This position is located in the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, Office of the Assistant Director (SBE/OAD). To find out more information about SBE, visit https://new.nsf.gov/sbe. The primary purpose of the position is to serve as a confidential personal assistant to senior executives in SBE.

Duties

Elevate your career by joining our team as the Executive Assistant to the Assistant Director of the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate! In this crucial role, you'll manage executive schedules, organize key documents, and handle essential communication, ensuring the smooth functioning of high-level operations. With your exceptional communication skills, sharp time management, and ability to prioritize, you'll be indispensable to SBE's success. If you're proactive, detail-oriented, and proficient in Microsoft Office, this is your chance to shine, make a substantial impact, and advance your professional career! As an Executive Assistant, you will also perform the following duties: Serve as a confidential assistant to the Assistant Director and handling confidential and sensitive information with discretion. Work with senior staff to formulate decisions regarding business needs and improve effectiveness by monitoring and assessing complex management processes and projects by applying analytical methods and techniques. Research a wide variety of subjects and analyzing data and information in order to provide the DAD and other senior OAD leadership with authoritative information and material with which to utilize the preparation of reports, policy documents, speeches, etc. Prepare agendas, briefs of files, and reports for use in conference discussions and meetings. Plan and coordinate travel, accommodations, and transportation arrangements. Review and assess travel requests and travel vouchers to assure compliance with Federal Travel Regulations and NSF travel policies and guidance. Provide meeting support, such as note taking and recording, and preparing minutes for confidential meetings.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify at the GS-9 level, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level in the Federal service, applying analytical and evaluative techniques to the identification, consideration, and resolution of issues or problems of a procedural or factual nature. OR A master`s or equivalent graduate degree; OR 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR A combination of post-high school education and experience that together meet the qualification requirements for this position. Examples of specialized experience for the GS-09 level include: serving as a personal assistant in a confidential capacity to a senior agency official; performing management planning, meeting planning, and coordinating and organizing policy activities; performing various administrative duties independently; and completing special assignments of a high priority and sensitive nature. To qualify at the GS-11 level, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level in Federal service applying analytical and evaluative techniques to issues or special projects concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations. OR Possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR Possess 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR A combination of post-high school education and experience that together meet the qualification requirements for this position. Examples of specialized experience for the GS-11 level include: speaking for the Assistant Director in informal circumstances, communicating their goals and objectives; researching a wide variety of subjects and analyzing data and information in order to provide the Assistant Director with authoritative information and materials; planning and coordinating travel, accommodations, and transportation arrangements for the Assistant Director and special guests. Experience refers to paid/unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) & other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, & skills & can provide valuable training/experience that translates directly to paid work. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Education may be substituted for experience as described in "Qualifications". If qualifying based on education, you must submit TRANSCRIPTS (unofficial copies are acceptable) or a DIPLOMA that verifies that the requirement is met.

Contacts

• Address NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, DIRECTORATE FOR SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCE 2415 Eisenhower Ave Alexandria, VA 22314 US
• Name: Staffing and Classification Branch
• Email: [email protected]