You will serve as a SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR in the Dean of Students Office of NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL.

Duties

You will organize quarterly graduation rehearsals, commencement ceremonies, and assign seating for distinguished guests, staff, faculty, and students. You will be eligible to be a Government Purchase Card Holder, requisitioning and researching technical specification for procurement of equipment and supplies from vendors. You will solicit nominations for all student awards, verify eligibility, and ensure completeness of nomination packages. You will coordinate, organize and execute quarterly student Awards, and orientation ceremonies for graduating and incoming students.

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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card to make official government purchases for goods and services.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Scheduling, coordinating, and executing large high visibility special events (e.g., graduations, awards ceremonies, student orientation briefings); 2) Communicating clearly and concisely, including speaking to large groups and Senior officials and dignitaries (e.g., congressmen, high ranking federal Officials, guest speakers, etc.) that attend ceremonies and events; 3) Researching and procuring supplies utilizing a Government Purchase Card; and 4) Using software applications (e.g., Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel) to complete forms, reports, and certificates in accordance with established guidelines. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series and 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., 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 specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work:

Master's or equivalent graduate degree
or
2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
or
LL.B. or J.D., if related

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

Contacts

• Address NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL 1 University Circle Monterey, CA 93943 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]