You will serve as an Office Automation Assistant in the Administration Department of STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS WING ONE.

Duties

You will use various software to produce a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, and other documentation (i.e., military and non-military letters, endorsements, awards, instructions, etc.) in final form from rough draft or oral instructions. You will use database and/or graphics software to enter, revise, sort or calculate, to retrieve data for standard reports and maintain electronic files. You will ensure correct punctuation, capitalization, spelling, grammar, format and arrangement of material per the Navy Correspondence Manual. You will receive incoming mail and correspondence, screen material for suspense dates, establish controls, and follow up with supervisors. You will set up and maintain logs showing the status of actions and correspondence, ensuring that suspense dates are being met by internal staff. You will receive and screen visitors and telephone calls to the office and refer as appropriate. You will utilize the Defense Travel System (DTS) to prepare various types of travel orders and answer customer questions regarding travel authorizations, advances, and entitlements.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-04 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector utilizing office equipment and software to produce a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, or other documentation in support of an organization's operations. This position requires the ability to type at least 40 words per minute. Your response to the typing skill question on the Occupational Questionnaire will be used in your qualification determination. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

In lieu of general/specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Successful completion of at least four full academic years of education above high school

OR

A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS WING ONE 7641 Mercury St Bldg 830 Tinker Air Force Base, OK 73145 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]