Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within Office of the Under Secretary for Management (USM), Office of Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO), located in the city of Springfield, VA. This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first.

Duties

This position starts at a salary of $64,957.00 (GS-09, Step 1) to $84,441.00 (GS-09, Step 10) with promotion potential to $122,459 (GS-12 Step 10). GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area. If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table. Some positions fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level and location of the position.Please visit this link to view special pay rate charts. As an Executive Assistant, you will perform a variety of special assignments including assignments of a confidential and sensitive nature involving complex and urgent problems and special projects spanning multiple operating areas under the jurisdiction of the senior executive. Typical work assignments may include: Serving as a personal representative of Chief Human Capital Officer, the Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer, or other senior staff member in telephonic and personal contacts with high ranking officials of this and other departments and agencies, executives of state and local governments as well as executives from private industry. Managing the workflow of documents through the office, physical and electronic, in an accurate and timely manner. Taking and transcribing dictation from the supervisor covering a wide variety of activities, much of which is of a policy making or technical nature. Participating in the development of new plans, schedules, or methods to accommodate changing program requirements.

Requirements

Qualifications

Experience: You qualify for the GS-09 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Drafting responses to routine inquiries concerning the supervisor's organization, program policies. Receiving incoming and outgoing correspondence, suspense documents and reports. Identifying issues requiring policy decisions or are of a controversial nature. Utilizing word processing and specific computer software packages, completing from plain copy or rough draft a variety of materials including correspondence, briefing charts, spreadsheets, and electronic forms. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements. Education Substitution GS-09: A Master's degree, two full years of graduate education, a J.D. or an LL.B. degree from an accredited college or university may substitute for experience required at this level. Check with your school to determine how many credit hours comprise two years of graduate education. If that information is not available, use 36 semester or 54 quarter hours. Combining Education and Experience: To combine your education and experience, you must convert each to a percentage, and then add the percentages. The combined total of your percentage of education and experience must equal at least 100% in order to qualify. If your education is currently described in quarter hours, convert the quarter hours into semester hours by multiplying the quarter hours by the fraction 2/3. To calculate your percentage of graduate education, divide the number of graduate semester hours by 18. To determine your percentage of qualifying experience, you must divide your total number of months of qualifying experience by the required number of months of experience. Add your percentages of education and experience. The two percentages must total at least 100%. 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, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must: Meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process; and Meet all applicable Time in Grade requirements (current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the federal service) by 09/11/2023. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Background Investigation: To ensure the accomplishment of its mission, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requires each and every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully complete a background investigation for a Secret clearance as a condition of placement in this Non-Critical Sensitive position. This review includes financial issues such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs. Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period. Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP/ICTAP eligible. View information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibilityon OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered well qualified under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the Required Documents section of this announcement.

Education

Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.

Contacts

• Address Department of Homeland Security Headquarters OCHCO/HRMS/MS #0170 6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, VA 20598-0170 US
• Name: CBP Hiring Center HR Contact
• Phone: 952-857-2932
• Email: [email protected]