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Program Specialist
Veterans Benefits Administration · Posted 61 days ago
Hybrid Nashville, TN $62K – $116K Apply by Jul 24, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ
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This position is in the Nashville Veterans Benefits Administration Regional Office. The incumbent is assigned to the office of the Director and reports to the Assistant Director, who serves as the immediate supervisor. The incumbent is the key advisor to the Director and the Division Chiefs on all human resources issues and coordinates directly with the HR center.
What You'll Do
- →Typical duties include, but are not limited to: Specific duties include: Provides technical advice and assistance and disseminates human resource information to organization.
- →Review's classification standards, guides, to assist and coordinate classification assignments.
- →Assist with the initial classification of individual position for submittal to the CCU Aids supervisors and operating officials on the classification submissions and processes.
- →Keeps abreast of new developments and regulatory guidance from higher authorities and provides interpretative guidance to subordinate regional activities.
- →Provides advice and assistance on automated classification system eClass 360.
- →Inputs and retrieves data from that ensures the accuracy of organization and position data and initiates corrective action when necessary.
- →Coordinates program requirements with management and others as necessary.
- →Assists in the development of initiatives to improve management processes and systems using the most efficient utilization of human resources.
- →Studies and advises managers and supervisors on staffing requirements, resources, and problems in assigned offices involving a high degree of complexity.
- →Assists with guidance on merit system principles, prohibited personnel practices, the development and use of valid selection criteria, and other approaches that may help in staffing the organization and in improving employee productivity, morale, and retention.
- →Coordinates analyses and recommendations with other HR Specialists as appropriate.
- →Prepares, compiles, publishes, and ensures the validity and accuracy of data developed and uniformity in reports and studies.
- →Works with functional directors to analyze and ascertain anticipated impact and requirements, formulates new or revised policies, and determines need for new or revised policies and or procedures.
- →Under the direction of a higher-level specialist, the employee provides advice and assistance in the areas of discipline, adverse actions, grievances, performance management and recognition, employee counseling, and related functions.
Requirements
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness & 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 or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓Additional Conditions of Employment are as follows: You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary or trial period 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 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.
- ✓A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education to be credited towards qualifications.
- ✓Provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓All education claimed by applicants will be verified upon appointment.
- ✓If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript to receive credit.
Benefits
- ★Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application.
- ★Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.
- ★Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis.
- ★If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision.
- ★You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement.
- ★To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.
- ★(https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/sections/28980686389652-Reasonable-Accommodation-Information)
Personality Fit
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