Job opening: BUSINESS SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Salary: $64 957 - 102 166 per year
Published at: Nov 20 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
National Defense University (NDU) supports the joint warfighter by providing rigorous Joint Professional Military Education to members of the U.S. Armed Forces and select others in order to develop leaders who have the ability to operate and creatively think in an unpredictable and complex world.
Duties
Provides administrative support: tracks taskers/suspense dates, edits/processes correspondence, creates spreadsheets to track/analyze data, develops/maintains long-range calendars, records management, and prepares meeting materials and minutes.
Provides personnel support: on/off boarding personnel, preparing/tracking personnel evaluations/training reports, timecards and attendance records, processing awards/decorations, training requests, processes IT accounts, and maintaining rosters.
Provides logistics support: coordinates global travel, makes air/ground transportation and lodging arrangements, prepares trip books/itineraries, processes travel orders/vouchers, prepares/submits country clearances, and passport/visa requirements.
Provides events and knowledge management support: Plans/coordinates/executes events/engagements with senior executives, creates/processes invites/thank you letters, and creates/manages knowledge management tools, websites, and social media platforms.
Provides supply support: collects requirements, submits/tracks requisitions for and maintains office supplies/course materials, tracks inventory, maintains stock in classrooms and office areas, labels/maintains mailboxes, delivers supplies and mail.
Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
- Obtain and maintain Secret clearance.
Qualifications
One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade GS-07 for GS-09 and GS-09 for GS-11 within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized experience must be documented in your resume.
Specialized Experience:
For the GS-09: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07. Specialized Experience is defined as experience that has provided the applicant with the specific skills and knowledge of theory and principles of management and organization, including:
domestic and international travel processing; and
point of contact and provides advice to high level faculty/staff/students of administrative policies; and
prepare standardized documents, academic publications, policy directives memos and etc; and
develop and maintain long-range master calendars; and
paper and electronic file/record management; and
coordinate personnel actions; and
attendance and timecard management.
For the GS-11: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09. Specialized Experience is defined as experience:
coordinating, monitoring, managing, and advising on the administrative and human resource functions and activities for an organization; and
providing authoritative procedural guidance to senior leadership and staff; and
identifying current and forecasted office manpower requirements based on current and historical data; and
conducting comprehensive studies to determine new methods, procedures, equipment, and or technology to enhance the administrative efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of operation.
Volunteer Experience: 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 to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience:
For the GS-09: Two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Master's or equivalent graduate degree may besubstituted to meet the specialized experience requirement.
If you are using education to substitute for the specialized experience, you must submit transcripts at the time you apply.
For the GS-11: Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement.
If you are using education to substitute for the specialized experience, you must submit transcripts at the time you apply.
Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (
http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html).
Contacts
- Address National Defense University
300 5th Avenue Bldg 62
Washington, DC 20319
US
- Name: HR Customer Care Center
- Phone: (317) 212-0454
- Email: [email protected]
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