Title: Deputy Director, SMVF, Special Programs and Strategic Partnerships

State Role Title: Gen Admin Manager I

Hiring Range: $88,000-$96,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept of Veterans Services

Location: JAMES MONROE BUILDING

Agency Website: www.dvs.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS) is seeking a dynamic and results-driven Deputy Director of Service Members, Veterans, and their Families (SMVF) to serve as a strategic leader within the Veterans Education, Transition & Employment (VETE) division. This position is critical to shaping, implementing, and expanding specialized programs that support Virginia’s most underrepresented military-connected communities.

The Deputy Director will oversee and drive key initiatives, including:
• Women Veterans Programs
• Military Spouse Support Services
• Specialized Gap-Filling Initiatives aligned with gubernatorial priorities
As a member of the VETE leadership team, the Deputy Director will play a central role in advancing DVS’ mission through strategic alignment, program development, and cross-sector collaboration with public and private stakeholders.

What You’ll Do:
• Lead and direct complex service line operations and personnel
• Manage strategic, budgetary, administrative, and human resources functions
• Develop and scale programs to address service gaps for women veterans, military spouses, and underserved SMVF populations
• Provide high-level accountability for execution of executive and gubernatorial initiatives
• Cultivate partnerships across government agencies, community groups, and veteran-serving organizations
• Champion innovation and organizational effectiveness
• Communicate clearly and credibly with internal and external stakeholders

Minimum Qualifications

•Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with colleagues, decision-makers, and internal and external stakeholders with confidence, composure, credibility, and connection.

•Experience leading and directing complex and/or multiple programs with supervision of all levels of personnel.

•Managing and directing the service line level strategic, administrative, human resources, and budgetary actions.

•Experience working with diverse constituent groups (business owners, state/local/federal government officials and organizations, veteran service organizations (community groups, boards, etc.).

•Experience in identifying target population needs, monitoring programs, evaluating overall program performance, implementing policies and procedures.

Additional Considerations

•The ability to create an environment where employees are committed to the organization and willing to extend discretionary efforts to help achieve its goals.
• The ability to consistently communicate business goals, outcomes and performance measures, and clarify priorities. Translate ideas into actions and look for ways to quickly overcome barriers.
• The ability to recognize the interests of others in different parts of the organization and to establish alliances and achieve business goals.
• The ability to understand how businesses and strategies work, and how current and possible future policies, practices, trends, technology, and information affect the organization.
• The ability to demonstrate support for innovation and for organizational changes needed to improve the organization’s effectiveness, by initiating, sponsoring and implementing them.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

VDVS accepts submissions of on-line applications only. Faxed, mailed, or emailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:59 P.M. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which includes your specific qualifications for the position you are seeking.
The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from either the electronic applications and/or resume. RMS provides a confirmation or receipt when your application and/or resume is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS account to check the status of your application.
It is the policy of VDVS to provide equal opportunity for all applications and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, gender, identify or expression, disability, veterans status or political affiliation, or against otherwise qualified person with disabilities.
Commonwealth of Virginia State agencies must provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, where appropriate. Applicants requiring accommodations should direct inquiries to the human resource contact directly. Requests for reasonable accommodations will be reviewed and determined on a case-by-case basis.
Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), MUST attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or resume.

Contact Information

Name: DVS HR

Phone: N/A

Email: recruitment@dvs.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.