About the Position: Serves as an Executive Secretary for the District Commander and Executive Office with responsibility for managing the administrative support activities of the Executive Office including the provision of highly sensitive administrative support to the Command Group requiring great discretion, trust, and confidence. Recruitment incentives, including student loan repayment, may be offered to highly qualified candidates.

Duties

Perform a variety of administrative support duties, such as screening telephone calls, managing higher official calendar, making travel arrangements, and reviewing documents for accuracy in support of the District Commander. Establish internal administrative control procedures to ensure consistency. Advise administrative and clerical personnel administrative support matters through written and oral instructions.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Documenting experience: In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week, if part time. If you are a current/prior Federal employee, please include your grade level in your resume. If you have held multiple grades, please make sure to separate the dates and duties for each grade. Qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their Federal resume. For a brief video on creating a Federal resume, click here. Requirement: Typing proficiency of at least 40 words per minute (WPM) based on a 5 minute sample with 3 or fewer errors. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) performing administrative functions to ensure office runs smoothly such as maintaining calendars for officials, preparing travel reimbursements, coordinating arrival of officials, or coordinating conferences and meetings; 2) preparing correspondence using office automation applications or systems; AND 3) applying administrative policy guidance and procedures to office tasks. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address RI-W2ST02 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-SACRAMENTO DO NOT MAIL Sacramento, CA 95814 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk