About the Position: This position is with Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Installations, Energy and Environment, Executive Office located at the Pentagon, Arlington, VA.

Duties

Focus on substantive matters of direct interest and concern to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (ASA) and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (PDASA) for Installations, Energy and Environment (IE/E). Provide guidance and assistance managing of long-range complex projects, and studies, keeping the ASA (IE/E) and PDASA (IE/E) informed of critical developments and providing advice on all administrative aspects of various problems or situations. Initiates and ensures effective communication, coordination and follow-up actions with subordinate elements, higher headquarters, other services and federal agencies, private companies, and professional organizations. Advise the ASA (IE/E), PDASA (IE/E), and other senior leaders of all sensitive issues raised in incoming actions and provides staff elements with any specific instructions or comment from the ASA (IE/E) or senior leaders. Serve as the ASA and PDASA scheduler and ensures the Executive Officer (XO) is updated on scheduled activities to include changes. Analyze problems and other issues to determine the best and most appropriate course of action, collaborating with appropriate staff levels to develop, analyze, evaluate, and review projects relating to improving the effectiveness of work methods. Provide professional advice, and carries out high priority assignments, studies, and projects personally assigned by the ASA and XO on a wide variety of sensitive and confidential matters. Act in the absence of Executive Officer and ensures organization’s strategic plans, mission, vision and values are communicated and integrated into the team’s strategies, goals, objectives. Responsible for being cognizant of the overall programs and challenges of the Secretariat for IE/E, and for keeping the ASA and PDASA fully informed as to the current status of issues, special studies or reports.

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)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority 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 Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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 providing advice on administrative and technical matters relating to staff actions and assignments; coordinating and updating changes to staff and the Executive Officer's schedule; and maintaining working relationships with senior leadership, Congressional representatives and various subject matter experts. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementOral CommunicationProblem SolvingWritten Communication 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-12).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address HT-APF-W4P0AA ASA (IE& E) DO NOT MAIL Arlington, VA 22202 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]