This position is located in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Census and Survey Division (CSD) located in Washington, DC. In this position, you will be responsible for coordinating all the clerical and administrative work done within the office unit, ensuring that work is accomplished.

Duties

Manage and coordinate the administrative and clerical work of the office. Secure accommodations and necessary authorizations, preparing post travel correspondence, vouchers, reports, and visas if required. Establish and maintain a system of files for the office, ensuring that all pertinent items are properly filed. Represent the office on committees and task forces convened to address varied administrative issues. Answer all administrative inquiries and answers some inquiries requiring a little technical knowledge of the work of the agency. Use word processing equipment and associated software packages.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. Time in grade: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade to be considered for the next higher grade (e.g. one year at the GS-08 grade level for consideration for the GS-09 grade level). Specialized Experience Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience must be described for each grade level advertised. The specialized experience requirements for this position are: Qualifying experience for GS-09 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-08 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience composing correspondence utilizing Microsoft Office applications; locating and summarizing information from files and documents in anticipation of supervisor's needs; and providing administration support for the operation of an office. Applicants must be able to type 40 words per minute 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address National Agricultural Statistics Service 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20250 US
• Name: Matthew Knoche
• Phone: (571) 418-0373
• Email: [email protected]