Job opening: Program Assistant
Salary: $54 576 - 70 948 per year
Published at: Oct 25 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: The U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY is an academic institution located in the Hudson River Valley, 50 miles from New York City. The historic site is the oldest continuously occupied military post in America. West Point is a self-contained city with housing, a Department of Public Works, libraries, hospital, fire department, chapels, and restaurants. Employees have access to Eisenhower Hall Theater, Hudson Valley's performing arts center, and recreational facilities.
Duties
Coordinates with Resource Management Office to ensure that financial data such as project obligations and expenditures are executed on schedule.
Prepare and review a variety of automated reports for proper format and inclusion of required data.
Assist Division staff in entering and/or extracting project information from automated management systems.
Gather, extract, review, verify, and consolidate a variety of information and statistical data needed in the formulation and presentation of budget requests.
Track monies from a wide variety of sources including multi-year appropriations for general research and special activities such as computer electronics research, development and engineering.
Prepare the annual operating budget for the Cyber Research Center, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Execute the current fiscal year budget consisting of multiple reimbursable and gift funding sources under the direction of the resource advisor.
Prepare, update, and submit purchase requests and all required supporting documentation.
Execute credit card purchases to include purchase order preparation, purchase, reconciliation at the end of each billing cycle, receipt of goods and services, and filing of all required documents.
Perform various administrative functions in support of project management and other activities of Division projects.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Executive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)
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) operating automated software programs to prepare charts and/or reports; 2) maintaining records and/or files; and 3) preparing various funding and/or procurement documents such as purchase requests. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).
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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 Administration, Management, or another related field.
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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.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
ClericalConcepts, Policies, and Principles of BudgetOrganizational Awareness
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06).
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 BR-APF-W1FBAA US MILITARY ACADEMY
DO NOT MAIL
West Point, NY 10996
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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