Job opening: Administrative Support Specialist
Salary: $55 924 - 72 703 per year
Published at: Sep 24 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG), Mission Support Team (MST), Front Office (FO) in Alexandria, Virginia. The incumbent reports to the Supervisory Administrative Officer, and contributes to the efficient and effective operation of the MST FO by performing mission-related FO duties such HR liaison, budget formulation, training coordinator, travel assistant, property custodian, and document control specialist.
Duties
Gathers information to prepare and submit MST requests for personnel actions to the Human Capital Division for action.
Prepares candidate interview packages, coordinates with hiring managers to schedule job interviews, prepares onboarding materials to support the entry on duty process, and welcomes new employees to DoD OIG.
Formulates the costs of supplies, services, training, and travel for the MST FO budget.
Submits procurement requests for goods and services (e.g. supplies and training) needed by the MST FO staff and then enters the request data into the procurement system.
Processes training requests, registers staff for training as necessary, and coordinates with training vendors to facilitate the delivery of mandatory and elective training.
Serves as the MST FO Property Accountability Officer for accountable property.
Greets and escorts visitors, maintains office supplies, schedules meetings, manages calendars, maintains office files, and ensures that records and files are maintained, updated, and disposed of according to applicable record retention schedules.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Position has been designated as security designation level such as Noncritical Sensitive. Incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov).
- Incumbent is required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and is subject to random drug testing for the duration of service with DoD OIG.
- Current DoD civilian employees are not required to submit to drug testing if moving from one Testing Designated Position (TDP) to another with no break in service, unless deemed appropriate on a case-by-case basis.
- The incumbent must adhere to the DoD Standards of Conduct.
Qualifications
Time in Grade:
For entry at the GS-07 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-05 or equivalent or higher grade, in the Federal Service.
Specialized Experience:
You must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-05 level in the federal service or at an equivalent level. Specialized experience is defined as the ability to interact with senior leadership and provide technical support to the MST front office and other Directorate personnel; apply technical procedures related to submitting accurate personnel actions, purchase requests, training requests, and travel requests; resolving time and attendance matters; and reviewing and editing correspondence, documents, and reports to ensure they are accurate and properly formatted.
OR
One full year of graduate level education or Superior Academic Achievement.
OR
Have a combination of the specialized experience and education to meet the experience requirement.
You must meet the minimum qualification requirements as stated in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-prof.asp.
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) is qualifying. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience.
Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants who have held a non-temporary General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must meet the time-in-grade restriction.
Additional Required Documents Information
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Priority Consideration: If you are a federal employee who will be or has been separated by a Reduction in Force (RIF), you must submit a copy of your RIF separation notice and SF-50 if available. For more information on ICTAP, click here ICTAP Guidance. NOTE: If you have never worked for the Federal Government, you are NOT ICTAP eligible.
Individuals with disabilities: If you are an individual with a documented disability, you must submit a letter signed by a doctor, a licensed medical professional, a licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist, or any federal, state, or local agency that issues or provides disability benefits. The letter should state that you have a documented disability and are eligible for employment under the Schedule A hiring authority, 5 CFR 213.3102 (u).
Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: If you are a Military Spouse Preference applicant, you must include a completed copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Spouse Preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist. If determined best qualified, you will be placed at that full performance level of the position.
Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technicians PPP Eligible: MR and NG technicians PPP applicants must be selected and placed at the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician PPP Self-Certification Checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Reserve and National Guard Technician preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician PPP Self-Certification Checklist.
Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technicians Receiving Disability Retirement PPP Eligible: MR and NG technicians receiving disability retirement PPP applicants must be selected and placed at the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician Disability PPP Self-Certification Checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Reserve and National Guard Technician Disability preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician Disability PPP Self-Certification Checklist.
Retained Grade PPP Eligible: Retained Grade PPP applicants, must be selected and placed at the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Retained Grade PPP Self-Certification Checklist to verify your eligibility for Retained Grade preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Retained Grade PPP Self-Certification Checklist.
Education
GS-07 One full year of graduate level education or
Superior Academic Achievement may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement.
Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be used to substitute for the specialized experience requirement.
Only experience
and/or education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
If you are using education to substitute for the qualifying experience, you must submit transcripts at the time you apply. Failure to do so may disqualify you from consideration.
Using Education to Qualify: You MUST provide unofficial transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list of courses. Transcripts and list of courses must include the following information: name of accredited institution, list of courses with grades and credit earned for each course, quarter or semester hours earned, degree conferred and date, and the name and address of the school. If selected for this position, you will be required to provide an official certified copy of your transcripts before a start date will be established. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
Pass/Fail Courses: If more that 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.
Accreditation: Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management website at
http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/ and U.S. Department of Education website at
http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
Special Instructions for Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. A listing of these accredited organizations can be found on the Department of Education's website. You must provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course by course listing along with your application. If you fail to provide the required documentation, by the closing date of this announcement, you will not receive consideration.
For further information, visit:
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Contacts
- Address DoD OIG - MISSION SUPPORT TEAM
4800 Mark Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22350
US
- Name: RASHEED BULLARD
- Phone: (703) 604-8943
- Email: [email protected]
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