Secretary (OA)

About this role

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/21/2026. 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 by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. 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. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

NOTE: Your resume must include job title, duties listed for each position, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-07 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, GS-06, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as clerical and administrative experience related to secretarial support for a large organization and/or in a large medical center setting.

Examples may include but are not limited to: organize the work of an office and perform clerical and administrative duties; computer software and database experience such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook Email/Calendar; meeting minutes/note taking, committee experience; use of automated office equipment typical to an office setting such as: computer equipment, printer/scanner/copier/fax machines, telephones, and document management systems.

Please note: Your resume must support your response. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Preferred Experience: VA and/or Research experience.