Supervisory Field Examiner (Fiduciary Coach)

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:10/24/2026. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: Applicants who are current/former Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12 level. To support your claim of time-in-grade, you must submit your most recent appointment, promotion or within grade increase SF-50.

Some applicants may have to submit more than one SF-50 to demonstrate their eligibility. See the required documents section for more information. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. A Standard Form 50 (SF-50) that shows your TIG eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.

Applicants must submit their most recent Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50: Official SF-50 that shows you held the grade (or higher) for the full performance level of the position you are applying for, or Official SF-50 that shows you held the next lower grade for at least one year for the position you are applying for. Multiple SF-50s may need to be submitted to show this.

Examples of appropriate SF-50s to include which show TIG requirements have been met include: Within grade increases (WGI) at the highest grade held; or Promotions with an effective date that occurred more than one year from the closing date of the job opportunity announcement; or Most recent appointment NOTE: Do not submit Award or General Adjustment SF-50s, as they do not provide sufficient information and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying TIG.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: Specialized experience is demonstrated experience, which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. Applicants must have One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-12) in the normal line of progression or must be related to the work of the position advertised and must be reflected in resume.

Examples of specialized experience include: Coaching, counseling, or training employees. Planning, assigning, and reviewing work of subordinates with authority over the work product. Researching laws, regulations, and Federal legislation in applying full range of Veterans' benefits programs to assist Veterans, their beneficiaries, and representatives. AND Effective written communication to audiences of various backgrounds.

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: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 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.

Volunteer Experience: 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. Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week.

01Physical Requirements

The work normally involves mental rather than physical exertion. The work is mostly sedentary; however, there may be some walking, standing, and carrying of light items. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that all rating decisions, awards, field examinations, accountings, fund usage reviews, and misuse determinations are processed as expeditiously as possible to assess the competence, adjustment, and personal welfare of beneficiaries and protect a beneficiary's assets from loss or diversion. The incumbent is also responsible for the cost-effective use of resources to accomplish the team's assigned outcomes.

Candidates must also demonstrate experience or training they possess, or have the potential to develop the qualities of successful supervision as follows: Manages the workload and adheres to the division priorities and timeliness constraints. Analyzes and interprets laws, regulations, and rules as they affect the establishment of new policies, procedures, and methods of operation.

Makes recommendations concerning workload management, the optimum mix of staff in consideration of operating costs and program effectiveness, and introduction of improvements to work methods and processes. Plans and assigns work priorities for his/her subordinates and has final technical authority over the final work product.

Is responsible for administrative and personnel actions affecting the team (e.g., PIPs), and provides advice, counsel, and instruction to individual employees of the team on both technical and administrative matters. Assigns special projects, completes Systematic Analyses of Operations (SAO), and ensures that the team's efforts support the overall goals of the Fiduciary Hub. Coordinates with other teams' coaches to redirect staff as needed to meet increased workload demands in those other teams.

Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 7:00AM-3:30PM Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: This position is eligible for situational (ad hoc) telework only. The selectee is required to report to the official duty station each scheduled workday. Telework may be approved only on a case-by-case basis with supervisory approval. Routine or recurring telework is not authorized for this position. Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Field Examiner- 40159A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Bargaining Unit: No Financial Disclosure Report: This position requires completion of a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-450) under 5 C.F.R. § 2634.904(a). The selectee must submit the form before entering on duty and annually thereafter.