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The Columbia Regional Office administers a variety of benefits and services, including Compensation, Loan Guaranty, Pension, Veterans Readiness and Employment, and Fiduciary and guardianship services. Other services provided include outreach services for homeless, elderly, minority, and women Veterans; Public Affairs, Benefits Delivery at Discharge (BDD), and Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES).
10/28/2022 to 11/14/2022
$135,468 - $203,700 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes—Permanent Change of Station with an Appraised Value Offer relocation services and/or a relocation incentive may be authorized. A $60,000 relocation incentive may be authorized. Incentive will be paid as at lump sum at the beginning of the service period. Incentive requires a 3 year service agreement. For more information on PCS and AVO visit http://vaww.fscdirect.fsc.va.gov/pcs.asp.
Permanent
Full-time
Senior Executive
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Yes
Yes
VA-SES-11704831-22-NE
686169500
The position is located in the Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) Columbia Regional Office and reports to the Southeast District Director and Deputy Under Secretary for Field Operations. The responsibilities of the Regional Office Director include, but are not limited to:
1) Effective management of VBA program of benefits and services involving the Veterans Service Center and Veteran Readiness and Employment.
2) Complete oversight and management of the operations, resource distribution and management of the regional office.
3) Serves as the top line manager and supervisor for the proper and efficient operation of the regional office.
4) Ensures policies and procedures are consistent with VA guidelines and priorities.
5) Engages and collaborates with internal and external partners to promote benefits, services, and programs for the Veteran community.
6) Provides leadership, oversight, and management of over 700 employees and the timely and efficient administration of benefits and services to over 400K Veterans, Service members, and families and survivors in South Carolina.
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
COVID 19: As required by Executive Order 14043, Federal employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.g., telework, remote work, etc.), subject to such exceptions as required by November 22, 2021. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. Per the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), you are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, 2 weeks after receiving the requisite number of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved or authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or that has been listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization. For Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or AstraZeneca/Oxford, full vaccination is 2 weeks after receiving the second dose in a 2-dose series. For Johnson and Johnson (J&J)/Janssen, full vaccination is 2 weeks after an employee has received a single dose. Additional information regarding what documentation is needed and how you can request a legally required exception will be provided if you are selected for the position.
Due to COVID-19, VA is currently in an expanded telework posture. If selected, you may be expected to temporarily telework, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area. Once employees are permitted to return to the office, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement. Management officials will provide information about returning to the official, pre-pandemic worksite, when applicable. At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to telework depending upon the terms of your organization's telework policy and the duties of the position.
Veteran Preference does not apply to the Senior Executive Service.: https://www.opm.gov/faqs/topic/Senior-Executive-Service/index.aspx.
Drug Testing: All applicants tentatively selected for VA Senior Executive Service employment in any position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
Incumbents of this position will be subject to a background investigation commensurate with the risk and sensitivity level of the position.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Step 1: ECQ qualifications
Step 2: Technical Qualification(s)
Step 3: VA Executive Resources Board
Step 4: Nominating Organization may conduct interviews
Step 5: Approval by the Selecting Official (may include additional screening)
Step 6: OPM Qualifications Review Board certification
A complete application for this position includes the following items:
1. Resume not to exceed 5 pages;
2. Written narrative response to address each Technical Qualification(s) not to exceed 2 pages each; and
3. Written narrative responses to address each Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) not to exceed 2 pages each for a total of 10 pages; or
4. Proof of non-competitive eligibility (if applicable). Proof consists of an SF-50 showing career status in the SES and proof of certification of your Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) administered Qualifications Review Board (QRB).Non-Competitive Consideration: You are considered a non-competitive applicant if you are a current career Senior Executive, graduate of a Senior Executive Service (SES) Candidate Development Program (CDP) or an individual with SES reinstatement eligibility and your ECQs have been certified by the OPM QRB. You may be considered non-competitively for appointment to this position if you meet the mandatory technical qualifications requirements.
Non-competitive applicants do not need to submit ECQ narratives but you must clearly state your status in your resume and submit a written narrative response to the Technical Qualification (s); not more than 2 pages per each TQ with a font size no smaller than 12 points. Proof of non-competitive eligibility is required. The agency has the option of considering you non-competitively or including you in the competitive process.
Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm EST on the closing date11/14/2022. in order for you to be considered. Please read all instructions before you begin.To begin click the Apply Online button and follow the prompts to register and submit all required documents. To return to your saved application, log in to your USAJOBS account at http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ and click on "Application Status". Click on the position title and select Apply Online to continue.
The Corporate Senior Executive Management Office (CSEMO) will review all applications to determine if applicants meet the technical qualifications of this position and the SES ECQs. Those who meet the qualifications will be referred to the Executive Resources Board (ERB), a panel of SES members to determine the "best qualified" candidates. Once a selection is made, the selectee's application will be forwarded to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for approval by an OPM independent Qualifications Review Board (QRB), unless the selectee is a current/former SES executive or has successfully completed an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program and is QRB certified.
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