This position is located in Bedford, MA within the VA Bedford Office of Research and Development.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties include but may not be limited to: Ability to perform administrative tasks, coordinate with various levels of study stakeholders, support grant writing and project implementation activities. They will be responsible for ensuring all lab purchases are made in a timely and accurate fashion. Process all related travel for various study directors. Serve as a liaison with other departments and offices as the main point of contact for the Center. Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. Uses sound judgment, tact, diplomacy, discretion and ability to maintain confidences are essential. Work Schedule: Term Appointment; Fulltime, Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm 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. NOTE: This is a TERM appointment (not-to-exceed 1 yr 1 day). Term appointments are non-status, nonpermanent appointments of limited duration (more than 1 year but not more than 4). Term employees are eligible to earn leave and generally have the same benefits as permanent employees including health and life insurance, within-grade increases and Federal Employees Retirement System and Thrift Savings Plan coverage. Term appointments may be extended without further competition (up to the 4 year maximum). The appointment to a Term position does not confer eligibility for promotion or reassignment to other positions or the ability to be non-competitively converted to permanent employment.

Requirements

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS To apply for this position, you must have the following qualifications: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: This position requires 1 year of Specialized Experience equivalent to the next lower grade GS 6 in Federal Employment. Examples of Specialized Experience include but is not limited to: Utilizing analytical and evaluative methods to conduct program evaluation and detailed analysis of complex function/work processes. (Resume(s) must clearly support the duties and experience required for this position. We will not make assumptions regarding experience.) You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Administration and ManagementCreative ThinkingCustomer ServiceDatabase Administration IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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; religious; 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. Physical Requirements: Typically, the incumbent sits comfortably to do the work. However, the incumbent occasionally may perform a variety of work-related physical duties, including but not limited to, traveling between various offices (i.e., VA Bedford and CBOC locations in Gloucester or Lynn) carrying light/moderately heavy items (i.e., 5-20 pound items, standing in an upright position for varying lengths of time, and manual use of computer equipment for data processing. 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.

Contacts

• Address Bedford ORD VISN 1 200 Springs Road Bedford, MA 01730 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]