Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource. **This is not a remote position. The selectee will be required to be physically present at one of the duty locations identified.** We expect to fill multiple positions within BLM-Montana/Dakotas duty locations. See Additional Information section for a list of possible locations. Additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.

Duties

Assist with the development and formulation of the office budget to secure annual funding. Procure office supplies and equipment to ensure office operations. Manage office filing system to ease search of information. Prepare correspondence, meeting notes, forms, and documentation. Read incoming correspondence, publications, regulations, and directives to determine appropriate courses of action or personnel to forward. Perform administrative duties such as payroll, time and attendance, scheduling maintenance for property and/or vehicles.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Be sure to read the How to Apply and Required Documents Sections.
• You cannot hold an active real estate license: nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
• Direct Deposit Required.
• Appointment will be subject to a favorably adjudicated background/suitability investigation/determination.
• Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the qualification requirements as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must adequately reflect in your resume.
• An applicant appointed to this position must possess (or obtain within 30 days of entrance on duty) and maintain a valid state driver's license while employed in this position.
• May require a one-year probationary period.

Qualifications

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. For the GS-06 You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 level that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity as indicated by the following examples: perform recurring or standardized budgetary tasks such as tracking obligations and expenditures, maintain budget documents, and extracting information from automated budget systems; purchase office supplies and equipment in accordance with organizational procedures; prepare travel vouchers in an automated travel system; assist travelers with travel arrangements, resolutions to travel issues, and audit of travel records to ensure accurate processing; prepare, edit, and finalize correspondence to disseminate to appropriate personnel; maintain the central filing system; and process incoming and outgoing correspondence. For the GS-07 You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-06 level that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity as indicated by the following examples: assist local systems administrators create employee profiles, manage access, and resetting passwords; assist with the development and formulation of office budget for multiple accounts; review budget information to identify issues; assist with the preparation of personnel forms and documents such as position descriptions, rating plans, job analyses, and requests for personnel actions; purchase office supplies and equipment in accordance with organizational procedures; coordinate with higher level procurement/contracting staff for purchases over micro-purchasing thresholds; and provide assistance in researching and locating reference information and files. 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. You must meet all qualification requirements by the application review date following your application submission.

Education

See Qualifications Section. This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address BLM Montana State Office BLM Montana State Office, MT-933 Branch of Human Resources 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101 US
• Name: Jordan Broyles
• Phone: (720) 682-5168
• Email: [email protected]