Administrative Officer

The VA Cooperative Studies Program (CSP) is part of the division of the Office of Research and Development, VA Central Office and is responsible for the planning and conducting of large multicenter controlled clinical trials (MCTs). CSP maintains a diverse portfolio of clinical research studies that seeks to provide definitive answers to important clinical questions on a national scale and on a range of diseases that affect Veterans and the nation.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/10/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS 12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS 11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service.

An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note:

Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience as described below:
Specialized

Experience:

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS 11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:

• 1) Management of Without Compensation (WOC) and Intergovernmental Personnel Agreement (IPA) documentation with other agencies,
• 2) Management of service Share Points;,
• 3) Overseeing staffing and personnel actions, including supervision of employees and coordination of hiring, performance management, and workforce planning needs.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..