These positions support the USDA Forest Service, Research and Development units. These are not remote positions. Duties include purchasing supplies and equipment, tracking budget, assisting with personnel documents, printing and mail service, space management, and records and correspondence management. Contacts: Northern Research Station and Forest Products Laboratory: Brian Vosberg at [email protected] Southern Research Station: Tina Bailey at [email protected]

Duties

Duties listed are at the full performance level. Advise unit on policies and procedures to accomplish administrative tasks such as acquisitions, payroll, human resources, agreements, travel, facilities, and safety. Assist with coordination of clerical and administrative functions to ensure management priorities. Perform manual and/or automated records management with attention to data and record regulatory compliance. Utilize computer's software package to prepare reports, graphics, spreadsheets, and charts to complete work tasks. Establish annual operating budget by collecting data to analyze the cost of project proposals, staffing levels, and procurement of goods and services. Administer cost effective methods of financial management for procurement activities that support unit objectives. Purchase supplies, equipment, and services for unit using established procurement methods. Perform general management support services to maintain and dispose of equipment to support unit.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.

Qualifications

To qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Work Experience: Your resume must clearly document the following for each block of work experience: the beginning day, month and year the work assignment started and ended; the hours worked per week; position title, and series and grade if applicable; and description of duties performed. This information must be provided for each permanent, temporary or seasonal appointment/work assignment or volunteer work and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time. Incomplete, inaccurate or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This can result in an applicant not being considered for the position. Minimum Qualifications Requirements: For the GS-7 level: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level. Qualifying specialized experience includes meeting two or more of the following: Collected and analyzed budgetary information and statistical data for use in the formulation and execution of budget requests and reports; Purchased supplies, equipment, and services; Created travel orders and vouchers; Composed, typed, and proofread correspondence and narrative and tabular material (i.e., databases and spreadsheets). OR Possess one full year (18 semester/27 quarter hours) of successfully completed graduate level education containing coursework directly related to the work of the position (for example Business or Public Administration, or other administrative or management fields related to the position being filled); OR Possess an appropriate combination of graduate level education that is directly related to the position and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. 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

See above for education that may be qualifying for the specific grade level.

Contacts

• Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: HRM Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
• Email: [email protected]