This announcement will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 12/13/2023.

Duties

The incumbent will serve as an Administrative Specialist in the Sensor Science Division (SSD). In this capacity, the incumbent will: Contribute to the management and processing of cost allocations, ensuring responsible use of funds and timely payments. Provide guidance, advice, analytical oversight and recommendations to Administrative Officer on administrative and financial matters to include tracking and reporting for travel, time and attendance, awards, co-operative agreement, purchase card and acquisitions. Contribute to training of admin staff on various admin procedures. Use detailed knowledge of and critical thinking in regards to spending trends. Make recommendations to resolve financial problems with the division and submit documentation to correct errors. Learn to independently and reliably maintain, troubleshoot, and improve internal processes with minimal oversight. Conceive, plan, and conduct administrative assignments utilizing the most current policies and procedures ensuring adherence to regulations. Advise supervisor/management and stakeholders on daily operations, awards status, disruptions in service, human resources policies/procedures in areas such as staffing, classification, pay, leave and performance.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Merit applicants must meet time-in-grade/band requirements, as applicable
• Bargaining Unit Position: No

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 level (ZA-I at NIST) in the federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience providing a variety of administrative support utilizing agency policies and procedures and experience analyzing financial and solvency data. OR Master's or equivalent graduate degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.B. or J.D., if related OR Equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done. We will credit all qualifying volunteer experience in your application. The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. If requesting reconsideration of your qualification determination, please refer to the following site: Applicant Reconsideration

Education

This position allows applicants to qualify with education. Transcripts must be submitted to validate that the education requirement has been met. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. However, an official copy will be required prior to a final offer of employment.

Education completed outside of the U.S. must be evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that it is comparable to education received in accredited institutions in the U.S. Click here to view a listing of accredited organizations from the Department of Education's website. A copy of the foreign education evaluation (containing the results with a course by course listing) is required with your application.

Contacts

• Address Sensor Science Division 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 US
• Name: Tailor Thompson
• Email: [email protected]