Job Summary

This position is located in the Facilities and Management Service at San Francisco VA Medical Center in San Francisco, CA. The Administrative Officer serves as the Supervisory Administrative Officer (AO) and is responsible for providing Engineering Services a variety of complex administrative management services essential to the operation and direction of San Francisco VA Health Care System.

Job Description

Minimum Requirement: The following are minimum requirements for appointment as an Administrative Officer in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), which all applicants must meet. Specialized Experience (GS-11): You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (i.e., GS-09) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Qualifying examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: managing administrative programs and operations, including personnel management, budgeting, procurement, contracting, and resource management; planning, organizing, and leading team projects, coordinating activities, and managing competing priorities; interpreting regulations, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance and effective administrative management; analyzing program requirements, developing solutions, and supporting leadership decision-making through data and operational assessments; and communicating and negotiating with managers and stakeholders to implement process improvements, policy changes, and resource decisions. (CLEAR DETAILS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Your resume must show complete information for each job entry, such as beginning and ending dates of employment, duties performed, and/or total hours worked per week.) OR, Education (GS-11): Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 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. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position (Administrative Officer). NOTE: One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. (UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED: If you do not submit your transcript, your application may not be reviewed.) OR, Combination (GS-11): Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education as described above. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level (i.e., 36 semester hours) may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade and GS-11. (UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED: If you do not submit your transcript, your application may not be reviewed.) 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/.