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Chief Administrative Officer
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 40 days ago
Hybrid Lakewood, CO $165K – $197K Apply by Aug 12, 2026 Program Management ENTJESTJINTJISTJ Operations
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The Chief Administrative Officer serves as the senior administrative and program management advisor to the Assistant Under Secretary (AUSH) for Veterans Community Care (VCC) and is responsible for leading, coordinating, and evaluating executive-level program and administrative operations, strategic initiatives, project execution, governance activities, and organizational improvement efforts for the VCC.
What You'll Do
- →Manages and coordinates program management activities on behalf of the AUSH/VCC to ensure initiatives are planned, executed, monitored, and evaluated from an enterprise perspective.
- →Translates senior leadership priorities into actionable objectives, milestones, deliverables, and implementation strategies that support VCC goals.
- →Responsible for the full lifecycle of assigned projects and initiatives, including planning, coordination, execution, risk tracking, performance monitoring, resource identification, and closeout.
- →Develops and maintains program and project documentation, including business cases, project management plans, risk management plans, communications plans, budget and acquisition plans, governance materials, change requests, and implementation documents.
- →Coordinates work across VCC, VHA, VA Central Office, field facilities, and other stakeholders to ensure priorities are aligned, issues are elevated, and decisions are supported by timely and accurate information.
- →Prepares executive briefings, presentations, reports, decision materials, and other high-level documents for use by the AUSH/VCC and senior leaders.
- →Evaluates organizational structure, workload distribution, staffing needs, work methods, administrative procedures, management controls, and resource requirements; and recommends improvements to increase efficiency, accountability, and operational effectiveness.
- →Coordinates administrative and policy-related actions, including review of proposed legislation, regulations, directives, policies, audit findings, investigative reports, and governance requirements to determine impact on VCC operations Develops or recommends administrative policies, procedures, controls, reporting processes, and corrective actions to support consistent program execution.
- →Researches improved business and management practices; identifies data needed for program direction; supports management surveys and organizational reviews; evaluates administrative systems such as records, communications, directives, forms, files, and documentation; and advises senior leaders on administrative operations organizational effectiveness, policy coordination, and process improvement.
- →Performs the full range of supervisory responsibilities, including planning and assigning work, setting priorities, evaluating performance, developing performance standards, providing advice and counsel, identifying training needs, resolving complaints, addressing conduct and performance issues, recommending personnel actions, and ensuring effective use of assigned staff resources.
- →Provides administrative and technical direction to subordinate staff, ensures work products align with AUSH/VCC priorities, monitors progress on assignments, and coordinates staff efforts in support of executive operations, governance, program management, and administrative requirements.
- →Work Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday.
- →Telework: This position may be authorized for ad hoc telework.
- →Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.
- ✓A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 7651f7e7-d5e4-4306-ae49-69934c05f533
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