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This position is in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Management at the Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office Headquarters, Washington, DC. The incumbent functions as the Lead Actuary for the entire Department of Veterans Affairs. The incumbent reports to the Executive Director of Financial Planning and Analysis.
03/25/2019 to 04/03/2019
$126,148 - $174,500 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
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Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
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VA-SL-10454527-19-NE
528496400
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Those who meet the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
Government-wide
The Senior Advisor is located in the Office of Management and reports to the Executive Director for Planning and Analysis. The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
-Responsible for providing leadership and actuarial expertise on the affect and implications of enacted laws and directives published by the regulatory agencies.
-Produces actuarial deliverables that meet the requirements of financial reporting and the annual financial statement audit.
-Manages a wide variety of projections across Department of Veterans Affairs with heavy emphasis on medical and health care services, disability compensation, and other post-employment benefit programs.
-Manages and develops new approaches to problems using advanced data mining and predicative techniques.
Education requirement: in order to qualify for this position, you must possess:
A bachelor's degree that included courses in actuarial science, mathematics, relevant statistics, business, finance, economics, insurance, or computer science totaling at least 24 semester hours. This course work must have included a minimum of 12 semester hours of mathematics that included differential and integral calculus and one or more courses in mathematics for which these calculus courses were prerequisites.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
In addition, the following actuarial credentials are desired, but not required: Certification by the Society of Actuaries.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Step 1: Review of application for minimum qualifications.
Step 2. SES Panel review to determine Best Qualified applicants for referral to selecting official.
Step 3. Approval by the Selecting Official (may include additional screening such as interviews, background and reference checks).
A complete application for this position includes the following items:
1. Resume which demonstrates your experience, accomplishment, training, education and awards reflecting your ability to meet each of the MANDATORY Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for this position. Elaborate on your experience and accomplishments, highlighting your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, work objectives met (results of your efforts), policy initiatives and level of contact. Ensure your resume does not exceed five (5) pages. Information beyond the five page resume will not be evaluated. DO NOT submit the application form OF-612, Optional Application for Federal Employment in lieu of a resume.
3. Proof of competitive status: (Proof consists of an SF-50 showing career/career conditional status in the competitive service.)
4. This position has a positive education requirement. You must submit transcripts to verify that you meet the required and/or qualifying education requirement for this position. Applicants who obtained their qualifying education outside of the U.S. and its territories must provide proof that their degrees have been validated as equivalent to a degree conferred by a college or university in the U.S. Unofficial transcripts may be submitted with your application; however, official transcripts must be provided prior to appointment if you are selected.
5. Documentation in support of eligibility under a special hiring authority. (e.g. DD-214 for VEOA, CTAP/ICTAP, Schedule A authority, etc.) if applicable.
Non-Competitive Consideration: You are considered a non-competitive applicant if you are on a current career Senior Level (SL) appointment; an individual with SL reinstatement eligibility; or a current career Senior Executive Service (SES) member who has competitive service reinstatement eligibility (at any grade level) to any position in the competitive service. You may be considered non-competitively for appointment to this position if you meet the qualifications requirements. Proof of non-competitive eligibility is required. Proof consists of an SF-50 showing career/career conditional status on an SL appointment, or SES General or SES Career Reserved status and for SES members, proof of Qualifications Review Board (QRB) certification.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm EST on 04/03/2019, in order for you to be considered. Please read all instructions before you begin.
To begin click the Apply Online button and follow the prompts to register, and submit all required documents. To return to your saved application, log in to your USAJOBS account at http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ and click on "Application Status". Click on the position title and select Apply Online to continue.
The Corporate Senior Executive Management Office (CSEMO) will review all applications to determine if applicants meet the minimum qualifications for this position as outlined in the Resume. Those who meet the minimum qualifications will be referred to a panel of SES members for rating and ranking. The SES panel will recommend a list of Best Qualified to the selecting official for final review/selection.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/528496400. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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