This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Protective Service, Atlanta, Georgia.

Duties

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Administrative Support specialist coordinating all human resource related requests with FPS Headquarters (FPS HQ). Duties performed: Assisting regional managers in formatting job descriptions, advises on appropriate type of classification action to request, and track status of request to completion. Serves as point of contact for coordinating classification action request packages. Assisting DHS FPS supervisors and managers in meeting and/or adhering to the performance management milestones. Coordinating with staff in order to manage incoming/outgoing correspondence, records management, publications/forms management, administrative standard operating procedures, administrative internal controls, and organizational files management, etc. Maintaining comprehensive database(s) to provide information used by senior staff or management in responding to a variety of FPS reports (i. e. annual self-inspection program reports, FOIA request, etc.). Remaining abreast of projects in order to track suspense/deadlines, progress reports, and amend established internal administrative procedures which will increase the general flow of information and address bottlenecks in the administrative process.

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Minimum Qualification requirements as noted below. GS-11 Qualifications A. Specialized Experience: Applicant must demonstrate one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-9 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the following duties: Monitoring HR related actions to keep management informed of statuses; Using standard operating procedures to coordinate onboarding processes, formatting job descriptions, and/or track classification actions to ensure required forms and supporting documents are accurate; and Evaluating program administrative policies, regulations and/or procedures to ensure compliance. Note: Your resume must explicitly demonstrate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. -OR- B. Have successfully completed three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or successfully completed a Ph.D.; or LL.M., if related, at an accredited college or university in a field that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. -OR- C. Have less than one year of experience as described in A and less than 3 years of graduate level education as described in B. However, I have a combination of specialized experience and graduate level education that when combined, equals at least 100% of the total requirement. Note: Only graduate education in excess of the master's level [generally 36 semester hours] may be used in this calculation. NOTE: You must include copies of your transcript(s) with your application to verify eligibility. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Only the first five pages of your resume will be used to make an eligibility/qualifications determination. Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current competitive service employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). You may need to submit more than one SF-50 to comply. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification. NOTE: 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.

Education

If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that 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. Failure to provide such documentation with your application will result in lost consideration. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Philadelphia Services Branch
• Email: [email protected]