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Staff Assistant
Veterans Benefits Administration · Posted 14 days ago
Hybrid Jackson, MS $62K – $80K Apply by Sep 8, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ
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This position serves as a member of the Director's staff and provides administrative, management, liaison, and coordination support as the Staff Assistant to the Director's Office. The position provides a wide variety of administrative tasks associated with the administration of VBA's various business line programs of benefits and services as well as the Regional Office responsibilities for internal controls and program administration.
What You'll Do
- →Specific duties include: Responsible for the suspense control action of all approved recurring reports and other scheduled reports.
- →Maintains follow-ups with staff members to ensure timely conclusion.
- →Coordinate and participate in a wide spectrum of projects within the Director's Office.
- →Receives, schedules, refers, and contact members of the staff, agency, and persons outside the agency ranging from other government agencies to the general public.
- →Involved in high-level contacts with visitors and callers from managers and other staff members.
- →Establishes and/or maintains the office statistical reporting and records systems.
- →Analyzes information contained in the data and writes reports/recommendations including significant trends or changes that have occurred.
- →Compiles statistical data to support background information and prepares outlines for the Director's and Assistant Director's public speaking engagements, papers, and correspondence/reports.
- →Exercises exclusive control over their calendars.
- →Arranges for meeting spaces, speakers, and support arrangements for large conferences.
- →Receives, replies, and routes all correspondence for the Director and Assistant Directors.
- →Screens all correspondence for clarity, completeness of reply, and grammatical and procedural correctness.
- →Maintains time keeping functions and keeps completion of time and attendance records.
- →Promotion Potential: None Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: This position is eligible for situational (ad hoc) telework only.
Requirements
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary 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.
- ✓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.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
- ✓You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓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.
- ✓For further information, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications.
- ✓You may submit unofficial transcripts when applying.
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: Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.
- ★(https://appsupport-usastaffing.opm.gov/hc/en-us/sections/45063131363475-Reasonable-Accommodation-Information)
Personality Fit
Job ID: 0e8fe49e-5e86-4eb9-ab48-f13ba3b8b690
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