Total 144 Administrative / Clerical job vacancies

This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application.

This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection.

This position is being filled under Direct Hire Authority (DHA) in accordance with USD(P&R) memo of DEC 22, 2023, Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense, Title 5, United States Code, Section 9905. Per 3. Covered Positions E. Table 1.

Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.

Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following:

• Serves as senior DoD specialist and advisor on DoD contracting and pricing regulations, policies, and associated procedures.
• Within areas of responsibility, develops new and refines existing procurement policies and regulations including developing and testing new techniques and procedures, evaluating and developing proposed innovations including proposed legislative initiatives, participating in formulation of government-wide policies, providing policy guidance and training to the workforce, and ensuring consistent policy application.
• Teams with acquisition professionals and government stakeholders at all levels to develop and communicate solutions on challenging, complex pricing and contracting issues.
• Serves as the procurement analyst responsible for initiating, developing and recommending contracting operational policies, procedures, guidance and oversight of the Defense Department governmentwide commercial purchase card (GPC) program.
• Serves as a procurement analyst within the DoD Purchase Card Program Management Office.
  Reviews the effectiveness of Component (Army, Navy, Air Force and 4th Estate) purchase card program policies and procedures to ensure that they are consistent with governing law, regulation and DoD policy.
• Leads teams across Component card programs and/or other functional communities within the department to develop and integrate innovative approaches to determine efficiencies in the use of the card and to streamline Departmental processes and operations while minimizing associated costs.
• Works with the Director of Contracting eBusiness (who is the Director of the DoD Purchase Card Program Management Office) and other senior leaders across the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the Components to define, integrate, and implement purchase card functional processes to support other strategic goals/objectives of the Department of Defense.
• Develops new policies, methodologies, and techniques to promulgate the innovative solutions and methodologies designed.

Administrative Officer duties consists of but is not limited to:

AO acts as the liaison with the human resources office concerning personnel related matters. Participates in personnel administration operations such as position classification, grievance procedures, performance standards and disciplinary actions.

AO plays a key role in developing and coordinating internal review systems to assure that both clinical and administrative activities are in compliance with agency and accrediting and regulatory requirements.

Keeps managers informed of the status of on-going personnel actions. Assists the Chief in administering actions concerning merit promotion and position management. Participates in the analysis and interpretation of workload and other data used in resource planning. Provides DIS
Chief, Chief Technologist and SORT with constant updates to performance appraisals, functional statements, mandatory training changes. Procures sample position descriptions and functional statements as need for the service, as the needs change.

Provides for the overall non-clinical administrative management of the service. This includes interpreting administrative policies and developing and implementing local policies. Provides for the overall administrative management of the Service. This includes interpreting administrative polices and developing and implementing local polices. Coordinates the establishment of goals, objective, and long-range plans for the office. Together with the Service Chief and Chief Technologist, discuss an annual goal-setting session, which leads to the development of the final operating plan. Provides assistance to develop new technologies and modalities through vendor contact after consultation with the DIS Chief, Chief Technologist and SORT. Evaluates and monitors administrative activities and makes substantive recommendations for program improves. Ensures effective use of office staff and recommends needed changes to enhance central support services.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Telework: eligible for ADHOC only. VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Administrative Officer/PD02906O and PD029050

• Maintains a filing system, reviews correspondence for spelling and grammar, receives mail, maintains the store director's appointment calendar and serves as the forms manager.
• Serves as the personnel liaison between the commissary and Human Resources Service Provider (HRSP) by generating request, monitoring status, and resolving employee personnel actions.
• Performs in-processing functions for all new hires and reviews in-processing forms for accuracy and completeness.
• Serves as the payroll liaison between the commissary and the Customer Service Representatives (CSR) to resolve payroll issues.
• Procures, issues, controls, and disposes of supplies and equipment required for store operations.
• Maintains the property accounting register relating to supplies and equipment procured for the commissary.

• You will support and advise DON senior leaders on technology integration and modernization to support adoption into the DON information ecosystem.
• You will serve as a technical expert advising key leaders and staff on modernizing DON’s information environment, promoting digital enterprise services, governing enterprise architecture and evaluating the implementation of technical solutions.
• You will develop new theories, concepts, principles, standards, and methods related to technology adoption.
• You will provide policy and planning guidance to senior leaders, staff, and stake holders; align internal business practices with government or department wide regulations and policies.
• You will conduct evaluations of Information Management (IM) and Information Technology (IT) plans, projects, and programs to ensure alignment with DON and DoD business and mission needs; establish IM and IT metrics.

• Receives telephone calls and visitors to the clinic, determines the nature of call or visit, obtains identifying information, and verifies the patient's eligibility for treatment. and updates the existing medical record or prepare new record.
• Schedules appointments, completes the client admission forms. Screens/Updates the existing medical record or collects sufficient information to prepare new record. Reviews discharge information or handouts with client.
• Maintains clinic exterior, reception area and exam rooms to ensure general cleanliness (to include cleaning urine, feces and blood). Dispenses medications, annotates prescriptions and refills prescriptions accordance with polices and procedures
• Completes bi-weekly payroll reports. Prepares and submits required end of month reports. Assists with preparation of the yearly clinical budget. Initiates personnel actions at the direction of management. Monitors and replenishes inventory.
• Receives payments for services rendered. Balances cash and checks daily; makes daily bank deposit. Monitors and replenishes inventory. Serves as clinic ordering official and Government Purchase Cardholder. Processes purchasing documents.

You will serve as a Secretary (OA) and be responsible for providing a full range of clerical and administrative support to the School of Science, Mathematics, and the Humanities, Academic Division at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Receiving visitors and telephone calls to the office.
• Reviewing correspondence for proper format and signature, grammar, typographical accuracy and conformance with procedural instructions.
• Keeping supervisors' calendars and scheduling appointments and meetings.
• Making arrangements for meetings.
• Making travel arrangements, preparing travel orders and assisting in processing travel claims.
• Purchasing office supplies.
• Performing timekeeping.
• Organizing and maintaining files and records, manuals, handbooks, and other related materials.

You will serve as a Secretary (OA) and be responsible for providing a full range of clerical and administrative support to the School of Science, Mathematics, and the Humanities, Academic Division at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Receiving visitors and telephone calls to the office.
• Reviewing correspondence for proper format and signature, grammar, typographical accuracy and conformance with procedural instructions.
• Keeping supervisors' calendars and scheduling appointments and meetings.
• Making arrangements for meetings.
• Making travel arrangements, preparing travel orders and assisting in processing travel claims.
• Purchasing office supplies.
• Performing timekeeping.
• Organizing and maintaining files and records, manuals, handbooks, and other related materials.

Operates a personal computer (PC) and peripheral equipment to produce a variety of civilian and military correspondence, spreadsheets, charts, reports and graphs, using a wide variety of software programs.  Transmits and receives documents and messages electronically using PC network or links to other computers.  Proofreads all prepared correspondence and checks for completeness and conformance to applicable instructions and regulations.  Operates PC using graphics applications to produce various graphic materials as required.  May type and prepare statistical data sheets.  

Provides World Class Customer Service with an emphasis on courtesy.  Assists customers and communicates positively in a friendly manner.  Acknowledges customers, smiles and makes eye contact.  Asks questions to determine, verify and solve problems.  Checks for satisfaction on the quality of goods and services.  Takes action to solve problems quickly.  Alerts the higher level supervisor, or proper point of contact for help when problems arise. 

Adheres to safety regulations and standards.  Uses required safety equipment, and observes safe work procedures.  Promptly reports any observed workplace hazards, and any injury, occupational illness, and/or property damage resulting from workplace mishaps to the immediate supervisor.

Adheres to established standards of actively supporting the principles of the EEO program and prevention of sexual harassment.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

The incumbent provides a wide variety administrative and clerical support to the SILC Commander and Executive Director and other management personnel and in general support of unit operations.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Type/compile a variety of letters, memoranda, issue papers, reports and other correspondence.
• Review outgoing correspondence to ensure compliance with command policies and procedures
• Check grammar, punctuation, spelling for correctness
• Conduct a technical review of correspondence prepared by the unit for signature by unit Commander or other management levels.

• You will apply basic Human Resources (HR) regulations, rules and procedures to perform a wide variety of functions in support of recruitment and placement operations.
• You will generate and prepare reports by extracting data and creating spreadsheets, using these reports to verify accuracy of information within database.
• You will input and manipulate data to ensure accurate processing of a full range of personnel actions. Actions may range from accessions, separations, position changes, reassignments, realignments, promotions, and transfers.
• You will consolidate records for employees who have transferred from other Agencies to ensure leave, retirement and other information accrues accurately.
• You will apply pay setting rules for general schedule employees for adherence to regulatory requirements.

Handles routine inquiries from both staff and inmates, providing technical assistance and answering questions regarding the general nature of correctional programs.

Receives visitors to the office, determines the nature of the requests and directs them to the appropriate staff or personally provides the information desired when routine or procedural matters of the office are involved.

Reviews correspondence prepared for the supervisor and other staff.

Assists the Unit Manager and staff members in the procedural aspects of expediting the work of this office.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and is performed on a regular and recurring basis.

• You will makes recommendations on a variety of administrative issues and conduct highly complex and ambiguous assignments utilizing untested methods and procedures to resolve systemic problems impacting the organization.
• You will prepare comprehensive reports to ensure that senior management is provided with clear and concise recommendations, analysis, evaluations and interpretations concerning plans, policies and programs.
• You will work with Directorate leadership to identify, or exclude, potential problems and determine financial, material, manpower and information resources needed to execute the mission requirements.
• You will provide rapid and effective response to requests and directives pertaining to plans, programs, policies, procedures, objectives, operations, reviews, and reports pertaining to the mission.
• You will respond to to near-term requirements impacting Operations policies and programs, conducts short-term analysis, oversees projects, and coordinates staff actions which cross normal staff boundaries as assigned by the Director.
• You will respond to external requests for information from the Department of the Navy, Congress, and Department of Defense by providing briefings, information papers, and analytical planning documents.
• You will direct the implementation of new programs and plans to ensure that the organization is in compliance with higher policy and guidance.

You will serve as a Mail Clerk with responsibility effective handling of all mail that arrives at, and is sent from, the Logistics Operations Command, Base New Orleans, Comptroller of Base Operations Department, Logistics Division in New Orleans, LA.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Processing all incoming and outgoing mail and packages including, but not limited to certified, registered, first class, and privately-owned courier service mail.
• Establishing suspense dates for the handling of incoming special class mail, obtaining receipt signatures, and maintaining control logs.
• Ensuring that incoming public inquiries and staff mail is properly opened, logged, read, date stamped and sorted into established categories for distribution.
• Maintaining a filing system arranged in such a manner as to make material easily retrievable.
• Operating a motor vehicle (up to a 1 1/2 ton mail truck) to pick up and deliver mail and parcel.

• • Incumbent will lead O-6/GS-15 level collaborative efforts to solve issues that hinder T and E data required for the evaluation of warfighter chemical, biological, radiological (CBR) Defense systems.
• • Problem solves for issues with funding, Test and Evaluation (T and E) physical and intellectual infrastructure, and test methodologies.
• • Incumbent will frequently brief GO/SES leadership on project progress, and will be responsible for fully monitoring, reviewing, and providing recommendations on Congressional requests for documents and information.
• • Incumbent is relied upon to plan, direct, coordinate, and expedite CBDP projects and actions appropriate for each assignment using qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques.
• • Identifies, quantifies, and evaluates the balance between service requirements, program goals, technical and financial resources and policies in order to recommend the best course of action for T and E challenges.