Administrative Officer

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Personnel Administration and Management Work: Directs the personnel management program for the organization performing or overseeing a full range of human resource requirements. Performs the full range of personnel management and administration for a small organization with varied functions and activities. Acts as the liaison with the human resources office concerning personnel-related matters. Provides advice and assistance to staff concerning Federal and agency personnel processes and procedures.
• Budget/Financial Management Work: Provides for the budgeting and financial management for the Business Office. This included budget formulation justification and execution; financial management; and financial reporting for total budget of 2.2 million. Provides advice to management and program personnel on budgetary and finance issues. Manages budget formulation and execution for a changing budget of administrative expenses involving different funding sources. Analyzed Federal Budget calls reviewing guidelines and instructions. Briefs Business Office leadership of schedules and data requirements.
• Administrative Management: Provides for the overall administrative management for the Business Office. This may include interpreting administrative policies developing implementing local policies defining administrative requirements and/or providing advice to top management on related issues. This includes but not limited too various Standard Operating Procedures employee timesheets advice on decedent affairs enrollment and eligibility issues and all other concerns related to the Business Office operations.
• Procurement/Contracting: Assisted Parking Contract Ambulette contracts and all other contracts and proposals Business Office related. This may include preparing procurement requests evaluating proposals for work acting as a Contracting Officers Representative (COR) for procurements and/or maintaining procurement and contracting records. Manages contracting and procurement for small procurements that require varying approaches.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Full-Time Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Telework: 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/PD528D-143530
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public determining if your employment advances the public interest we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 10/05/2026.

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 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.

In addition to the TIG requirement 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-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: coordinating and managing administrative programs and projects within the office; Overseeing data collection processing and preparing reports for management use; managing purchasing activities contracts and vendor relationships; assisting in the development and implementation of long-term goals and strategies for the office; managing office property equipment and supplies to support business operations; overseeing and managing budgets financial records and resource allocation for the office. NOTE: 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. OR
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed a masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or an LL.B. or J.D. in a related field that demonstrates the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. OR
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must Possess equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (in excess of the first year or 18 semester hours) and specialized experience to meet total experience requirements. NOTE: If using education combined with specialized experience to qualify a copy of your transcript is required..

For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at

Required Experience:

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