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Assistant Cemetery Administrator
National Cemetery Administration · Posted 9 days ago
On-site Portland, OR $136K – $176K Apply by Jun 17, 2026 Cemetery Administration Services ENFJENFPENTPESFP MarketingOperations
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This position is located at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon. This position requires extensive background and knowledge in interment operations, grounds maintenance, financial management, personnel management, public relations, contract oversight and operation of a National Cemetery.
What You'll Do
- →As Assistant Cemetery Administrator, the incumbent assists the Cemetery Director with developing and implementing local administrative, financial, human capital, and other resource management policies.
- →The Assistant Cemetery Administrator assists the Cemetery Director with the overall day-to-day operations of the cemetery to include overseeing the interment schedule, preparation and closing of all graves, placement of temporary and permanent markers, and maintenance of all gravesites, roads, grounds, and landscape.
- →Responsible for administrative operations of the cemetery to include verifying complex eligibility issues prior to interment and planning for committal services, maintaining all property accounts, time and leave records, records management, and the preparation of recurring and special reports.
- →The incumbent establishes performance standards, evaluates the performance of employees, and carries out Equal Employment Opportunity policies and program activities.
- →Personally, develops studies and analyses of cemetery operations to determine personnel requirements; to make modifications and improvements needed for more effective operations; and to define trends in utilization of burial benefits.
- →Prepares, submits, and defends budgetary requirements and maintains all related reports and records to ensure all submissions and expenditures are substantiated by full and complete justification.
- →The Assistant Cemetery Administrator assists the Cemetery Director with the execution of the approved annual financial plan for the cemetery.
- →The Assistant Cemetery Administrator assists the Cemetery Director with the development of statements of work and controls over work, inspects work, authorizes payment, and is ultimately responsible for those contracts initiated by the cemetery for work associated with the administration of the national cemetery.
- →The incumbent is responsible for promoting the cemetery, raising Veterans' awareness of VA burial benefits and for representing VA in the local community.
- →The Assistant Cemetery Administrator will be actively engaged in conducting community outreach and related activities. ___ YOU MUST SIGN A MOBILITY AGREEMENT INDICATING THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE NECESSITY FOR AND AGREE TO ACCEPT ASSIGNMENTS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS DURING EMPLOYMENT.
- →Selected candidates, from outside the National Cemetery Administration, must coordinate with management to develop a competency-based training plan within 30 days of hire, with completion required within one year.
- →Work schedule: Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
- →May include occasional weekends.
- →Due to the mission of the National Cemetery, the cemetery cannot be closed for more than 2 consecutive days at any given time.
Requirements
- ✓There is no educational substitution for experience at the GS-12 or higher.
Personality Fit
Job ID: ec821939-485d-40a6-83e6-9a8b384e20fe
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