You will serve as an EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT in the BUSINESS DIRECTORATE of NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SYSTEMS COMMAND HQ located in Washington Navy Yard, DC.

Duties

You will provide executive direction, assistance and support for all operations and activities of the Directorate. You will recommend changes to forms, documents, procedures, policies, etc., that will increase the effectiveness of the project area. You will provide information to program staff on policies and procedures for government travelers and invited guests. You will coordinate a wide variety of projects and taskings on behalf of the Senior Executive. You will develop plans and objectives for assigned projects. You will prepare and/or update reports, correspondence and other documents.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• Recruitment incentives may be authorized to eligible new hires.
• A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Utilizing Microsoft Office Suite applications such as Access, Excel, Word, Visio, SharePoint, and PowerPoint or similar systems; 2) Providing administrative assistance and support for an operation and exercising control over leadership calendars; 3) Applying management analysis principles sufficient to ascertain problems and develop milestones and recommending and implementing solutions; 4) Assisting in the review and development of policies and procedures to help improve the effectiveness of work operations; And 5) Applying knowledge of the DON Correspondence Manual to develop, proofread and edit correspondence ensuring compliance with DON correspondences standards. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

OR

Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree.

OR

An LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled. Https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiringpaths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/

OR

A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SYSTEMS COMMAND 1322 Patterson Avenue SE Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20374 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]