About the Position: This position is with the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources (IWR) for multiple duty locations. Salary is only showing General Salary, locality based on selected location. This announcement is for current, permanent Army employees that would like to be considered for a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade. External status candidates should apply to Announcement # CERA248437226325R. Please see "Additional Information".

Duties

Execute office operations for timekeeping and records management, travel planning and expense reporting, security coordination for staff and visitors, and other general office functions. Plan, coordinate, direct, evaluate, and implement the administrative support operations of the Risk Management Center (RMC). Provide technical and financial support to management and office staff. Communicates both written and verbal, to support staff in various job descriptions (engineering, financial, administrative, and management) and collaborate with and support other administrative staff in other RMC offices. Serve as the central point of authority for administrative policies, procedures, and requirements.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Minimum Typing requirement of 40 word per minutes.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Qualifications for the GS-05 Grade Level: One year of specialized experience which includes: Assist with travel documents for the organization, oversee timekeeping; order and inventory supplies; advise customers on the phone and in person or know when to refer them to other personnel, review outgoing correspondence for proper grammar, punctuation etc. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the Federal service (GS-04). OR Education: Four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) Qualifications for the GS-06 Grade Level: One year of specialized experience which includes: Coordinate travel documents for the organization; Manage timekeeping; Oversee training documents including payments, certificates of completion and evaluations; Maintain an office suspense system; Assist with regulation adherence; Review incoming and outgoing correspondence. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the Federal service (GS-05). Qualifications for the GS 07 Grade Level: One year of specialized experience which includes: Ensure application of administrative regulations and guidance; perform operational procedures for an organization, including special projects and research; Input data into databases to include tabulating, searching, sorting, calculating and consolidating information into reports/graphic format. Manage office procedures such as travel, time keeping and communications/correspondence.This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the Federal service (GS-06). This position requires the ability to type 40 wpm. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementCommunicationsDecision Support Advancement to positions up to GS-5. Candidates may be advanced without time restriction to positions up to GS-5 if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade the employee held within the preceding 52 weeks under his or her latest nontemporary competitive appointment. Time in Grade Requirement for GS-06: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-05). Time in Grade Requirement for GS-07: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted for the GS-06 and GS-07 positions.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address RA-W4EFAA USACE INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESOURCES DO NOT MAIL Alexandria, VA 22315 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk