Secretary

Duties:

• The incumbent provides clerical and administrative assistance to the organization.
• Controls the activities schedule and reminds managers of appointments.
• Obtains information required by management from various sources within the VA requiring a comprehensive knowledge of the VAs complex organizational structure.
• Composes correspondence on own initiative based on a knowledge of superiors views and desires.
• Independently noting and following up on commitments made at meetings and conferences by staff members.
• Coordinates the work of the office with the work of other offices.
• Ensuring that reports and responses to correspondence are submitted by the staff on time and in the proper format making travel arrangements and scheduling conferences

Physical aspects associated with work required of this assignment are typical for the occupation and would generally not require a pre-placement examination.

This position will be shared by the Associate Director and Executive High Reliability (EHR).


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: Full-time Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position
Position Description/PD#: Secretary/PD098480
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public determining if your employment advances the public interest we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 07/30/2026.

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-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. For a GS-08 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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 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 former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.



You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

GS-07

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: At the GS-07 level position performs under immediate or general supervision moderately difficult and responsible work in office business or fiscal operations requiring a moderate amount of training or other experience; good working knowledge of a special subject matter or a limited field of office procedure and practice; and the exercise of independent judgment in accordance with well-established policies procedures and techniques.

GS-08

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: At the GS-08 level the position performs moderately difficult and responsible work in office business or fiscal operations requiring a moderate amount of training or other experience; good working knowledge of a special subject matter or a limited field of office procedure and practice and the exercise of independent judgment in accordance with well-established policies procedures and techniques.

For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at

Required Experience:

Junior IC