Secretary (OA)

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/20/2026. 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. 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 announcement. In 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: 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: Performing clerical/administrative duties in an office environment; receiving and referring phone calls scheduling calls; scheduling appointments; coordinating meetings; preparing correspondence, reports, memoranda, and other forms of written communication; utilizing office automation software and maintaining files.

NOTE: 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. Proficiency Requirement: In addition to meeting experience requirements, applicants must be able to type 40 words per minute.

Applicants may meet this requirement by passing the appropriate performance test, presenting a certificate of proficiency from a school or other organization authorized to issue such certificates by the Office of Personnel Management local office, or by self-certifying their proficiency.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

01Preferred experience

Experience in timekeeping and proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

Major duties include, but are not limited to: Receives, schedules, refers, and contacts members of the staff, agency, and persons outside the agency ranging from other government agencies to the general public. Processing incoming and outgoing materials such as correspondence, reports, memoranda, and other forms of written communication. Develops background information and prepares outlines for supervisor's public speaking engagements, papers, and correspondence/reports.

Schedules appointments, coordinates meetings, and/or schedules conferences for Service Line Management Team. Acts as the Service Records Control Liaison and is responsible for maintaining office and administrative files in accordance with the established VA system of records control directive. Serves as the senior timekeeper for the respective Service Line Management Team and as a backup timekeeper for other Service Lines.

Prepares and maintains appropriate forms for human resources actions to include preparing HR forms and SF-52's for separation, recruitments, change in pay status, change in name, etc. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:30AM-4:00PM Telework: 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#: Secretary (OA)/PD10865A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.