About the Position: This is an Administrative Support Assistant (OA), GS-0303-07 position with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division (NWD), Omaha District, Real Estate Division.

Duties

Initiates, processes, monitors, reports, and resolves issues related to requests for personnel actions. Maintains accurate time and attendance records and accurately inputs the data into the automated processing system in a timely fashion. Initiates and coordinates training requests, sets up funding, and accomplishes travel orders. Prepares documents to order goods, supplies, and/or services for various operations. Performs a variety of clerical duties to include: receives visitors and phone calls, personally provides information requested or directs to staff members those contacts that require attention or action; maintains correspondence.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent may be required to travel/perform Temporary Duty (TDY) 5%-10% of the time.
• Incumbent must be proficient in typing. Position requires incumbent to be able to type at least 40 words per minute (WPM) with 3 or fewer errors.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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) Administrative support for management, such as answering phone calls and maintaining files; AND 2) Experience coordinating travel, such as setting up funding and initiating training requests; AND 3) Experience initiating personnel actions in an automated system. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Business Management. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. Proficiency Required:This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address RH-W07106 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-OMAHA DO NOT MAIL Omaha, NE 68102 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk