Administrative Officer.

About the role

This position serves as the Administrative Officer for a National Cemetery, overseeing budgeting, financial management, procurement, administrative operations, and funeral arrangements for veterans and their dependents.

Responsibilities

• Provide budgeting and financial management, including budget formulation, justification, execution, financial reporting, and analysis of federal budget calls.
• Brief managers on schedules and data requirements; ensure all expenditures are properly authorized and documented.
• Manage procurement contracting, including preparing procurement requests, evaluating proposals, acting as Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), and maintaining procurement records.
• Prepare and review purchase orders for supplies, equipment (e.g., personal computer hardware/software), and other specialized items.
• Serve as a government purchase card holder, purchasing goods and services in accordance with VA Federal Acquisition Regulations.
• Provide overall administrative management, including interpreting policies, developing local procedures, and advising management on administrative issues.
• Make funeral arrangements, receive burial requests for veterans and dependents, ensure authorization prior to interment, attend committal services, and process headstones/markers.
• Perform public outreach as needed.

Schedule

• Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
• May include occasional weekends and holidays, including mandatory work on Memorial Day and Veterans Day.
• Staff may be required to work on Federal holidays or Saturdays when holidays fall on a Monday or Friday.
• Overtime, weekends, and holidays may be required to meet cemetery needs; emergency callback possible.
• Compressed/flexible schedules and telework are not available. This is an on-site position.

Pay

• GS-09: $61,722 – $80,243 per year.
• GS-11: $74,678 – $97,087 per year.

Relocation expenses and recruitment incentives are not authorized.

Requirements

• Subject to a background/security investigation and may be required to undergo designated/random drug testing.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must serve a probationary period and be a U.S. citizen.
• Must possess and maintain a REAL ID-compliant valid state driver’s license.
• Selected applicants will complete an online onboarding process.

Qualifications

To qualify, applicants must meet specialized experience and time-in-grade requirements within 45 days of the announcement closing date (08/14/2026).

Time-in-Grade Requirement

• For GS-09: Must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07 level.
• For GS-11: Must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 level.
• Applicants must submit an SF-50 demonstrating eligibility.

Specialized Experience

GS-09: One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-07, including personnel management, budget management, office administration, financial management, procurement, and preparing statistical reports. Alternatively, a master’s degree or 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education (or LL.B./J.D.) may substitute. A combination of education and experience is also acceptable. Transcripts required if qualifying by education.

GS-11: One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09, including personnel management, budget management, office administration, financial management, procurement, and conducting studies/data collection. Alternatively, a Ph.D., 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education, or LL.M. may substitute. A combination of education and experience beyond 36 semester hours is also acceptable. Transcripts required if qualifying by education.

Competencies

• Administration and Management
• Managing Human Resources
• Financial Management
• Computer Skills
• Communications
• Analytical Thinking

Physical Requirements

• Work requires physical exertion, including long periods of standing, bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, or lifting items under 50 pounds.

Education

Transcripts must be submitted if qualifying based on education. Education must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.