This position is located with State & Private Forestry and Fire & Aviation Management. Provides administrative support and responds to information requests on topics related to the mission, products, or services of the unit/staff. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Lisa Williams at [email protected].

Duties

Duties are listed at full performance level. Serves as administrative business process point of contact for the staff regarding the specialized area with responsibility for administrative oversight of various business processes. Provides advice and guidance on specialized area or program specifications to managers, staff, and line management. Explains resources, services, and administrative processes to clients. Provides guidelines and plans that assist in meeting program priorities. Assists in developing and implementing solutions for administrative problems within the unit and the larger administrative program. Ensures agency compliance with specialized area or program laws, rules, and regulations. Prepares and develops meeting materials, briefing charts, fact sheets and issue papers, and attends meetings with leadership to coordinate, explain or provide guidance on the specialized area or program as necessary. Uses a variety of computer software and serves as an expert to provide assistance to other staff members to complete work assignments and tasks.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-05: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-4 grade level; Examples of specialized experience are: Experience is defined as majority of the following: Greeting visitors and responding to phone and written inquiries personally or referring to other staff as appropriate; maintaining written records and files in electronic and/or hardcopy filing systems; and using word processing software and printing equipment to create, copy, edit, store, retrieve, and print standardized documents ensuring correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and format. OR a bachelor's degree or 4 years of successfully completed education above high school; OR combinations of successfully completed post-high school education (in excess of the first 60 semester hours) and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. For the GS-06: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-5 grade level; Example of specialized experience are: Experience is defined as a majority of the following: Perform clerical functions, such as records management, document control, and database input and use. Review outgoing correspondence for proper spelling, grammar, format, and arrangement of material. Establish and maintain files in hardcopy and/or electronic format; Process and key data into automated systems and distribute documentation. OR one full year (18 semester hours) of successfully completed graduate level education if the coursework is directly related to the work of the position (for example - enter specific major/coursework as identified by the job analysis); OR combinations of graduate level education that is directly related to the position and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. 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 directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

See above for education that may be qualifying for the specific grade level.

Contacts

• Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: HRM Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
• Email: [email protected]