Assistant Cemetery Administrator

Duties

As Assistant Cemetery Administrator, the incumbent assists the Cemetery Director with developing and implementing local administrative, financial, human capital, and other resource management policies. The Assistant Cemetery Administrator assists the Cemetery Director with the overall day-to-day operations of the cemetery to include overseeing the interment schedule, preparation and closing of all graves, placement of temporary and permanent markers, and maintenance of all gravesites, roads, grounds, and landscape.

Responsible for administrative operations of the cemetery to include verifying complex eligibility issues prior to interment and planning for committal services, maintaining all property accounts, time and leave records, records management, and the preparation of recurring and special reports. The incumbent establishes performance standards, evaluates the performance of employees, and carries out Equal Employment Opportunity policies and program activities. Personally, develops studies and analyses of cemetery operations to determine personnel requirements;

to make modifications and improvements needed for more effective operations; and to define trends in utilization of burial benefits. Prepares, submits, and defends budgetary requirements and maintains all related reports and records to ensure all submissions and expenditures are substantiated by full and complete justification. The Assistant Cemetery Administrator assists the Cemetery Director with the execution of the approved annual financial plan for the cemetery.

The Assistant Cemetery Administrator assists the Cemetery Director with the development of statements of work and controls over work, inspects work, authorizes payment, and is ultimately responsible for those contracts initiated by the cemetery for work associated with the administration of the national cemetery. The incumbent is responsible for promoting the cemetery, raising Veterans' awareness of VA burial benefits and for representing VA in the local community.

The Assistant Cemetery Administrator will be actively engaged in conducting community outreach and related activities.

Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. May include occasional weekends. Due to the mission of the National Cemetery, the cemetery cannot be closed for more than 2 consecutive days at any given time. Additionally, when a Federal holiday falls on a Monday or Friday, staff may be required to work on that holiday or a Saturday. All staff is required to work Memorial Day and Veteran's Day each year.

Staff will be required to work overtime, weekends and holidays when necessary to meet the needs of the cemetery. Occasionally staff may be called back to the facility to perform emergency overtime work.
Compressed/Flexible

Schedule:

Not available.
Telework:
Not available.
Remote/Virtual:
This is not a virtual or remote position.

• Subject to a background/security investigation.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• MBI Background Investigation is required.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all specialized experience and time in grade requirements within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement, 06/17/2026. You may be required to serve a supervisory probationary period. The time‑in‑grade requirement for a GS‑14 position is 52 weeks at the GS‑13. Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks also must meet time‑in‑grade requirements within 45 days of the closing date.

• Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  one year of experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS‑13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples include, but are not limited to, supervising, leading, influencing, motivating, and challenging others; performing the full scope of supervisory duties; preparing, justifying, managing, administering, and…