This position is part of the International Development Finance Corporation, Office of Administration (OA), Corporate Travel and Relocation Division. As a Travel Specialist you will be responsible for serving as a primary administrator and point of contact for the travel team, providing agency employees with travel guidance, systems training, and resolution to travel-related problems and issues.

Duties

Serves as a primary administrator and point of contact for the travel team, providing agency employees with travel guidance, systems training, and resolution to travel-related problems and issues. Provides comprehensive technical advice and assistance on a wide range of travel issues related to planning domestic and international travel and drafts correspondence, recommendations, reports, and memoranda related to agency travel management. Monitors and reports on status and progress of work for the travel voucher or travel support team and reviews completed work of junior specialists to ensure supervisor's instructions on work priorities, methods, deadlines, and quality have been met. Troubleshoots automated travel systems to resolve issues and concerns that would otherwise require help desk support and provides training on the use of the automated travel systems in the creation of travel authorizations, amendments and vouchers ensuring compliance with Federal Travel Regulations and DFC Travel Policy and procedures. Liaises with DFC's Government travel charge card provider, GSA A/OPC point of contact, and DFC's travel auditor. Reconciles all centrally billed travel expenses with travel authorizations and vouchers to assure that only authorized charges are paid. Distributes and balances workload among team members in accordance with established workflow, skill level and adjusts to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities. Provides administrative support and response to inquiries and audit responses on agency travel. Please Note: This is a Bargaining unit position represented by AFGE, local 1534.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Must submit resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
• Suitability for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period

Qualifications

Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level). Applicants must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements no later than the closing date of this announcement. TIME-IN-GRADE: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Specialized experience is defined as experience that is in or directly related to the line of work of this position and has equipped you with the knowledge and competencies to successfully perform the duties of this position. You may qualify at the GS-11 level, if you fulfill one of the following qualification requirements: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your experience providing advice and counsel to travelers on travel policies, regulations, and procedures; processing and managing travel authorizations/vouchers and payments utilizing an automated travel management system; and performing tasks related to international travel such as verification of passports; OR B. A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or possession of a LL.M. degree, in Tourism and Leisure, Hospitality Management, Business or other related field. Graduate level education must demonstrate the competencies necessary to do the work of the position; OR C. An equivalent combination of education and experience as listed above. You may qualify at the GS-12 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your experience analyzing and resolving problems of a procedural nature associated with the travel of agency personnel; reviewing unit work of junior travel specialists to ensure supervisor's instructions on work priorities, methods, deadlines, and quality have been met; contributing to inquiries and audit responses on travel; providing interpretations and application of the Federal Travel Regulations; monitoring utilization of travel charge card for official travel expenses; and facilitating international travel by interfacing with Department of State on behalf of travelers. Note: Education does not substitute for specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level. 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. This announcement may be used to fill similar positions, if additional vacancies occur.

Education

ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY?

You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

PASS/FAIL COURSES:
If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

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 International Development Finance Corporation 1100 New York Ave. NW Washington, DC 20527 US
• Name: Melanie McAllister
• Email: [email protected]