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Administrative Officer

Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration
Veterans Health Administration

Summary

The incumbent directs and oversees the administrative management of personnel, budgets, and applicable programs within FMS. He/she is responsible for coordinating activities of the Administrative Section in support of all Sections within FMS. The incumbent develops and maintains an integrated reporting system, and communicates information from all activities to the Director, and Assistant Director of the Service.

Overview

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Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
05/14/2026 to 05/26/2026
Salary
$83,935 - $109,122 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 11
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Seattle, WA
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Moderate Risk (MR)
Trust determination process
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
CBSV-12953685-26-TS
Control number
869392200

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Duties

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  • Prepares, recommends and facilitates the implementation of short and long range plans and programs for the efficient administrative operation of the service.
  • Analyses, extracts, summarizes, identifies, interprets and evaluates significant trends and data within the service and provides the Director/Assistant Director a report on issues such as time and attendance, manpower utilization by section, and workload status reports.
  • Responds to requests for information or assistance in a timely fashion by personally assisting or facilitating the accumulation of necessary expertise from other sources.
  • Provides a high degree of analytical ability and critical thinking to produce meaningful products or deliverables (e.g. spreadsheets, power point presentations, data base set ups, graphs).
  • Tracks and prepares final responses to internal and external FMS suspense and action items. Suspense and action items will be presented in a final form accurate in terms of content, grammar, punctuation, and spelling to Director of FMS for final approval.
  • Researches data and background information and applies the information and data to write policies, proposals, memoranda, and other documents for the signature of the Director, FMS. This may include facility-wide correspondence signed by the Director, VAPSHCS.
  • Conducts program surveys (i.e., CAPRES, UDO, WIP, Deferred Maintenance, Environmental Liabilities). He/she reconciles undelivered orders, provides administrative and advisory services and management, and follows all applicable laws, VHA regulations and policies regarding finances, confidentiality, and computer security. Incumbent acts as a PIV sponsor for FMS personnel, Contractors, and Vendors.
  • Frequently acts as facilitator and/or liaison between Service Sections and facility Care Service-Lines in matters relating to service provided contracts, and problems that require investigation or correction, and provides guidance and assistance on such matters.
  • Supports planning activities such as statistical analysis, policy analysis, data gathering, and logistical coordination. Conducts or directs special studies to resolve problems which arise in normal operations of FMS.
  • Represents FMS, in a variety of management programs such as Space, Water Safety, Emergency Management, and Construction Safety Committees. He/she prepares agenda's and takes meeting minutes. Serves on special teams, to include Chairing task forces, as appointed by the Director of the Medical Center, these teams have charters which can be far reaching to include: facilitation of change, employee engagement, Veterans experience, analyze and investigate issues, or program development and implementation.
  • Responsible for implementing, updating, integrating, and preparing management policies and standard operating procedures (SOP's).
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Administrative Officer/PD410820
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
  • 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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification 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 interest. In 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 or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement, 05/26/2026.

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 within 30 days of 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. 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-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: administrative, finance, human resources, management analysis, procurement, contract administration, property management, space management, reports management, data processing, operational and budgetary concepts, principles and practices related to the management of a department; develop new or modified policies, work methods, organizational structures, business processes, and/or program administration procedures; recruit, train and direct administrative and clerical employees; formulates, justifies, executes and provides financial management/reporting. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. 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 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 in a related field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) 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 have an combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond the second year) and specialized experience, as described above, which may be used to meet total experience requirements for this grade level. NOTE: If using education combined with specialized experience to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required. Education cannot be credited without documentation.
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
  • Administration and Management
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Planning and Evaluating
  • Principles of Finance


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.

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/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Additional information

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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.

Resume Reminder - Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:

  • Job title
  • Duties (be as detailed as possible)
  • Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
  • Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
  • Salary/Rank etc.
  • Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
  • References, current or recent supervisor

Do not include the following types of information in your resume:

  • Classified or Government sensitive information
  • Social Security Number (SNN)
  • Photos of yourself
  • Personal information, such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc.

Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail. The experience stated in your resume must support your assessment responses.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.

Veterans Health Administration

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans?

VA Puget Sound Healthcare System (VAPSHCS) is a Level 1a major interdisciplinary teaching healthcare system with two divisions and multiple community-based outpatient clinics (CBOC). It is considered the most complex VA healthcare system nationwide. VAPSHCS has both Urgent Care and Emergency services, and a full complement of specialty medical, surgical, psychiatric, critical care, and rehabilitation service-lines. VAPSHCS houses two Community Living Centers, a Spinal Cord Injury Unit, Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Blind Rehabilitation, Domiciliary, and Home-Based Primary Care Services. https://visitseattle.org/

Agency contact information

Tami Sweet
Phone
916-213-9783
Email
tami.sweet@va.gov
Address
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
1660 South Columbian Way
Seattle, WA 98108
US

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