The Northern Arizona VA Health Care System is currently recruiting for an Administrative Officer located in a Veteran Health Administration (VHA) facility at the Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (NAVAHCS), Specialty and Diagnosis Service line in Prescott, AZ. The incumbent contributes to the fulfillment of the VA mission and vision by planning, designing, implementing and maintaining appropriate and effective program, policies and procedures in the Prescott facility.

Duties

As an advocate for our Veterans, their dependents or beneficiaries the AO administers programs and activities in support of their benefits. Duties include but are not limited to the following: perform personnel operations including position classification, labor mapping, travel, grievance procedures, performance standards, and disciplinary actions. Represent management at labor management meetings, provides information, and resolves conflicts and/or problems that may arise and assures management officials are familiar with the negotiated agreement. Listen to problems and concerns of employees and helps when possible or secures advice from Human Resource Services. Provide constant surveillance, evaluation and planning to ensure efficient utilization of space based on constantly changing and ever increasing program demands. Direct and/or plan for revised space requirements, and to reallocate space to meet these demands. Serve as approving official for orders for supplies, services, equipment, and act as alternate for time card certification. Develop, initiate, and implement administrative policies and procedures for facility-wide areas of responsibility. Coordinate the needs of the organization based on both long and short-range policies and plans. Manage and coordinate all administrative aspects of the program. Collaborate in the development and implementation of policies and procedures for the Facility. Recommend the development, evaluation, and modification of organizational structure and systems to achieve program goals. Analyze and interpret workload and other data used in resource planning. Compile budget information (including forecasts) and maintains running account of funds allocated and expended in all sub accounts and makes interim adjustments wl')ere necessary by applying the basic knowledge and understanding of budgetary policies, procedures, and regulations. Develop monthly and quarterly cost ceilings while maintaining running control of funds to ensure that accounts are within authorized levels. Survey and analyze space utilization and recommends plans for future needs based on identified deficiencies, anticipated program changes, workload and staffing projections, budgetary considerations. Prepare and/or review requests for construction justifications, remodeling, alterations to existing preliminary approvals and interfaces with Planning Office, Engineering and Facilities Management Service, Logistics Service and other officials to schedule work or resolve problems. Perform management and final development of all action items such as data calls, VISN, VACO requests, OMHO submittals, and congressional correspondence. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Administrative Officer/PD40059O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/16/2024. 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-09 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. 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 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: Administrative Management, Human Resources/Personnel Management, Budget and Financial Management and Procurement and Supply Administration. 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 the first year of graduate level education. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementCommunicationsContracting/ProcurementFinancial ManagementManaging Human Resources 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 primarily sedentary and is usually accomplished while the employee is comfortably seated at a desk or table. Some physical demands such as standing, walking, bending, and lifting (up to 40 pounds) is required. Physical exertions including stretching, reaching, and pulling or pushing carts occurs when assisting with inventories or activities involving retrieving items from shelves and cabinets. 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Bob Stump VA Medical Center 500 Highway 89 North Prescott, AZ 86313 US
• Name: Jamie Palazzolo
• Phone: 5626812978
• Email: [email protected]