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Duties

As a Program Specialist you will: Provide the full range of administrative support to the organization on a wide variety of complex and controversial actions and problems. Plan and support committees, boards, symposia, or conferences. Coordinate schedules, agendas, and action items for key groups. Ensure that all personal property in the assigned area is in serviceable condition and available for use. Assure effective utilization and control of all CDC government property. Coordinate or manage the procurement of supplies, property and services acquired with Federal and other funds. May compile information on anticipated travel needs in preparation for new fiscal year and prepare programs travel projections submissions for the inclusion in the office budget. Review and approve purchase cards requests for adequacy, appropriateness, procedural requirements and compliance with agency and appropriate Federal procurement regulations.

Requirements

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level, which must include the following experience providing program support work, such as logistics, personnel, planning, analysis, correspondence, communication, and liaison activities. OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. OR A combination of experience and graduate level education that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position. Documenting Experience: In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the percentage of times the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. 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.

Education

Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the education requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit:
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications.

Contacts

• Address OFFICE OF SCIENCE-OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 1600 Clifton Road NE Atlanta, GA 30333 US
• Name: CDC HELPDESK
• Phone: (770) 488-1725
• Email: [email protected]