - 106 549 per year
Published at: Jan 05 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is an Administrative Officer with Transportation Service at VA Boston Healthcare System. The duty station is Jamaica Plain, MA but travel to the other two campuses (Brockton and West Roxbury) may also be required.

Duties

The Administrative Officer for Transportation Service is responsible for all aspects of the Transportation Administration including all Human Resources actions, budget and finance, management and program analysis, office support services, document control, logistics, and a variety of related administrative matters in support of the medical facility. The duties and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to: Oversees a variety of administrative programs, including the distribution and dissemination of incoming mail, internal controls, records management, publication and forms management, and time sheets. Directs administrative support services to ensure that inquiries, correspondence, and actions for the area of responsibility are addressed appropriately and develops information papers and correspondence on wide variety of administrative functions. Implements administrative policies and procedures for facility-wide areas of responsibility and proposes improvements to administrative directives and policies. Discusses pertinent issues with operating personnel to determine the impact on new or revised guidance on current operations. Provides advice and guidance on the interpretation and application of administrative directives and instructions. analyzes management plan to determine the impact on administrative processes. Manages the overall supply needs, services, material movement, and real property for the transportation service line. Exercises human resources responsibility by initiating requests for recruitment , interviewing and selecting employees, complying with EEO objectives. Planning and assigning work and maintaining accurate and current position descriptions. Sets priorities and establishes schedules; evaluates performance, recommends promotions and awards; approves requests for leave. Identifies training needs; keeps employees informed; provides counsel; and recommends disciplinary action as required. Reviews and evaluates completed staff actions (memos, reports, studies, fact sheets, information papers) for overall quality of the document, appropriate levels of coordination, consistency, logic, soundness of recommendations, and compliance with policy. Contacts the originating office to recommend changes, etc. before documents are forwarded to higher levels. Articulates the reasons for changes to directors and senior staff in order to facilitate timely and accurate revision. Evaluates facility program operations; identifies problems, inefficiencies, and potential problems; and develops recommendations for the solution of administrative problems and conflicts. Provides advice and guidance for improvements and anticipates potential areas of concern or questions that should be addressed when making recommendations. Plans and conducts management studies and analyses to determine the impact of medical facility realignments and changes. Compiles and analyzes facts, develops plans, and performs coordination. Prepares reports with findings and recommendations based on management and administrative considerations. Advises management officials, supervisors, and employees on the interpretation and application of a variety of human resources policies, practices, and procedures including staffing, classification, employee relations, benefits, and related areas. Ensures that performance ratings are submitted in a timely manner in accordance with regulatory guidelines. Performs budget execution functions to ensure that expenditures are consistent with budget formulation plans as the fiscal year progresses. Manges the overall supply needs, services, material movement and real property for the medical facility. Provides administrative planning an oversight for a variety of special and continuing programs within the transportation service line. Administers an annual transportation budget of approx. 12 million dollars. Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday 7:30am-4pm Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Administrative Officer/523-00920-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required NOTIFICATIONS: This is NOT a union bargaining unit position. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent non-award SF-50 (notice of Personnel Action). The SF50 must identify the position, title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. This position is in the Competitive Service.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/22/2024. 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: Administrative concepts, principles and practices, work with office software, working with Human Resources and VA programs, purchasing and supply/property management, logistics, budget finance and timekeeping etc. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a PhD or equivalent degree or three (3) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a 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 beyond . You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementCommunicationsFinancial ManagementPersonnel and Human ResourcesPlanning and Evaluating 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. It occasionally requires carrying of light objects such as files, books and papers; some walking, standing and bending. NO special physical qualifications are required. 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 VA Boston Healthcare System 940 Belmont Street Brockton, MA 02301 US
  • Name: Milan Neville
  • Phone: (774) 257-4954
  • Email: [email protected]

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