Administrative Officer

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Central Office, Human Resources Service Center is seeking a qualified candidate to meet time-in-grade requirements and demonstrate specialized experience at the GS-11/GS-9 levels. Applicants must show time-in-grade eligibility with SF-50 documentation and may qualify by education or a combination of education and experience.

The role emphasizes advising management, coordinating administrative projects, and preparing leadership communications.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-9, interpreting administrative policies and advising management.
• Plans, coordinates, and monitors administrative projects, staffing, systems access, and process changes.
• Provides guidance to managers, staff, customers, and stakeholders; coordinates responses to information requests and leadership inquiries; prepares written correspondence and reports.

Skills

Policy interpretation

Strategic advisory

Project coordination

Stakeholder communication

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education

LL.M. (related)

Job description

This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Central Office (VACO) Human Resources Service Center (HRSC) that focuses on the establishment and transition of human capital services for VACO staff offices from the Veterans Health, Veterans Benefits, and National Cemetery Administrations. This is a Detail Not to Exceed One Year, however, the detail may be made permanent without additional competition.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/21/2026. 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 by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. 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 some former Federal employees applying for reinstatement, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. See the Required Document section below for more information regarding the SF-50s needed to verify time-in-grade. 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-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Interpret administrative policies, identify requirements, develop and implement procedures, and advise management on administrative matters. Plans, coordinate, and monitor administrative projects, initiatives, and organizational activities to include: coordinating administrative projects and organizational activities, including staffing, systems access, and process changes. Provide advice and guidance to managers, staff, customers, and stakeholders; coordinates responses to information requests and leadership inquiries; and prepares written correspondence, reports, recommendations, briefings, and other management products. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have have 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. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond 3 full years. May be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages.The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions. 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: Resume must include job title and employer name, number of hours worked per week, start and end dates (including month and year), list of duties and responsibilities for each position held. In addition, if the experience was a federal position, you must list series and grade for each position held. Failure to include this information may result in an ineligible rating. A full year of work is considered to be 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. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-