Program Specialist

About the role

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.

Qualifications

• Specialized Experience: 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. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must clearly indicate the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
• Education: 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. Education must have been obtained from an accredited institution. If you select this option, you must submit a copy of your transcript (unofficial or official) with your application. Education cannot be credited without documentation.
• Combination: 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. The education portion must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. Education must have been obtained from an accredited institution. Copies of transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website.

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.

Schedule

Work Schedule: Monday‑Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm.

Telework: This position may be authorized for telework; telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.