About the Position: This position is with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Cold Regions Research Engineer Lab (CRREL). This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Duties

Provides support to Branch Chief and Staff in the form of budget and administrative coordination; maintain clerical and administrative operations. Maintains files, performance and training tracking, personnel support (e.g., coordinates orientation of new employees), timekeeping and preparing correspondence and a wide variety of forms. Recommends and implements program budget, includes tracking budget figures through utilization of the Corps of Engineers Financial Management System and other electronic systems. Works with the Management Integration and Resource Management Office to resolve unusual issues or to solve operation problems. Reviews all incoming and outgoing written material for completeness, accuracy, proper preparation. Creates reports, forms, statistical charts and graphs using specific software. Makes travel arrangements and itinerary, generate and/or coordinate branch member travel requests and vouchers.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. GS 7: Qualification Requirements: This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Utilizing financial management systems to input and process transactions Providing support to administrative processes such as time keeping, departmental record keeping, tracking purchase requests, etc. Coordinating and planning events, such as ceremonies, tours, customer engagements, etc. Proficiency Required: This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors. All qualification requirements, including time after competitive appointment, must be met by the closing date of this announcement. 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-06). This announcement MAY be used to fill like vacancies for six months after the closing date.

Contacts

• Address RG-W2R2AA US ARMY ENGR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMT CTR DO NOT MAIL Vicksburg, MS 39183 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk