Records and Information Management Specialist

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:11/05/2024. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade at any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. For a GS-07, position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 level. The grade may have been in any occupation, but it must have been held in Federal service. An SF-50 showing your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-09 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: In addition to the experience required at the GS-7 level, specialized experience at the GS-9 level is defined as experience in two of the following: Verifying that appropriate guidelines are followed prior to destruction (i.e., signature certification); monitoring records destruction to report material inappropriately identified for destruction to appropriate authority; Maintaining a detailed log of procedural violations related to records maintenance to ensure breaches are recorded and reported; and/or Report deficiencies in the record management program to the appropriate individual(s) for corrective action. Education Substitution: Two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or master’s or equivalent graduate degree, Or LL.M., if related. Combining Education & Experience: If you do not fully meet the length of experience and education described for a specific grade level (e.g. have six months of experience and some coursework but not a degree), the two can be combined to total 100% of the requirement. Click here for more information. 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, religious, 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 pro-rated; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week. Physical Requirements: The work involves considerable walking, standing, and bending to search various files. There is occasional lifting and carrying of items such. There is occasional lifting and carrying of such items as record boxes, claims folders, and shred envelopes. 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/.
The Records and Information Management Specialist (RIMS) position is in the Support Services Division or the Administrative Division. Under the general direction of the Support Services or Administrative Division Chief, the RMO for VBA facilities has oversight for the facility-wide Records management program. The RMO is the subject matter expert for the facility Records Management Program. The duties are required to protect veteran, employee, and other agency sensitive information.