This position is located in the Farm Service Agency, Montana State Office, located in Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana. Assists the Administrative Officer in planning, coordinating, and monitoring a variety of administrative management services provided to the State and County Office.

Duties

Provide advice on and oversight of assigned administrative functions and recommends improvements. Evaluate assigned administrative reports and management practices in State and County Offices and develop recommendations for improvements. Assess the impact of administrative practices on assigned program operations and determine the need for new services, redirection of resources, or other changes. Conduct reviews as directed by the Administrative Officer, to determine quality and compliance with objectives. Review national handbooks and, where necessary, recommend state policy and develop more detailed procedures for use by County Offices. Responsible for tasks such as: WebTA, Voluntary Leave Transfer Program, HR - County Office, Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), Length of Service, Employee Performance Management Application (EPMA), Linc Pass Sponsor.

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 instruction 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.
• Subject to one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable. New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of their probationary period.
• 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/

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement 06/07/2024 including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. Specialized experience for the GS-9 level: Two full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education or master's, or equivalent graduate degree (LLB, JD, LLM, Ph.D., etc.), from an accredited college or university with a major in human resources, social or behavioral sciences, or in such fields as business or public administration or industrial management, psychology, labor relations, education -OR- One full-time year (12 months) of specialized work experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-7 level in the Federal service. Experience that demonstrates a fundamental knowledge in administrative specialties such as contracting and procurement, management analysis, human resources management, budget and financial management, support services, and work measurement. -OR- A combination of education and experience as listed above. Specialized experience for the GS-11 level: Three full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education or a Ph.D., or equivalent doctoral degree (i.e., LLM, etc.) from an accredited college or university in human resources, social or behavioral sciences or in such fields as business or public administration or industrial management, psychology, labor relations, education -OR- One full-time year of administrative experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience independently performing a range of administrative specialties, such as contracting and procurement, management analysis, human resources management, budget and financial management, support services, and work measurement -OR- A combination of education and experience as listed above. Specialized experience for the GS-12 level: One full-time year of specialized administrative experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing and coordinating a full range of administrative specialties such as contracting and procurement, management analysis, human resources management, budget and financial management, support services, and work measurement. In addition, experience includes planning, managing, executing, evaluating and facilitating the full range of administrative programs and operations. For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here: Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series 0301 (opm.gov) 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.

Education

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements for GS-9 and GS-11: You must submit a copy of your transcripts to include course number, title, completion and grade. 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. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. 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.

Important: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. Click on this link for more information.

Failure to provide all of the required documents/information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Contacts

• Address Farm Service Agency 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 US
• Name: Jessica Daigle
• Email: [email protected]