Executive Assistant

Executive Assistant

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Serves as Executive Assistant to the Senior Program Executive (SPE), exercising substantial independent judgment to support planning, execution, control, and achievement of office goals and objectives;
• Coordinates major staff activities and serves as a principal liaison among the SPE, office executives and directors, subordinate program elements, higher headquarters, external VA organizations, and outside agencies;
• Conducts executive-level review of outgoing SPE and subordinate-program correspondence;
• Evaluates implications of proposed actions and recommends approval, disapproval, or revision to ensure accuracy, policy alignment, and effective communication;
• Reviews directives, legislative proposals, congressional inquiries, and public laws;
• Analyzes potential organizational impacts and recommends appropriate implementation or interpretation to the SPE;
• Provides technical analysis, strategic advice, and decision support to the SPE;
• Maintains situational awareness of meetings, issues, and emerging topics to ensure executive readiness for discussions and decisions;
• Initiates independent administrative planning required for effective office operations and provides routine briefings to the SPE, Senior Executive Service leadership, and staff on progress, issues, and required decisions;
• Identifies, initiates, and implements resolutions for operational problems;
• Recommends executive-level interventions for highly controversial or sensitive matters; and
• Directs and orchestrates meetings, conferences, and follow-on actions to ensure stated and implied objectives are achieved, decisions are documented, and accountable parties complete required actions.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST.

Compressed/Flexible: Available

Telework: Available - Ad Hoc telework (situational telework) as determined by the agency policy.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: PD003510

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs