About the Position: WRAIR is participating in an alternative personnel system knows as the Personnel Demonstration Project (PDP). The DJ-03 pay band is equivalent to the GS-11 Step 01 to GS-12 Step 10 level. Incumbent of this Term position may be eligible for conversion to a career-conditional or career appointment at a later date; please see "Additional Information" below

Duties

Provide and implement concepts, objectives, policies, and principles in the area of Administrative Support. Review travel authorizations and vouchers and assist with conference packets and any other travel-related requests. Initiate and modify purchase requisitions. Resolve travel voucher discrepancies. Advise travelers, reviewing and approving officials, other stakeholders on travel authorizations. Prepare agendas and minutes for specialized areas such as medical research, logistics, acquisition, etc. Ensure outgoing correspondence meets established regulations and standards. Serve as nexus for all incoming and outgoing communications for an organization. Manage distribution of events and scheduling in accordance with established policies and procedures. Advise and assist Contracting Officer as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Certify card holders purchases and complete monthly reconciliation. Manage service contracts, monitor their performance, and recommend budget approval.

Requirements

• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• Term employment is subject to a one-year trial period. Employees serving a trial period can be removed with limited appeal rights.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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: (1) Developing and/or implementing methods/procedures related to administrative support for an organization; (2) Evaluating discrepancies or gaps in budget or billing obligations to recommend corrective action; and (3) Processing invoices for payment. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (DJ-02/GS-09). -OR- Education: Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: electrical or electronic engineering, mathematics, physics, public utilities, statistics, computer science, telecommunications management, information systems management, business administration, industrial management, or other fields related to the position to be filled. -OR- Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/

Contacts

• Address BB-APF-W03KAA WALTER REED ARMY INST OF RESEARCH DO NOT MAIL Frederick, MD 21702 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]