ADMINISTRATOR OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
In the unclassified service, Administrator of Veterans' Affairs is appointed rather than examined for, and its pay is often negotiated case by case.
It asks for a high school diploma.
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The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under the direction of, and responsible to, The Adjutant General, has the immediate responsibility for the formulation and implementation of the department's programs with regard to the Division of Veterans' Administrative Services, the Division of Veterans' Loans, Grants and Services, and the Division of Veterans' Training, Information and Referrals.
Examples of work
- Directs and supervises the work of the Director of the Division of Veterans Administrative Services, the Director of the Division of Veterans, Loans, Grants and Services, the Director of the Division of Veterans, Training, Information and Referrals.
- Establishes and directs implementation of departmental administrative policies and procedures designed to comply with regulation and to ensure effective and efficient management of the Divisions of Veterans' Administrative Services, Veterans' Loans, Grants and Services, and Veterans' Training, Information and Referrals.
- Interprets and implements the rules, regulations and policies of The Adjutant General, the N.J. Department of Personnel, the N.J. Department of Treasury and the Office of activities of the State's Veterans' Programs.
- Assists in the formulation of Department and agency programs and policies; develops programs and policies in coordination with the agencies concerned and reviews current programs and objectives from the point of view of necessity and adequacy.
- Guides and coordinates operating agency performance by means of a continuing review of agency organization, policies, selected paperwork and work systems and by critical reviews, and analyzes the monthly reports submitted by the agencies.
- Manages the work operations and/or functional programs and has responsibility for employee evaluations and for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting and/or disciplining of employees.
- When operating problems arise, takes the measures required to diagnose, locate and analyze the reasons for unsatisfactory performance and prepares recommendations for revision in methods and policy for consideration of The Adjutant General.
- Expedites, coordinates, and prepares reports on all Department veterans' programs.
- Supervises the preparation of periodic reports of the condition of agency appropriation accounts and prepares forecasts for The Adjutant General of the requirements in these accounts with a view toward the proper control of the expenditures within the limits of appropriations.
- Prepares requests for budget adjustments and for the transfer of funds between veterans' programs; establishes inventory control records.
- Prepares correspondence in the course of official duties.
- Prepares and directs the preparation of financial, statistical and other reports containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
- Directs the establishment and maintenance of the essential records and files.
- May be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
Requirements
The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall be an honorably discharged war veteran qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office and shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
License
Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Note
May be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
Must be able to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.