Program Specialist

Veterans Health Administration • East Orange, NJ

25d • Onsite

About The Position

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 is not a virtual position, and you must live within or be willing to relocate within a commutable distance of the duty location. Duties include performing administrative functions such as staffing, budgetary oversight, fiscal management, contracts oversight and compliance adherence, and strategic planning. The role involves assessing the impact of proposed programmatic plans on budget and operations, analyzing for consistency and integration with goals and objectives, and ensuring requests for personnel actions and justifications are properly prepared. The specialist will provide budget forecasting, planning, resource allocation, accounting, and financial reporting, ensuring all financial-related transactions are properly managed, verified, and certified. Additionally, the position oversees all contractual actions and phases of contract work within the service line and collaborates with service line leaders to design administrative structures for new program initiatives. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Must complete all required steps in the process, including the application, questionnaire, and an online assessment.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• 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.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement.
• Must serve a 1-year probationary period.
• 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.
• OR 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.
• OR 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.

Nice To Haves

• Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree