Clarification from the agency

All U.S. Citizens

• Develop and implement facility policies and procedures in accordance with VA and VBA policy, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and other applicable Federal laws and regulations.
• Coordinate records management functions with Records Management Technicians, business lines, and management.
• Conduct focused monitoring and auditing of records created and maintained by business lines.
• Facilitate regular interdisciplinary records management committee meetings and participate in other facility committees pertaining to the information life cycle.
• Identify and report for corrective action problems or deficiencies in the Records and Information Management Program.
• Utilize project management knowledge and skills to assist business lines in completion of records retirement and records retrieval projects.
• Serve as the facility point of contact and advisor for maintenance and disposition of records, to include shredding of documents, when the record is not required to be retained or if the designated life cycle of the document has expired.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
• Selectees are subject to a background/suitability investigation.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• A probationary period may be required for employees and supervisors.
• These vacancies will be filled on a TERM basis, not-to-exceed (13) months, and may be extended to the maximum period allowed by law without further competition.
• These are not permanent positions. Please note the following summary pertaining to the conditions of TERM employment.
• A term appointment is a non-status appointment in the Competitive Civil Service for a specified period exceeding 1 year and lasting not more than 4 years.
• A term appointment does not confer competitive status and you are not eligible for transfer to other agencies or for reinstatement.
• A term employee may be promoted, demoted, detailed, or reassigned within the time limit of his or her appointment to other positions which the agency determines are appropriate for filling by term appointment.
• A term employee is eligible for pay increases called within grade increases upon satisfying the required waiting period and performance requirements.
• A term employee can work a full or part-time work schedule.
• A term employee is eligible for coverage under the Federal Employees Retirement System, Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program.
• A term employee can earn both annual and sick leave.
• A term employee must serve a 1-year trial period following appointment.
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date.

This vacancies is being filled on a TERM basis, not-to-exceed three (3) years. However, the Term Appointment can be extended up to 4 years per OPM guidance. Please see provisions outlined in this announcement pertaining to the conditions of TERM employment. Please also see the following for more information: here

To qualify, applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level of (GS-07) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Specialized Experience:

GS-09: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-07) in the federal or other services. Specialized experience is work experience that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Demonstrated experience performing duties that supports the full life cycle of an organization's records management program; (2) applying established procedures, policies and regulations to ensure organizational records are stored, maintained, disposed and properly managed;(3) providing guidance to all levels of staff for disposing or storing records when they are no longer needed to complete organizational functions; (4) performing periodic reviews to ensure that documents scheduled for destruction comply with agency policy; AND (5) maintaining a detailed log of procedural violations to ensure breaches are properly recorded and reported to management officials for corrective actions.

Examples of positions in which this experience would likely have been gained would include Records Management, Data Resources Management , or perhaps an Administrative Support position with records management oversight.
OR

Applicants may substitute education for experience at grade GS-09. Applicants may substitute education for experience with an awarded master's or equivalent graduate degree (such as an LL. B or J.D.) from an accredited college or university, or two full years (36 semester hours or 54 quarter hours) of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. This graduate degree or education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities to do the work of this position. If you are claiming to qualify based on your education, your application must include an official or unofficial copy of graduate level transcripts that demonstrate this information.

OR
Applicants may substitute a combination of graduate education and specialized experience to qualify for grade GS-9. If you have some, but not all, of the graduate education described above AND less than one full year of the specialized experience described above, you may qualify by combining the amount of creditable education and experience that you do have. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-9. To calculate, first identify the education you have earned beyond your first year of study as a percentage of a total of two years of study. Then identify the number of months of specialized experience you have as a percentage of 12 months. Add the two percentages. The total must equal at least 100 percent in order to be qualifying. For example, an applicant who has 27 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e., 50% of graduate education required beyond the first 18 credit hours earned) and who has 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e., 50% of the one year of specialized experience required) would meet 100% and thus be qualified for the position. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-9. If you are claiming to qualify based on your education, your application must include an official or unofficial copy of graduate level transcripts that demonstrate this information.

Note: 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 you document, to include volunteer experience.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Applicants who do not fully address in their resumes the specialized experience needed for the position (as described in the job announcement), or who do not possess the education to substitute for it, will not be referred for further consideration.

You will be rated on the following competencies based on your application for this position:

• Information Assurance
• Interpersonal Skills
• Reading Comprehension
• Technical Competence
• Writing

If you are referred for consideration you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities identified in the announcement; and/or completion of a work sample; and/or an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or your further consideration for employment.

After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. During our review, if your résumé and application package does not support your questionnaire answers, we will adjust your rating accordingly.

Your application will be evaluated using the category rating method based on your responses to the assessment questions and the documents you submit. If you meet the basic requirements for the position, your application will be evaluated and placed into one of three categories:

1. Best Qualified Category - Candidates who meet the minimum qualification requirements and demonstrate a high level of the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position.
2. Well Qualified Category - Candidates who meet the minimum qualification requirements and demonstrate a satisfactory level of the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position.
3. Qualified Category - Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications requirements.

Note: Candidates eligible for veterans' preference will be placed ahead of other candidates in the appropriate category for which they have been rated. Additionally, preference eligibles who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent and who meet the minimum qualification requirements will automatically be placed in the best qualified category.