This position is located in Visitor and Resource Protection, in the Visitor and Resource Protection Division. The incumbent will serve as an Executive Assistant to the Associate Director's Office. Open to the first 100 applicants or until 09/23/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

The major duties of the EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT position include, but are not limited to, the following: Serves as confidential executive assistant to the Associate Director and the Deputy Associate Director of Visitor and Resource Protection. Represents the Directorate as a visible and key liaison between the Associate Director and other stakeholders requiring a knowledge of program policies and directives while also ensuring for timely flow of information and good communication to and from the Associate Director's Office. Reviews all outgoing correspondence for proper format, consistency, grammatical accuracy, completeness, and clarity, and ensures they are properly routed. Facilitates and performs administrative services for the Associate Director's Office and other assigned Divisions such as payroll, travel, and procurement. Develops an understanding of major issues, current and long-term, which are being pursued by the Directorate and compiles data for reports, briefings, recommendations, and presentations of issues that are of particular interest to the Associate Director.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-09/23/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess all of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes the following activities: 1) carrying out assignments and day-to-day duties independently and serving as a supportive member of management staff directly involved in all matters related to organizational management; 2) provide administrative assistance within a federal (or similar) program office; 3) provide critical review and synthesis of a wide range of materials related to administrative policies and procedures; and 4) provide a variety of administrative services that require a comprehensive knowledge of enterprise application programs and data systems. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least a 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. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. You must include transcripts. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". Experience listed as full-time will be credited at 40 hours per week. Volunteer Experience: 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.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your 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.

Contacts

• Address Visitor and Resource Protection 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240 US
• Name: Washington Office
• Email: [email protected]