Description:
The supervisor of the Manpower team is a member of the VISN 6 Human Resources Management Office. The incumbent serves as a technical expert and senior advisor and supervises a team that supports VISN position management and manpower data system capabilities within HR Smart.Temporary Promotion/Detail Not to Exceed One Year : May be extended to additional periods with the possibility of permanent placement as determined by agency policy; or may end prior to one year as determined by network need.
Requirements:
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/13/2026.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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: conduct research and studies to identify course of actions that impact long-range manpower management, workforce planning, succession planning, and financial forecasting capabilities; defend recommendations that have an impact on VHA policies, programs, and operations from a conceptual and technical standpoint to senior management; planning, organizing, and monitoring the work of a workgroup or team; advise on HR Smart system capabilities as they relate to position management and manpower data.
- Communication
- Human Capital Management
- Manages Human Resources
- Risk Management
- Technical Competence
- Workforce Planning
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 mainly sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However, there is also daily walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items such as papers, books and small objects.
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/ .
Feb 10, 2026;
from:
usajobs.gov