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The Board of Veterans' Appeals' mission is to honor America's promise to its Veterans by timely resolving their appeals under the law. The Board of Veterans' Appeals is delegated the authority to act for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in deciding all questions of law and fact resolving Departmental appeals that affect the provision of benefits to Veterans, their dependents and survivors.
Learn more about this agency10/30/2024 to 11/21/2024
$147,649 - $221,900 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
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Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
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Permanent
Full-time
Senior Executive
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VA-SES-12593491-25-AB
816612100
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Those who meet the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
All groups of qualified individuals.
The Deputy Vice Chairman serves as a Veterans Law Judge and a member of the Board's top leadership team. Veterans Law Judges occupy unique positions of trust and are recommended by the Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals and appointed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, subject to the approval of the President of the United States.
The incumbent is responsible for overseeing the work of Veterans Law Judges, counsel, and other legal support personnel working to identify, appropriately consider, and resolve these appeals to the Board.
Confers with top staff and officials of the Department and other governmental agencies, Members of Congress and officials of veterans' organizations, maintaining a variety of contacts which influence the Department.
Represents the Department before congressional committees and in other hearings and interdepartmental conferences and meetings.
Oversees the overall activities of the professional and administrative services of the Board and effects necessary innovations and changes in operations.
Functions as a member of a cohesive management team tasked to ensure the Board' s organizational goals are achieved through proper leveraging of human and financial resources to maximize efficiency and produce high quality results.
Responsible for developing, establishing and maintaining standards of quality, productivity, timeliness, security, organizational support and service to accurately measure the efficiency and performance of all professional and administrative personnel.
As a Veterans Law Judge, presides over formal, quasi-judicial hearings, adjudicates appeals, and issues written decisions. Rules on motions for reconsideration of decisions and directs cases with specialized circumstances be advanced on the docket in accordance with applicable law.
Supervises a cadre of Veterans Law Judges, decision-writing attorneys and/or law clerks; and support staff, directing training, as necessary, on matters of substantive and procedural Veterans' law; ensuring cases are decided efficiently and expeditiously in accordance with the law; mentoring and developing staff; and adhering to the Department's ICARE values (integrity, commitment, advocacy, respect, and excellence) while maintaining the highest ethical standards of public service.
Education: Applicants must possess a LL.B., J.D., or LL.M. degree. (On your resume provide the year in which you obtained your degree and the name of the College or University from which it was conferred/awarded.) AND
Licensure: Applicants must be an active member of the bar and in good standing, duly licensed and authorized to practice law as an attorney under the laws of any state, territory of the U.S., or the District of Columbia. (Provide the year in which you obtained your first license and the jurisdiction from which it was issued).
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 consists of an SF-50 showing career status in the SES
(if applicable) 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-point. 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 date, 11/21/2024 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.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/816612100. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs mission is "to fulfill President Lincoln's promise to care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors."
The Senior Executive Service (SES) is comprised of the men and women charged with leading the continuing transformation of government. These leaders possess well-honed executive skills and share a broad perspective of government and a public service commitment.
VA structures its SES positions into pay bands. This is a pay band 2 position, and the salary range is $147,649 to $214,300. Exceptions to the cap of the range may be considered in certain circumstances.
