Administrative Officer
Veterans Health Administration
Posted: February 18, 2026 (1 day ago)
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Office of the Secretary of Defense
Department of Defense
This job involves acting as a key coordinator for human resources and contracting needs in a defense office focused on chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear programs, helping to improve employee experiences, promote well-being, and build diverse teams.
The role requires managing daily support services to keep operations running smoothly.
It's a good fit for someone with experience in HR coordination and administrative leadership in government or similar settings.
Incumbent will serve as the Human Capital and Contracting Office Representative (COR) for the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense Programs (ODASW(CBRND)).
The incumbent will coordinate with WHS and A&S Human Resource offices to enhance the employee experiences, foster employee well-being, and build a diverse and inclusive workforce.
In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.
You may qualify at the NH-0341-03 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-0341-02 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates: Managing multiple day-to-day Human Capital and Contracting Office Representative (COR) related duties which includes planning, directing, coordinating, and leading a variety of general support service functions that are essential to the orderly and efficient accomplishment of the work within the organization.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages.
For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume.
If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.
Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission..
A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service.
This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin.
It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters.
Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible".
Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave. Major Duties:
This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur.
There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application. This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection.
This position is being filled under Direct Hire Authority (DHA) in accordance with USD(P&R) memo of DEC 22, 2023, Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense, Title 5, United States Code, Section 9905.
Per 3. Covered Positions E. Table 1. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.
Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following: Oversees the full spectrum of recruitment process to include managing the on-boarding and off-boarding process for new hires and scheduling and conducting candidate job interviews.
Collaborates with hiring managers to identify staffing needs, liaising with staffing agencies, and evaluating orientation procedures to determine process improvements.
Serves as the liaison between the contractor and the contracting officer, performing surveillance/inspection and acceptance, monitoring activities, costs, providing input to the contractor performance evaluations, and notifying the Contracting Officer of potential issues.
Creates spend plans, reconciles contracts, and balances internal office-related funding actions
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