Job opening: Administrative Service Assistant (OA)
Salary: $42 022 - 60 703 per year
Published at: Aug 25 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory Direct Support Positions direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
About the Position:
This announcement may be used to fill similar positions at various offices within ERDC located in Vicksburg, MS
Multiple positions will be filled from this announcement
Some positions may be subject to a SECRET clearance
Duties
Provide customer service and communicate clearly and interact via face-to-face, telephone, email, and other modes of communication.
Organize and prepare approval material for processes such as conferences, official correspondence, training, and foreign travel as required.
Respond to phone, fax, email, and other correspondence. You will prepare, process, and post travel orders, government vehicle requests, and travel vouchers for Branch staff.
Verify time and attendance using the automated Corps of Engineers Financial Management System (CEFMS), ensuring availability of funds and accurate timekeeping and leave reporting by staff.
Maintain leave, travel, and telework status of all branch members on a shared calendar. You will also use Microsoft Outlook or similar systems to coordinate and schedule branch activities, meetings, activities as required.
Maintain branch files as required by applicable regulations. You will format, print, route and mail documents and correspondence as requested.
You will use automated Purchase Request and Commitments (PRAC's) to order supplies.
Assist in analyzing and interpreting new and changing legislation, regulations, directives, policies and procedures related to the administrative functions.
Assist in developing policies, guidelines and operating procedures to ensure compliance and efficiency.
Prepare data reports, spreadsheets and charts for briefings.
Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
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 with includes at least 3 of the 4 tasks: (1) interfacing with military and or civilian officials and visitors; (2) arranging meetings and briefings at the executive confidential levels; (3) making extensive and complex travel arrangements to include preparation of post-travel vouchers; and/or (4) establishing and maintaining office files. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service DK-2 (GS-05).
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 GR-APF-W2R2AA US ARMY ENGR RESEARCH AND DEV CTR
DO NOT MAIL
Vicksburg, MS 39183
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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