Total 89 Administrative / Clerical job vacancies in Remote - Florida

The Acquisition Analyst provides oversight and definitive guidance to DOL acquisitions personnel by researching applicable laws and regulations, updating procurement policy and procedures, providing training, making recommendations to the Director of Policy & Project Management Division (PPMD) on procurement related issues, and discussing procurement-related issues with other Federal agency personnel.

Major duties of the GS-14 Acquisition Analyst include:

• Providing technical assistance in the acquisition areas by reviewing activities, answering questions, or offering solutions to problems encountered within DOL acquisition and program offices during market research, source selection, negotiation or administration of contracts.
• Serving as a functional liaison between customers and PPMD staff members to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of services provided. Serving as a resource to OSPE staff and OASAM on complex problem resolution in FAI-CSOD platform oversight.
• Interpreting and understanding policy, procedures, and regulations and providing advice and assistance to resolve problems and maintain continuity of work as well as for the purpose of extracting data from reporting systems and developing acquisition statistical reports. Identifying operating problems that may have an impact on objectives or time-phased schedules; assuring appropriate action is taken to correct problems.
• Managing agency wide communications and outreach, the development and participation in government wide change management processes, the agency's various professional certification programs, and the training and oversight of staff on FAI system, policy implementation, and certification requirement changes.
• Performing project management activities related to the oversight of DOL's FAI-CSOD learning management platform and participating in government wide policy meetings regarding FAC-COR, FAC-C Professional, and FAC-P/PM certification programs.
• Developing and presenting acquisition training sessions for Departmental personnel by researching current problems and issues, and using current regulations, policy, procedures, and experience as the basis for preparing presentation materials and curriculum to enhance agency program staff competencies in acquisition business processes. Coordinating meetings, logistics and facilitating procurement and contract review boards and participates in integrated procurement teams.
• Developing baseline performance measures for the acquisition system. Assisting in responding to administrative audits and other external inquiries, including data calls. Reviewing investigative reports to determine appropriate changes or corrective action required. Verifying data for accuracy and makes recommendations for improvement on base findings.
• Oversee the review experience to improve the acquisition administration process by revising existing acquisition administration procedures by drafting revisions to existing acquisition directives or by drafting new policy directives to effectuate needed change.
• Drafting procedures in procurement to take advantage of changes in technology and improve customer service. Reviewing existing procedures, researching issues with procurement program staff, and recommending changes to improve customer service.
• Ensuring that DOL acquisition regulations, procedures, and policies are consistent throughout the Department by performing liaison functions between OASAM, the Office of the Solicitor, Office of the Secretary, and DOL Agencies with delegated procurement responsibilities.

Primary duties include but are not limited to the following:

• The National Contact Center (NCC) centralizes VBA's contact center activities and provides greater consistency and higher quality service by customer-facing employees.
• NCC employees may have contacts via telephone, email, video, or chat with the public for the purposes of (1) advising and providing information on benefits and rights; (2) explaining pertinent legal provisions, regulations, and related administrative practices and their application to specific cases; (3) assisting individuals regarding how best to provide needed documents and evidence required, and/or (4) initiating inquiries to resolve errors, delays, or other problems in obtaining benefits. The employees will also assist with the completion of claim and appeal related work.
• Assists the inquirer with determining the short-term and long-term circumstances that might influence a choice between various benefits. Programs include, but are not limited to, compensation and pension benefits, home loan eligibility, education, health care, life insurance, burial benefits, vocational rehabilitation services, fiduciary assistance, general Social Security Administration benefit programs, and other Federal, state, and local domestic relations and assistance programs.
• Explains the types of documents necessary to facilitate timely processing of claims and appeals and assists with obtaining and completing such documents and forms in accordance with the type of claim or appeal being submitted.
• Explains VBA rating decisions and provides explanations for the decisions using extensive knowledge of VA benefits and services, claim and appeal processing procedures, and all pertinent information available within the systems of record.
• Performs claim or appeal related work including, but not limited to, providing comprehensive claim or appeal status updates using mandatory scripting requirements, processing change of address requests, establishment of, or change to direct deposit banking information, burial allowance claims, dependency claim, etc.
• Appropriately responds to interactions where the customer wishes to speak/discuss to a "supervisor," by attempting to deescalate the interaction by immediately addressing the inquirer's needs prior to referral for a contact by a supervisor

This is a bargaining unit position.

Areas of Consideration for Remote Positions:

1st - The Administration or VA Staff office posting the vacancy.
2nd - Any other internal candidates of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
3rd - All other Status eligibles.

The initial application review cut-off for this job announcement is 100 applications. The first 100 applications received will be considered first. Applications received after the initial cut-off number (100 applications) may not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management. If management requests additional certificates, applicants will continue to be reviewed in groups of 100 in the order they applied.

Note: Submitting multiple applications will change the order in which your application is reviewed.

• Receives telephone calls and visitors, referring to staff members and forwarding to the supervisor only those calls or visitors requiring their attention.
• Personally, handles many requests for information based on information in the files and personal knowledge of program activities.
• Maintains calendar of supervisor's activities such as conferences, meetings, or other functions in which they are to participate, anticipating information and data needed, obtaining it and preparing in desired form
• Receive various telephone calls and relays information of a routine and non-technical nature in connection with supervisor's activities.
• Receives all mail and correspondence for the signature of the Division Chief.
• Reviews correspondence for proper staffing, grammar, punctuation, typographical errors, enclosures, and otherwise to assure mail is ready for signature.
• Receives personal mail addressed to the Division and Chief and obtains information necessary in preparing reply before presenting for review and/or signature.
• Coordinates documents, files, surveys, maintains records/files of various tasks, action, and other requirements.
• Acts as liaison between supervisor, subordinates, and counterparts in district by relaying messages and oral and written instructions.

• Prepares a wide variety of recurring and nonrecurring correspondence, reports, and other documents and reviews and finalizes correspondence/documents prepared by others in handwritten or electronic drafts. Composes and signs correspondence of a nontechnical nature in the supervisor's name or in own name as secretary.
• Reviews and processes incoming and outgoing correspondence, materials, publications, regulations, and directives. Screens incoming mail to identify what needs to be brought to the attention of the supervisor, referred to appropriate staff, rerouted to other organizations /offices, or handled personally.
• Receives telephone calls, greets visitors, and ascertains the nature of the calls or visits. Based upon knowledge of the organization and its programs and operations, refers telephone calls and visitors to appropriate staff or office.
• Maintains supervisor's calendar, coordinates meeting arrangements, and schedules meetings and/or conferences. Schedules appointments and meetings without prior approval in accordance with supervisor's policies and priorities, and coordinates with the supervisor as necessary.
• Performs other administrative and clerical work in support of the office/organization. Establishes, updates, and maintains office procedures and records of various types that may be needed or will assist in the efficient operation of the office.
• Uses varied and advanced functions of word processing software to create, format, modify, edit, and print a variety of letters, reports, memos, and other textual documents. Uses advanced functions to generate tables of contents, import graphs or databases, create glossaries, and align multiple columns.

Making a Difference: HUD's Mission
HUD's mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. HUD is working to strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy and protect consumers; meet the need for quality affordable rental homes; utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life; build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination and transform the way HUD does business.

As a Grants Specialist, you will:

• Plan and manage grant administration which is characterized by such features as 1) grant reviews, 2) developing strategies to determine and eliminate improper subsidy payments, 3) evaluating the effectiveness of information technology systems, 4) implementing new policy or guidance, and 5) defining and instituting new methods and strategies to improve grant administration in the office.
• Assist the Division Director in ensuring that the workload is prioritized and scheduled; that activities are scheduled or reassigned as appropriate; that actions are taken to enhance program results; that operations are adjusted when necessitated by changing demand and/or reduction in resources; and that accurate and timely reporting of operations and activities is accomplished.
• Participate in intra- and cross-functional teams involving grant program issues and assists in providing training and technical assistance.
• Promote and maintain cooperative working relationships with other Federal agencies and state and local agencies as they relate to grant programs.

This is a Bargaining Unit position.
The initial application review cut-off for this job announcement is 50 applications. The first 50 applications received will be considered first. Applications received after the initial cut-off number (50 applications) may not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management. If management requests additional certificates, applicants will continue to be reviewed in groups of 50 in the order they applied.

• Significant knowledge in the pay and leave entitlements of USC code Title 5 and Title 38 (physicians and nurses) which covers: pay systems; salary and wages, pay administration; recruitment, relocation, and retention incentive; student loan repayments; leave administration; and work schedules.
• Maintain expert knowledge of processing of DCPS, RSD/HR Smart reports to perform quality control checks and ensure team is performing quality control checks timely and accurately.
• The employee also is a technical authority with responsibility for these types of actions:

• Maintains property accountability records. Prepares issue, turn-in and other transaction documents for nonexpendable property. Maintains a register of transaction documents and makes necessary posting to the property accountability records.
• Physically inventories property at periodic intervals. Prepares inventory adjustments as appropriate. Reviews and edits requisitions, assures data is correct. Revises quantities ordered based on number of items on hand. Investigates receiving documents involving discrepancies. Processes receipt transactions for material being received.
• Prepares a variety of purchase request requiring knowledge of Army procurement regulation. Ensure all purchase request documents are complete prior to initiating an acquisition. Establishes and maintain files related to the procurement process.
• Lift and carries light-to-medium weight items and objects, such as packages, cartons, boxes and tools, and places them in specified locations using a hand truck if necessary. Replaces light bulbs. Maintains a stock of cleaning material and equipment.
• May perform other duties as assigned such as policing work areas.

The incumbent, as a Cemetery Administration Specialist, will monitor committal services for compliance with the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) standards pertaining to the mission to "honor Veterans and their families with final resting places in National Shrines and with lasting tributes that commemorate their service and sacrifices to our Nation."

The incumbent represents the cemetery and the entire NCA at committal services at the National Cemetery, and at outreach events, answering questions and providing information to Veterans regarding memorial benefits. The representative is also versed in providing information to eligible family members of Veterans regarding any memorial benefits they may be eligible to receive. The incumbent of this position performs a wide variety of administrative duties in support of cemetery operations. The specific focus is on working together with the Administrative Officer and/or Cemetery Administrator in planning and administering the cemetery operations. Additional duties include, but are not limited to: Investigation and determination of eligibility for interment activities of the National Cemetery; Performs clerical office automation and typing duties in support of the administration (which requires the use of computer software (i.e. Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, etc.) and interment activities and is responsible for ensuring required reports are completed accurately and timely; Acts as clearing point for problems that arise such as: Congressional or other inquiries on eligibility for burial; continuation of reserved gravesites determination of legality and eligibility of widows, widowers and children of eligible service persons and decedents interred in the cemetery; remarried spouse interment with their first spouse, family members requesting burial with parents, children and siblings; and discrepancies in name, service number, dates of service, rank of organization, etc. Performs other duties as assigned.

Performs public outreach as needed.

This is a temporary appointment not to exceed 12 months. Temporary appointments are non-status, nonpermanent appointments of limited duration for one year or less. Should the need warrant, temporary appointments may be extended without further competition up to a maximum of one additional year (for a total of two years, or 24 months within the preceding three year or 36 months' period). The appointment to a temporary position does not confer eligibility for promotion, reassignment, or transfer to other positions or the ability to be non-competitively converted to permanent employment.

Work schedule: 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.

Position Description Title/PD#:Temporary Cemetery Admin Specialist / PD137070
The full performance level of this position is GS- 07.

Relocation Expenses: Not Authorized
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

• Provides expertise in recommending, initiating, developing and implementing contracting policies strategies, procedures, guidance and control for personnel Army-wide.
• Develops contracting policy and guidance for the Department of Army (DA) concerning all contracting functions.
• Provides expertise in the area of utilizing or referencing Government procurement regulations, statutes, policies, provisions and clauses.
• Provides expertise in regulations and policies for awarding and administering services contracts.

Making a Difference: HUD's Mission
HUD's mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. HUD is working to strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy and protect consumers; meet the need for quality affordable rental homes; utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life; build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination and transform the way HUD does business.

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-9. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

As a Program Analyst, you will:

• Perform analysis and advisory assignments related to the effectiveness of multifamily housing programs and/or the efficiency of the management of Hub operations. The incumbent is responsible for basic analysis and routine program operations duties that facilitate the conduct of more complex and detailed review and analysis functions conducted by the supervisor and senior co-workers.
• Conduct studies of work processes and procedures. Identify problems, review production standards, and make tentative recommendations for problem resolution. Review reports and studies to ensure that inquiries from customers and higher-level management are met according to established standards for timeliness, quality, and responsiveness.
• Assist in the development of directives and the design, development, documentation, and implementation of various reporting systems.

DUTIES INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TOO :This position is responsible for planning and directing the work of the Medical Support Assistants (MSA), Advanced Medical Support Assistants (AMSAs), and Lead Medical Support Assistants assigned to their area of supervision. The supervisor assigns and evaluates the work of subordinate staff, resolves complex issues when problems arise, identifies educational and training needs, and makes recommendations for improved operations. The supervisor participates in the interview process and takes the appropriate corrective employee actions when needed. Other duties may require:

• Coordinates a measurement system and quality improvement efforts within the parameters of the teams.
• Systematically review all activities to assure that the highest quality of care is delivered in the most cost possible.
• Recommends changes in existing programs, using productivity, cost effectiveness s and clinical outcome criteria.
• Periodically works with other managers to assess the effectiveness of the HAS operation and to make recommendations concerning resources, patient flow, etc.
• Responds to Congressional inquiries, conducts administrative investigations and prepares reports response with concurrence of team leaders for signature of the Chief Medical Officer.

This is a bargaining unit position.

Major Duties Include (but not limited to):

• Generate memos, composing, and editing letters, reviewing correspondence for accuracy and completeness.
• Assist with folding of patient/provider letters and ensure that they are mailed timely.
• The ability to articulate medical information to staff from the service line to other service lines, patients, family members.
• Receives all incoming correspondence and routes appropriately.
• Timekeeper Duties - Serve as primary timekeeping, attendance, and leave administrator for the service line.
• Participates fully in the development of new or revised internal standard operating procedures as well tracking of the stand operating procedure process.
• Maintains inventory of office supplies and ordering supplies when appropriate.
• Perform records management functions as stated in relevant guidance to include records creation and collection, maintenance and use, and disposition.
• Assists with inventory of equipment used by the Community Care Services and process electronic work orders for equipment when needed.
• Serves as a PIV sponsorship for the Community Care Service Line.

• You will advise others based on your extensive knowledge of Navy Working Capital Fund accounting processes. (NOTE: working capital fund environment = NT-5 having experience and NT-6 expert level experience.)
• You will independently plan and conduct a variety of assignments based on your knowledge of professional concepts, functional program characteristics, and assignments.
• You will direct other personnel, resolve conflicts, and coordinate system support personnel.
• You will collaborate with other senior personnel to adopt common practices and reporting methods, improve processes and services by developing new products/services or modifying existing processes and services.
• You will develop competencies in personnel through coaching or mentoring, recognize achievements, anticipate/manage conflicts constructively, and address formal/informal complaints.
• You will apply policies, programs, and procedures related to employee relations, safety, health including EEO, diversity, CEAP program, Federal Health and Safety Standards, timekeeping and travel.
• You will interpret policy and regulatory requirements to recommend senior leaders (within the organization) to resolve issues that may be controversial in nature with major impacts or repercussions across the organization.
• You will recognize and diagnose problems, develop alternative solutions, and act decisively including uncertain situations.