This position is with the Alaska State Office, Assistant State Conservationist for Management and Strategy Organization (MSO) and serves as a Staff Support Specialist providing program support and performing assignments, projects and studies related to administrative business operations and programs with direct support to the ASTC Management & Strategy and the Business Services Specialist (BSS). Work requires knowledge of the appropriate business operation functional areas.

Duties

Maintains complete records of purchased items and reconciles all transactions in a timely manner to ensure that correct accounting codes are utilized. Develops computer spreadsheets, databases, and other software to monitor office operations. Conducts fleet planning by recording the organization’s component’s vehicles, and review reports on vehicle deployment, use, life cycle, and associated costs. Assists in the implementation of procedures designed to improve administrative effectiveness, automating, and streamlining procedures wherever possible to serve the best interests of the organization. Prepares correspondence, reports, forms, hard-copy and electronic filing; mail procedures; and security procedures.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US 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. If selected you will be sent instructions on obtaining fingerprints. Please note we are not able to reimburse any fees incurred for fingerprints.
• Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Direct Deposit--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 at https://www.e-verify.gov/.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state motor vehicle operator's license for the type of vehicle(s) operated to perform the duties of this position.

Qualifications

If you are a current career or career-conditional Federal employee with NRCS who has a designated place of residence in the lower 48 continental United States or the District of Columbia (CONUS): the initial tour of duty in Alaska is for 3 years. An employee may elect to serve an additional 2-year tour with the approval of the Alaska State Conservationist. Guaranteed return rights are forfeited once management accepts an employee's request to extend his/her tour beyond the 5-year period. In addition to salary, compensation also includes a Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) of 1.69% (subject to change). COLA is not subject to Federal income tax & is not calculated as salary for retirement. This allowance is to offset the cost of goods and services, housing, transportation and miscellaneous expenses. For more information visit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/pay-systems/nonforeign-areas/ Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-07 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 level. One year at the GS-09 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-11 level. (Please submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. No Award or General Adjustment SF-50's will be accepted). Time-in-grade requirements also apply to VEOA applicants having held a GS position in the past year. See addition information. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level(s) in which you are applying: Specialized Experience at the GS-09: One or more full-time years (12-months) of specialized work experience, equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service, performing the following duties: Assisting in coordinating the administrative work of an organization. Developing computer spreadsheets, databases, and utilizing other software to monitor office operations. Recording purchased items in a log to reconcile procurement transactions. Assisting in the implementation of procedures designed to improve administrative effectiveness, automating, and streamlining procedures. OR EDUCATION: Must have a Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. in business administration, human resources, public administration or other directly related field that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. (NOTE: You MUST submit supporting academic transcripts.) OR COMBINATION: Must have a combination of the specialized experience and graduate education described above that when combined totals 100 percent. First, determine your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determine your education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then add the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. Only graduate education in excess of 1 year (18 semester hours) may be used to qualify applicants for the GS-09 level. (NOTE: You MUST submit supporting academic transcripts.) Specialized Experience at the GS-11: One or more full-time years (12-months) of specialized work experience, equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service, performing the following duties: Coordinating the administrative work of an organization. Training office staff in automated business operations and daily administrative services. Reconciling monthly or annual purchase items for an office. Implementing procedures designed to improve administrative effectiveness, automating, and streamlining procedures. (Your resume must CLEARLY demonstrate this experience) OR EDUCATION: Must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in business, accounting, finance, or other directly related field. (NOTE: You MUST submit supporting academic transcripts.) OR COMBINATION: Must possess a combination of specialized experience and graduate education that total 100% when combined. First, determine total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required in A above; then determine the education as a percentage of the education required in B above; and then add the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. Only graduate education in excess of two years (36 semester hours) may be used when combining education and experience for this grade. (NOTE: You MUST submit supporting academic transcripts if claiming this option.) IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The OPM Qualification Standards for this position can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series. Physical Demands: The work is primarily sedentary except for activities such as carrying books, computer products, files, supplies, etc. The work may require travel in conjunction with attendance at meetings and conferences away from the workplace. Work Environment: The work is performed in an office setting, which is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated. The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions.

Education

You must submit a copy of your college transcripts or a list of college courses with credit hours, dates completed, and grades received to verify all education requirements (i.e. substitution of education and/or basic education requirement). If a relevant course is not clearly qualifying (e.g. special topic, seminar, research, thesis, obscure or misleading course title, etc.), please submit an official course syllabi and/or detailed course description from the university/college for that particular course to ensure you are properly evaluated. Please note that qualifications determinations are based solely on the information submitted for each particular vacancy announcement. You must document all requirements on every vacancy; we cannot use previous determinations as a basis for rating. All required information must be received by the closing date of this announcement, and non-submission of all required documents/documentation will result in non-consideration. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted. This information must be received by the closing date of this announcement. Non-submission of these documents will result in non-consideration. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications.

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. For further information, visit: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov)

Contacts

• Address Natural Resources Conservation Service 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 US
• Name: Midwest Services Branch
• Phone: 8164265706
• Email: [email protected]