This position is located within a National Interagency Support Cache (NISC). The position serves as the initial point-of-contact for questions of budget, accounting, agreements, travel, human resources, file management, correspondence, time and attendance, office systems, property, and procurement. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact: Angelica Romero at [email protected] or Lisa Renken at [email protected].

Duties

Discern customer inquiries to provide accurate information or transfer to appropriate staff. Provide general personnel support to a unit and serve as a point-of-contact regarding human resources related matters. Identify, restructure, and recommend ways to improve administrative and clerical office procedures and processes. Prepare travel requests and vouchers for travel, and advise on travel allowances and requirements to ensure adherence to travel regulations. Establish, maintain, and revise the office filing system in accordance with established file codes and record retention guidelines. Ensure property transfer forms are completed, inventories are conducted, and accountable property is safeguarded. Provide budget tracking and oversight for the unit including running necessary financial and tracking reports. Provide training and advisory services to unit personnel to ensure compliance with regulations.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
• 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.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. 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. Note on Experience: Your resume must clearly document the following for each block of work experience; the beginning day, month and year the work assignment started and ended; the hours worked per week; position title, and series and grade if applicable; and description of duties performed. This information must be provided for each permanent, temporary or seasonal appointment/work assignment or volunteer work and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time. Incomplete, inaccurate or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This can result in an applicant not being considered for the position. Specialized Experience Requirement: GS-07: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as two or more of the following: Providing clerical and administrative support and assistance for a unit; and/or Processing travel vouchers, scheduling travel accommodations, and submitting documents for signature, approval, and payment; and/or Using automated software to produces reports, correspondence, and other written documents in draft form; and/or Coordinating and liaising with staff on technical issues. OR One full year (18 semester hours) of successfully completed graduate level coursework that is directly related to the work of the position. For example, Business or Public Administration, Industrial Management, Computer Science, or Communication. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. OR An appropriate combination of graduate level education that is directly related to the position and specialized experience. To receive consideration for this position, you must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

See above for education that may be qualifying for the specified grade level.

Contacts

• Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: HRM Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
• Email: [email protected]