You will serve as a Secretary (Office Automation) in the Tactical Electronic Warfare, Code 570100 of NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY. This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants. Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, HOW TO APPLY, and WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT sections below for instructions

Duties

You will review all incoming correspondence for proper format, correct grammatical content, and ascertains that established policy has been followed. You will prepare a variety of documents using office automation systems, such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. You will make travel arrangements. You will support the information technology staff with the scheduling of all telephone updates and installation of all VOIP telephones. You will schedule and monitor use of the conference rooms for both classified and unclassified meetings. You will maintain an accurate inventory of laboratory-owned and sponsor-owned equipment.

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
• 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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-01/04) or pay band (NC-01) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing most or all of the following duties: (1) Utilizing office automation equipment and processes; (2) Performing administrative and clerical duties i.e filing, answering phone calls, making appointments; (3) Generating reports, typing and ensuring grammatical correctness of correspondence and ensuring proper routing procedures are followed; (4) Providing assistance to others through customer service in an office/business setting; and (5) Maintaining calendars. This position requires the ability to type at least 40 words per minute. Your response to the typing skill question on the Occupational Questionnaire will be used in your qualification determination. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: 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 general/specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

• Successful completion of at least four full academic years of education above high school

OR

• A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent

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

Contacts

• Address NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY 4555 Overlook Avenue SW Washington, DC 20375-5324 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]