Total 192 job vacancies in United Kingdom

As a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist you will:

• Oversee a staff that processes a full range of recurring and non-standard personnel actions that include a variety of appointments, separations, promotions, changes to lower grade, reassignments, transfers, actions for student loans, re-employed annuitant, deployed civilians, corrections/cancellations, adverse actions, settlements, etc.
• Review personnel action requests for accuracy of codes needed for proper processing, existence, and adequacy of supporting documents, appropriateness of the regulatory authority and the proposed action cited in relation to the intended purpose.
• Perform audits and/or quality assurance/control on completed actions to identify source(s) of errors.
• Research and interpret guidelines and directives from higher headquarters as well as regulatory guidance.
• Review administrative and technical procedures to assure maximum efficiency, economy, and effectiveness of operations.
• Apply expert knowledge of the full range of pay administration policies, principles, and practices under Title 5 and other statutes and legal authorities, as applicable, in advising on a variety of compensation issues (pay retention, Highest Previous Rate, special salary rates, locality pay, pay limitations, overtime pay, changes from special rate pay systems, waiver of repayment due to overpayment situations, etc.).
• Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of work.

• Facilitate and accomplish work through the direction of others on development and implementation of new standardized processes.
• Serves as the primary strategic advisor of Labor-Relations and Employee-Relations, responsible for providing administrative and technical human resources support.
• Generate and analyze reports to interpret data for informed decision-making.
• Assess existing programs to identify areas where improvements in operations can be implemented.
• Resolve operational problems and assure adequate quantity and quality of support is provided to organizations served.
• Provide authoritative interpretation and instructions on laws, regulations, policies and procedures to management and staff.
• Provide a full range of advisory services, assistance, and policy development/guidance to management officials and employees concerning all aspects of Labor Relations/Management and Employee Relations.

The incumbent will:

• Serve as a consultant and advisor, and based on personal expertise, provides scientific and technical consultation in all program areas.
• Represent NCHS as the expert for the estimation, measurement, and quality of national health statistics at various interagency, coordinating and advisory committees, as well as national and international professional organizations.
• Serve as scientific and methodological leader, planning and coordinating NCHS's basic and applied research program, including but not limited to research in the fields of mathematical and health statistics, survey design and methodology, disclosure and confidentiality, and questionnaire design and survey measurement.
• Initiate decision-making processes and projects, and participates fully in discussions and decisions concerning NCHS and CDC plans, programs, and activities, both in strategic planning and in the actual determination, allocation, and administration of Division programs, functions, and activities.
• Engage in solving some of the most difficult and important problems facing NCHS and the rest of the scientific community, including precedent setting problems associated with rapidly evolving data environment.
• Plan, manage, organize, and directs all programs, surveys and research activities of the Division as carried out by subordinate supervisors and the highly trained and skilled staff of professional Mathematical Statisticians, Behavioral Scientists, Health Statisticians, and Computer Scientists.
• Consult and collaborate in research projects with HHS, CDC and other Federal organizations, state and local governments, universities, private research organizations, and international agencies and organizations.

• Reviews, analyzes, and interprets legislation, policies, regulations, programs agreements, and funding agreements.
• Assists with the design, conduct, and management of complex financial analyses of major programs.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers/stakeholders, staff, Departmental personnel, legal advisors, financial auditors, executives and line officials.
• Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing at an editorial level. Conveys information, ideas, concepts, and theories in a clear, concise, and logical manner in both oral and written communication.
• Assesses information from a wide variety of sources to write papers, reports, and publishes work.
• Demonstrates teamwork to internal and external customers as well as colleagues and supervisors. Works cooperatively and respectfully, and performs in a professional manner to bring staff together.

This position serves as a VISN 22 Veterans Transportation Program Manager within the VISN Office. Provides management, support, and required oversight to assist VA transportation providers and key business staff to medical centers across the VISN. The position manages the VISN VTP including Veterans Transportation Service, Beneficiary Travel, the Highly Rural Transportation Grant Programs.

Major duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Participates in national VTP Surveys, reviews, studies and manages the VISN participation in such surveys/studies, as well as managing VISN surveys which produce data used to adopt new policies or change existing policy to improve operations and compliance with regulations to achieve higher efficiencies of operation.
• Oversees management of the overall operations of the VTS Program at all the Medical Centers within the VISN.
• Monitors and ensures adherence to VTS, BT, and VHA policy; monitors and ensures sites report metrics accurately and timely; and monitors and communicates with sites regarding obligation of VTS funds.
• The VISN VTP Manager ensures compliance is achieved VISN-wide through periodic program review and communicates directly with VTP Program Office Compliance staff on discrepancies in Improper Payments Elimination & Recovery Improvement Act (IPERA), OIG, and GAO review/missing information.
• Responsible for ensuring implementation of audit/compliance corrective action measures.
• Ensures facility VTP Managers comply in a timely and accurate manner to VTP Program Office, IPERA, OIG and GAO requests for information.
• Ensures VTS programs at the Medical Center level are appropriately engaged with the HRTG recipients to ensure proper transport of Veterans by the grant recipients, and communicates with the VTS Regional Coordinator on issue resolution requiring national attention.
• Serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the multi-state region of a VISN regarding veteran and patient transportation for travel. The incumbent consults with the VA Medical Center Mobility Managers and Executive Leadership, the VISN Rural Health Consultant, VISN Business Implementation Manager, and VISN Executive Leadership on issues concerning Veterans access to care and unique transportation issues. As the VISN SME, the VISN VTP Manager provides direct consultation and problem resolution to facilities.
• Works with VISN leadership to establish goals and general policy regarding patient transportation regarding policy for inter-facility transfers, Special Mode Transports, Air Ambulance etc., to ensure compliance with national program policy, as well as the most efficient and patient friendly means of transport are achieved while ensuring expedited transport resulting in improved patient care and improved patient flow within and between VISN facilities.
• Prepares reports, memoranda, and correspondence pertaining to various Veteran transportation issues; presents research findings and recommendations to VTS and MS leadership.
• Provides Train-the-Trainer activities for the VTS program at the Medical Centers during program implementation and provides constant support for day to day operations.
• Employs fact-finding and investigative techniques to gather clear-cut factual answers to questions from VTS field operations.

• This position(s) is located in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Devices and Radiological Heath (CDRH), Office of Product Evaluation and Quality, Office of Regulatory Programs (ORP). This is a remote position.
• ORP develops policy and provides support across all regulatory programs conducted within OPEQ.
• ORP performs cross-cutting analysis to assess the performance of programs, develops tools that aid in evaluating the safety and quality of devices and electronic products, and continually monitors the state of regulated industry.
• ORP programs strive to amplify and improve the impact that Center activities have on patients by facilitating accurate, consistent and timely assessment of medical and other technology over its full life.
• ORP staff provide programmatic expertise; develop regulatory policy, processes, and tools; provide interpretations of regulatory requirements; and address novel or complex policy exceptions encountered during reviews.
• Staff conduct program analysis and quality control activities for programs for purposes of ensuring consistency across OPEQ components and continually improving upon CDRH regulatory programs.
• ORP also provides technical and logistical support on document control and automated systems which support the review activities performed across OPEQ and CDRH.
• As a Senior Scientist in the ORP, you will develop regulatory programs and policies development for entities across CDRH engaged in the review of medical devices and radiological products;
• Apply knowledge of scientific methodology and the application of science to ensure scientific consistency and validity of policy-related documents; and
• Serve as a subject matter expert in legal, regulatory, and scientific matters related to the review and authorization of medical devices and electronic products.

• The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.
• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Performs annual risk assessments of all APHIS assessable units.
• Develops and performs scheduled reviews and/or testing.
• Develops written reports of all reviews and/or testing and present findings and recommendations annually at the APHIS Management Team Meeting.
• Ensures that APHIS is fully compliant with the requirements of newly revised 0MB Circular A-123.
• Develops research methods, plans reviews, conducts interviews, and fact findings.

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following:

• The employee completes complex purchasing transactions only under direct supervision with direct guidance from seasoned purchasing staff, leads, or supervisors.
• Routine purchasing includes routine purchase orders on established contracts or through established vendor resources using regular significant,
• Use guidance, direction and direct use of policy and guidelines; reviews for discrepancies or loopholes in lengthy specifications or statements of work that are very detailed, or otherwise difficult to understand.
• Coordinates under close direction and supervision, with appropriate vendor for device retrieval and reconciliation of acquisition days o ensure daily fund rental fiscal accountability.
• Under close direction and supervision, has the authority to purchase on contract surgical implants up to a dollar of $100,00 for contracted surgical implants.
• Under close direction and supervision, documents the services required per the contractual agreement and monitors, tracks and trends contractor performance.
• Utilizes various web-based applications to identify required sources of supply.
• Provides procurement support throughout the procurement cycle by filing contracts, processing amendments and modifications, and monitoring the status of deliveries. Reviews, assembles, and maintains procurement related files and all of the required documentation.
• Advises approving officials and purchase card holders on purchase card program, procurement procedures and responsibilities while conducting random reviews in accordance with established Logistics and other departmental policy.

• Monitors and examines fund control point accounts and requests additional funding for procurement needs working with direct supervisor, fund control point Service Line Chief and the Fiscal Department.
• Serves as the first line of contact for medical staff and customers in regard to procured items. Provides clerical support and coordination to approving officials and administrators.
• Performs a variety of receptionist, timekeeping, record keeping and miscellaneous duties in medical facility.
• Makes purchases involving specialized requirements and/or commercial requirements that have unstable price or product characteristics, hard-to-locate sources, or similar complicating factors.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

The Coach is responsible for planning, programming, coordinating, supervising, managing, directing and/or reviewing all activities for their assigned area of responsibility. Responsible for advising the Veteran Contact Center Manager (VCCM)/Assistant Veteran Contact Center Manager (AVCCM), on the daily operations of their team, to include reporting daily operational problems and needs to achieve goals and objectives of the Veterans Contact Center (VCC) VBA benefits programs as they relate to the VCC.

Specifically, the Coach will:

• Performs the administrative and personnel management functions relative to staff supervised. Establish guidelines and performance expectations for staff, which are clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system. Observes workers' performance; demonstrates and conducts work performance critiques. Develops work improvement plans for the team, recommending personnel actions as necessary.
• Provides advice and counsel to employees related to work and administrative matters. Affects disciplinary measures as appropriate to the authority delegated. Reviews and approves or disapproves leave requests to maintain appropriate staffing levels for the division. Assures that subordinates are trained and fully comply with the provisions of all safety regulations. Hears and resolves complaints from employees engaging in ADR/mediation as needed.
• Builds and manages the workforce based on organizational goals, budget considerations and staffing needs. Recruits, selects, appraises and rewards staff; acts to address performance problems. The incumbent ensures performance plans for all assigned employees are properly created and utilized. Utilizes the division's employee recognition and award program.
• Mentors team employees, addresses individual learning needs and effectively offers feedback to identify and correct deficient areas. Provides or arranges technical training necessary for the accomplishment of individual and team tasks.
• Resolves personnel complaints or disciplinary problems with assistance from AVCCM and human resources technical experts.
• Responds to calls transferred to the supervisory escalation queue or the Public Contact Representative (PCR) needs assistance in providing a response. Resolves calls received at this level by either answering the call immediately or by taking responsibility for "call back."
• Inspires, motivates, and guides others toward goal accomplishment, Coaches, mentors, and challenges subordinates; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations; models high standards of honesty, integrity, trust, openness, and respect for the individual by applying these values to daily behaviors

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Maintains strategic and operational plans for the operation of the team in alignment with the goals of USDA, APHIS, and Veterinary Services.
• Identifies program and administrative issues within Veterinary Services which would benefit from increased usage of informatics.
• Provides leadership and management to project-focused teams comprised of analysts and informatics specialists to develop data and approaches for reporting and analysis of the identified issues.
• Works across government, states, and industry to integrate comprehensive data as needed.
• Leads, designs, and implements solutions for generating decision options using the analytical data sets for organizational decision making at both the strategic and operational levels.
• Communicates project and team needs and works with peers to enroll or engage team membership from within Strategy and Policy, or other APHIS offices.
• Represents the Center in professional and public settings.
• The employee assigns and reviews the work of project teams to ensure timely performance, soundness, and value.