This position is a Administrative Support Assistant, GS- 0303-6/7 working in either Bayamon, Puerto Rico or Boqueron, Puerto Rico for the R4-Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office. This position is also open to the public under announcement R4-24-12399953-AW-DE. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.

Duties

As a Administrative Support Assistant your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Provide administrative support within the US Fish and Wildlife Programs in the U.S. Caribbean (Puerto Rico and USVI), helping to build capacity on conservation delivery to achieve the vision of the Southeast Region. Provide support on the development of field level budget estimates, justifications, and all financial activities for multiple accounts. Assist with preparation of reports associated with property, training, vehicle use, energy equipment, safety, travel, and various other special reports as requested. Provide support to maintain and review financial documents, verifying accuracy and approving expenditures, and assist in the preparation pertinent forms to support on the acquisition of supplies, equipment, and construction to meet Field Office needs. Provide support to a bilingual staff in the U.S. Caribbean. Thus, the incumbent must be fluent in spoken and written English and Spanish.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Resume (See "Required Documents"). Failure to provide ALL required information on your resume will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all information is provided on resume.
• Eligibility and Supporting documents - You will ONLY be considered for the eligibilities that you select "yes" to AND submit the required supporting documentation, as listed in the Required Documents section.
• Merit promotion applicants must meet time-in-grade requirement as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.
• Suitability for employment, as determined by background investigation.
• Driver’s License: Selectees MAY be required to possess and maintain a valid State driver's license at all times during their tenure.
• Probationary Period: Selectees may be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for the Selective Service. To verify registration visit SSS.gov.
• Bilingual: This position requires the incumbent to be bilingual, with the ability to fluently read, write, and speak both English and Spanish.

Qualifications

Only experience and education obtained by 05/14/2024 will be considered. In order to qualify for this position you must possess the Minimum Qualifications. Minimum Qualification [GS-06] Possess one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience includes: (1) Assisting in reviewing, compiling, developing, and preparing budget cost estimates and justifications to support the programs and activities of an organization; (2) determining appropriate source to procure supplies, equipment, or services for an organization in accordance with regulations; and (3) providing organizational support services such as timekeeping, travel arrangements, and troubleshooting related problems. Minimum Qualification [GS-07] Possess one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility equivalent to the GS-06 level in the Federal service. Experience includes: (1) reviewing organizational funds or financial data to ensure accuracy; (2) preparing and ensuring accuracy of time and attendance reports through an electronic time and attendance system; (3) procuring supplies, equipment, or services in accordance with regulations governing the type of purchase; (4) preparing oral briefings or written reports for management on financial or administrative matters; (5) providing organizational support services (e.g., preparing forms, documents, and correspondence; responding to procedural questions from the public); (6) providing support on the development of field level budget estimates, justifications; (7) providing support to maintain and review financial documents, verifying accuracy and approving expenditures. 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. Time In Grade Requirement: Applicants must meet both eligibility and qualification requirements for the position of interest by the closing date of the JOA. Specifically, i. Area of Consideration. ii. Time-in-grade (TIG) requirements as specified in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. iii. Time after competitive appointment as specified in 5 CFR 330.502. iv. Qualification requirements outlined in OPM's Qualifications Standards for General Schedule Positions or for Federal Wage System (FWS), wage grade positions, applicants are evaluated using the OPM Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations and the job element examining method Your SF-50 will be used to confirm you meet all requirements The Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA),P.L. 114-47, allows certain individuals who currently or formerly were under time-limited competitive appointments at certain land management agencies to compete under merit promotion procedures. Note: You MUST submit ALL SF-50s and performance information for each period of temporary/term employment that qualifies for LMWFA. Performance documentation can be obtained by contacting the supervisors for the positions you served in during your 24 months. If they did not complete performance appraisals ask them to provide a statement of performance for each period of service. The statement must specify the dates for each employment period and your level of performance (dates should match the dates on the SF-50s). For Eligibility Information click here: USAJOBS Help Center | Land Management Public Land Corps (PLC) Hiring Authority: Served as a qualified youth on an appropriate conservation project completing a minimum of 640 hours of satisfactory service that included at least 120 hours through the PLC and received a certificate of non-competitive eligibility. Completed most recent Corps service, for which a certificate of non-competitive eligibility was issued, within the last 2 years. Appointment must be effected within the 2 year period. Notification to Applicant: Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other Bureaus/Offices within the Department of the Interior (DOI) who have vacancies within the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in the same geographic location(s), including within the same metro/commuting area. Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration.

Education

PROOF OF EDUCATION: All applicants who are using education or a combination of education and experience to qualify must submit copies of official or unofficial transcripts which include grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, institution name, and student name. If any required coursework is not easily recognizable on transcripts, or if you believe a portion of a particular course can be credited toward meeting an educational requirement, you must also provide a memorandum on letterhead from the institution's registrar, dean, or other appropriate official stating the percentage of the course that should be considered to meet the requirement and the equivalent number of units. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however, if you are selected for the position, you will be required to produce the original official transcripts.

PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

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

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Human Resources Staffing Division
• Email: [email protected]