Program Specialist

This position is located within the War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) Service at the VA New Jersey Healthcare System (VANJHCS) in East Orange - NJ.

This position is located within the War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) Service at the VA New Jersey Healthcare System (VANJHCS) in East Orange - NJ.

To meet qualify for this position - all applicants must meet one of the following: SPECIALIZED

EXPERIENCE:

At least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-9) in the Federal Service that has given you the particular knowledge - skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of this position. Specialized experience includes managing appropriated funds; establishing and reconciling fund control points - executing and reprogramming budgets within delegated authority - performing basic purchasing or reimbursement transactions;

and verifying financial documentation is in accordance with established procedures.

NOTE:

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must clearly indicate the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. ~OR~

EDUCATION:

Successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a related field of study that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. Education must have been obtained from an accredited institution.

NOTE:

If you select this option - you must submit a copy of your transcript (unofficial or official) with your application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. ~OR~ COMBINATION:
Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate-level education (beyond the second year) and specialized experience - as described above - which meet the total experience requirements for this grade level. The education portion must have provided the knowledge - skills - and abilities necessary to do the work of this position (as described above). Education must have been obtained from an accredited institution.

NOTE:

Copies of transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. 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)..

• *** THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION - YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION
  *** Duties include - but are not limited to - the following:
  Performs administrative functions such as staffing - budgetary oversight - and fiscal management - contracts oversight and compliance adherence - and strategic planning
• Assesses the impact of proposed programmatic plans on budget and operations and analyzes for consistency and integration with goals and objectives
• Ensures that requests for personnel actions and justifications are properly prepared
• Provides budget forecasting - planning - allocation of resources - accounting - and financial reporting
• Ensures all financial-related transactions - for all AHBPCE fund control points - are properly managed - verified - and certified in accordance with standards and policies
• Oversees all contractual actions and phases of contract work from within the service line
• Collaborates with service line leaders to design the administrative structure needed to support the implementation of any new program initiatives
• Performs other duties as assigned
  
  Work Schedule:
  
  Monday-Friday
• 8:00am-4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI):
  Not approved Telework:
  This position may be authorized for telework
• Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.