Administrative Officer

Administrative Officer

Leads in administering programs concerning such matters as equal opportunity, merit promotion, employee/labor-management relations, and position management.

Oversees personnel administration that includes knowledge of personnel operations, position classification, grievance procedures, performance standards, and disciplinary actions.

Reviews requests within the service to verify their need and ensures that each section receives the appropriate share of the finds and resources available.

Plans a system of internal controls that assure the fiscal management of the VA Police Service will be maintained on a sound basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices.

Assembles and compiles budget information and maintains running account of funds allocated and expended in all sub accounts and makes interim adjustments where necessary by applying the basic knowledge and understand of budgetary policies, procedures, and regulations.

Develops monthly and quarterly cost ceilings while maintaining running control of funds to ensure that accounts are within authorized levels.

Manages procurement and contracting for VA Police Service. This includes preparing procurement requests, evaluating proposals for work, acting as a COR for procurements, and/or maintaining procurement and contracting records.

Initiates and prepares contracts to secure adequate resources to facilitate operations to include determining appropriate costs, performing costs analysis, soliciting bids, writing sole source justifications, and communicating both orally and in writing with contractors.

Prepares and reviews purchase order for supplies and non-expendable property such as equipment, to include personal computer hardware and software and other specialized equipment necessary to the effective functioning of the office.

Exercises authorizations for obligation and expenditures of funds.

Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST

Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

This position may be authorized for ad-hoc telework which occurs on an occasional, non-routine basis and is utilized to complete short-term special assignments or to accommodate special circumstances even though the telework arrangement may occur continuously for a limited and specific period of time. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

This is not a virtual position.

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Not Approved

Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.

Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 7401(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System. Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment.

This position is not a Bargaining Unit position.

The incumbent may be required to travel to other VA campuses and Community Based Outpatient Clinics.

This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay.

Current and permanent Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.