About the Position: This is a permanent position with Headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers, Directorate of Civil Works, located at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Building in Washington, DC. Mission: The Civil Works programs include water resource development activities including flood risk management, navigation, recreation, and infrastructure and environmental stewardship. Our mission also includes emergency response.

Duties

Serve as a key administrative support function for a diverse and dynamic engineering organization. Provide a variety of administrative, secretarial and office automation functions in support of the organization. Receive visitors and incoming telephone calls. Type letters, reports, and memorandums, congressional correspondence and routine documents using word processing equipment. Review outgoing correspondence for procedural and grammatical accuracy. Make travel arrangements for Branch Chief and staff members utilizing an electronic travel management system. Maintain organizational working files and keeps supervisor calendar, making appointments and establishing priorities. Utilize an electronic system for maintaining employee time and attendance records. Perform a full range of standard clerical duties in support of the branch.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period as described in 5 CFR Part 315.

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 which includes: 1. Perform administrative duties to include calender management, requesting building access and meeting space, coordinating travel and supply inventory; 2. Ensure drafted correspondence meets regulatory guidance, grammar, and spelling rules; 3. Maintain electronic filing system, including preparing meeting materials; 4. Utilize software programs, like Microsoft Office Suite and Webex, to tracking correspondence using databases and prepare training materials; and 5. Perform clerical duties like responding to questions with guidance, keep management up to date on issues and maintaining oversight of administrative tasks. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)Manages and Organizes InformationOrganizational Awareness

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-W0JVAA HQ US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS DO NOT MAIL Washington, DC 20313 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]