About the Position: This is a permanent position with Headquarters (HQs), US Army Corps of Engineers, Directorate of Contingency Operations located at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO); 441 G. Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20314. This position will be filled on a permanent basis. A Relocation Incentive May Be Authorized.

Duties

Serves as Administrative Officer; provides advisory services on administrative support operations, execution of budgeting, manpower and financial management, resource allocation, office automation, information systems development and maintenance. Develops administrative policy implementation for issuance to divisions to insure implementation of the decisions, priorities, and other actions emanating from the Director. Carries out high priority assignments, studies, and projects personally assigned by the Director on a wide variety of sensitive and confidential matters. Maintains high standards for executive actions in terms of timeliness, and completeness such as, staff actions, briefings, and participation in conferences, and budget meetings. Provides guidance to division chiefs on topics, including budget, manpower allocations, physical space assignment, and personnel management. Serves as a liaison between the Directorate, other Organizations, and the Civilian Personnel Advisory Center (CPAC) to coordinate aspects of the submission of personnel actions, awards and evaluations. Develops operating budgets, to ensure that funds are used in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. This requires that a personnel security investigation be adjudicated on a pre-appointment basis which may take up to 90 days or longer to process.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized Experience: Provides advisory services to senior staff on administrative support operations, execution of budgeting, manpower and financial management, resource allocation, office automation and, information systems development. Provides critical review of action papers, staff studies, engineer regulations and special action papers. Develops operating budgets, to ensure funds are used in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementBudget AdministrationData ManagementWritten Communication Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address RA-W1B7AA HQ US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS DO NOT MAIL Washington, DC 20314 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk