Senior Administrative Officer, Cemetery Operations

National Cemetery Administration; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 64,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

National Cemetery Administration in Richmond, VA is seeking a Supervisory Administrative Officer to serve as the principal administrative advisor to the Cemetery Director. The role manages a broad range of administrative and operational programs to support cemetery operations and ensure efficient, compliant governance.

Responsibilities include leading administrative operations, HR activities, procurement, budgeting, and records management, with a focus on training, performance, and stakeholder

Qualifications

• A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
• 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 (particularly positions with a positive education requirement).
• If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and oversight of administrative operations, establishing priorities, assigning work, evaluating employee performance, approving leave and timecards, resolving employee issues, and identifying training and developmental needs.
• Conducts studies and analyses of administrative, operational, financial, and workforce programs to evaluate effectiveness, identify trends, improve efficiency, and recommend solutions to management.
• Analyzes budget and workload data to support planning activities, forecast resource requirements, monitor expenditures, and ensure the effective utilization of organizational resources.
• Administers and coordinates human resources activities, including recruitment actions, personnel transactions, awards programs, workforce planning, employee relations matters, and training initiatives.
• Oversees administrative programs involving records management, correspondence management, office automation, internal controls, and regulatory compliance to ensure efficient and effective operations.

Education

Transcript submission

Accredited education recognized by US DoE

Certificate of Foreign Equivalency (if using foreign education)

Job description

National Cemetery Administration in Richmond, VA is seeking a Supervisory Administrative Officer to serve as the principal administrative advisor to the Cemetery Director. The role manages a broad range of administrative and operational programs to support cemetery operations and ensure efficient, compliant governance.

Responsibilities include leading administrative operations, HR activities, procurement, budgeting, and records management, with a focus on training, performance, and stakeholder