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Duties

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor (SOL), Northeast Region, Twin Cities Regional Office, in Bloomington, MN. At the full performance level (GS-08) the major duties of this position include but are not limited to the following: 1. Serves as a contact for administrative matters in the Office along with greets visitors/callers; distributes incoming mail. 2. Assists in establishing internal procedures for administrative operations. 3. Responds to information requests; compiles and summarizes data; and identifies inaccuracies or anomalies in the records. 4. Tracks, verifies, and certifies time and attendance for staff, resolving discrepancies when necessary. 5. Prepares correspondence, reports, briefings, documents, etc., for staff, ensuring compliance with applicable signatures, procedures, and protocol. 6. Advises staff on travel rules, regulations, and procedures; prepares travel authorizations; makes travel arrangements; prepares or reviews travel vouchers. 7. Develops and maintains accountability and security procedures for property and equipment; and purchases supplies, equipment, and services using appropriate methods. 8. Screens publications, including advance reports, for items of special interest to either the staff attorneys, calling such items to their attention, especially current decisions, publications, and press releases dealing with their area of responsibility. 9. Maintains electronic case filing system to store and retrieve records. Salary Range Information: GS-07: $50,660 - $65,857 per annum GS-08: $56,103 - $72,938 per annum First time hires to the federal government typically start at the beginning salary in the range for their respective grade level. SOL has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework up to 1 day a week with supervisor approval. The official worksite for the selectee is the duty station identified in this vacancy announcement. The selectee will typically report to this duty location on a regular and recurring weekly basis. This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available. This vacancy is also announced as SOL-NER-23-MR-062(DEU) for those applicants who wish to apply and be considered under Competitive Examining procedures. For additional information on telework you may access the Department of Interior's Telework Handbook at https://www.doi.gov/telework/policies.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position you must meet the Specialized Experience for the grade to which you are applying. Specialized Experience To qualify for the GS-07, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1. Maintaining a calendar for the office and/or management; AND 2. Utilizing a computer program to finalize correspondence, reports, and/or presentations; AND 3. Updating the office's supply sources catalogues and assists with office purchasing, and supply management; AND 4. Assisting in the coordination and processing of travel authorizations and vouchers in accordance with established rules, regulations and procedures. MUST MEET ALL. To qualify for the GS-08, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1. Maintaining a calendar for the office and/or management; AND 2. Utilizing a computer program to finalize correspondence, reports, and/or presentations; AND 3. Formatting, proofreading and/or editing correspondence and uploading into an automated document tracking system for processing and/or signature; AND 4. Collecting data for the office operating budget, purchasing supplies, equipment, and services through open market purchase by blanket agreement, cash or field purchase order, or similar methods; AND 5. Advising staff on travel regulations, regulations and procedures, and coordinating and processing travel authorizations and vouchers. MUST MEET ALL. 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. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Office of the Solicitor 5600 American Blvd W Suite 650 Bloomington, MN 55437-1173 US
• Name: HR Assistant
• Phone: 703-787-1446
• Email: [email protected]