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Program Specialist
National Cemetery Administration · Posted 4 days ago
On-site Jacksonville, FL $62K – $80K Apply by Sep 21, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ
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This position is located at the Jacksonville National Cemetery in Jacksonville, Florida.
What You'll Do
- →The incumbent reports to the Cemetery Director and has oversight of the administrative responsibilities including budget, correspondence, and work direction of lower grade General Schedule employees.
- →Incumbent analyzes current and proposed program and budget operating programs to evaluate their actual or potential effectiveness in establishing and achieving goals and objectives set by the agency.
- →The incumbent performs budget and program analysis duties and serves as the principal assistant to the Cemetery Director.
- →Assures the coordination of the cemetery's Organization Assessment and National Shrine Standards as well as assists the Cemetery Director in accomplishing a variety of administrative functions.
- →Incumbent compiles and analyzes data, identifies trends, prepares reports, and recommends solutions for resolving problems and to ensure compliance with operational standards and measures.
- →Assignments involve special studies and investigations to promptly detect problem conditions in connect with operations through the cemetery.
- →Resulting recommendations and advice may have impact on more than one interrelated activity and have strong impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of future cemetery program operations.
- →Studies relate to the full scope of interment operations, grounds maintenance operations, headstone/marker/niche cover operations, and equipment maintenance operations, as well as to other topics such as facilities, personnel and security.
- →Objective is to assess the productivity, effectiveness and efficiency of the programs of the cemetery operations and to recommend resolution of problems in a full range of administrative and field activities.
- →Evaluates the overall effectiveness of the primary mission of the cemetery.
- →Scope of work encompasses the evaluation of the effectiveness of the organizational mission and its component activities.
- →Evaluates and monitors the eligibility process to assure that requests are handled timely and compassionately while meeting regulatory requirements.
- →Administers the allocated budget for the Jacksonville VA National Cemetery, including monitoring and tracking of all expenditures in assigned fund control points, including contract maintenance operations.
- →Ensures cemetery compliance with budget performance measures to avoid over-expenditures.
Requirements
- ✓A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement).
- ✓Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.
- ✓All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly.
- ✓If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 7667e8d4-5923-43e2-81ab-0f71eed5e090
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