Administrative Officer

Description:

The purpose of the position is to direct and perform all administrative functions within Diagnostic Imaging Service that includes office administration, human resources management, budget and finance, management, program analysis, records management, logistics, supervision of frontline administrative staff, and a variety of related administrative matters in support of a complex 1A VA healthcare system and is responsible for advising the service management team in these matters.

Requirements:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/29/2026.

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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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.

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-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge of management analysis principles and concepts; Knowledge of administrative concepts, principles, and practices; Knowledge of automated data processing concepts and systems capabilities to accomplish administrative, personnel and budget functions; to compile the data and present; Knowledge and understanding of human resource management principles and practices pertaining to personnel management reorganization/realignment, organizational structure, staffing, position management, manpower utilization and training issues. OR,
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M., if related to the work of the position. 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 graduate level.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
-Employee Development
-Contracting/Procurement
-Strategic Thinking
-Administration and Management

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: Work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. Manual dexterity is required in operation of typical administrative office equipment.

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/ .