Supervisory Field Examiner
What you'd do
The Assistant Fiduciary Hub Manager shares responsibility with the Fiduciary Hub Manager for the administration, control, and direction of the Fiduciary Hub Division. This includes representing and protecting the rights and interest of veterans, minor beneficiaries, and their families. The Assistant Fiduciary Hub Manager also shares the direction of the Fiduciary Program that performs technical, administrative, investigative, and professional work.
Major duties
Specific duties include: Provides leadership and direction to the Hub and coordinates its activities with other Fiduciary Hubs, Regional Offices, and Divisions within the Regional Office. Implements laws, policies, and procedures by means of supplemental directives, interpretations, and procedural instructions. Resolves and shares the responsibility for final determinations on questions or interpretation of regulations, precedent decisions, instructions, and other controlling guidelines. Ensures uniform understanding through training conferences, informal discussions, and instructional memoranda. Co-manages oversight of the conduct of field investigations for fiduciary matters. Ensures veterans across the multi-state jurisdiction are in receipt of the full range of VA benefits to which they are entitled. Ensures equal opportunities for all Hub employees and supports EEO goals and is responsible for budgetary controls and expenditures for the Hub. Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Yes - This position is eligible for situational (ad hoc) telework only. The selectee is required to report to the official duty station each scheduled workday. Telework may be approved only on a case-by-case basis with supervisory approval. Routine or recurring telework is not authorized for this position. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Field Examiner; PD37555A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Required - Selectee will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, under 5 CFR 2634.904(a) prior to entering on duty and annually thereafter.
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:08/18/2026. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13 level. If you are a current VBA employee outside of the commuting area seeking reassignment or change to lower grade via this vacancy announcement, you must currently hold the GS-14 (or higher) and the promotion potential of your current position must be at least GS-14. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-14 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-13) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is characterized by: Thorough knowledge of Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, policies, guides, procedures, and judicial determinations applicable to the Fiduciary Program and veterans' benefits programs (particularly compensation and pension) or similar programs to provide responsible and ethical oversight of Veteran's assets. Thorough knowledge demonstrated by experience supervising subordinates; operating and managing a successful program operation, to include making and/or approving selections and promotions; preparing performance ratings and awards; making decisions on non-routine training needs, training requests, extensive overtime, and employee travel. Volunteer Experience: 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items such as papers, books, small parts; driving an automobile, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
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