Administrative Officer

Summary

This position is located in the Environmental Management Service (EMS) - Veterans Health Administration Medical Center in Charles George VA Medical Center Asheville. The primary purpose of the position is to direct and coordinate the administrative - operational/planning activities internal and external to the service - oversee the budget and conduct comprehensive staffing/organizational analyses of EMS.

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 02/03/2026. 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-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. 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 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 monitoring the functions of administrative services within an office; managing budget activities; assisting with contracting functions and managing procurement; assisting with human resources functions to include recruitment - position classification - performance - training - etc.; preparing letters - reports and presentations; retaining procurement records and reconciliations; making space utilization recommendations.
• Education:
  
  Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. of J.D.
  
  - if related 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.
• Combination:
  Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have 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.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Administration and Management, Attention to Detail, Contracting/Procurement, Decision Making, Financial Management, Flexibility, Information Management, Integrity/Honesty, Interpersonal Skills, Learning, Managing Human Resources, Reading Comprehension, Reasoning, Self-Management, Teamwork.

Physical Requirements:

The work is primarily sedentary - although some slight physical effort may be required. For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Major duties include - but are not limited to:

• Work Schedule:
  
  Full-time - Monday - Friday - 7:30 am - 4:00 pm Telework:
  Ad-hoc Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position
• Position Description/PD#:
  Administrative Officer/PD044200 Relocation/Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI):
  Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
  Not Authorized