About the Position: Army Veterinary Services' mission is to assure effective execution of full spectrum veterinary services for Department of Defense Veterinary missions.

Duties

Provides a wide variety of administrative assistance to the Executive Director?s office for the U.S. Army Veterinary Services Policy and Operations Chief. Collects, reviews, and consolidates policies and assorted memoranda for review and transmittal. Manages internal and external inquiries to include suspense inquiry tracking. Maintains master files of guidance memos and related standard operating procedures (SOPs). Assists action officers/analysts on a wide variety of projects and programs including training course preparation, scheduling interviews, and in/out processing. Produces a variety of recurring reports, charts, and statistical data while utilizing a vast array of automated systems. Provides Army Time Attendance and Production System (ATAAPS) support to include monitoring leave usage, compensatory time, and timecard accuracy. Provides support with the Defense Travel System (DTS) by preparing travel orders, arranging transportation, hotel reservations, and fielding queries. Arranges conferences and meetings as well as records the minutes of the meetings. Provides assistance and advice to other administrative staff as requested/required.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Temporary duty travel (TDY) up to 5% of the time required.
• One-year probationary period may be required if not already served in accordance with 5 CFR criteria.

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 EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic 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.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) utilizing a time and attendance system to validate employees tour of duty; 2) coordinating travel arrangements for employees to include transportation and hotel reservations; and 3) Providing a wide variety of interrelated and/or non-standard administrative and support services. This definition of specialized experience is typical of the work performed at the next lower level (GS-06). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementCommunicationsCustomer Service (Clerical/Technical) 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-06). Applicant is responsible for providing all applicable SF 50s for verification of time in grade and career status, the resume is NOT an official document and therefore will not be used when determining time in grade or career/tenure status.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, no substitution of experience is allowed.

Contacts

• Address AG-APF-W03HAA USA PUBLIC HEALTH COMMAND DO NOT MAIL Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk