This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This position is located with the U.S. Army Research and Development Center (ERDC), Construction Engineer Research Laboratory (CERL). This position is being filled as an Executive Support Assistant DK-03 (GS-06) in Champaign, Illinois and will allow for situational telework only. This position is NOT eligible for Full time telework.

Duties

Provides overall guidance, control, direction, and policy formulation for the management of CERL Carries out and coordinates complex and substantive administrative and clerical support assignments to facilitate the work of the office. Develops comprehensive plans for the integration of day-to-day and long-range projects, actions, and activities requiring the involvement of the deputy director Contributes to CERL deputy directors and CERL senior executive staff's public relations interfacing frequently as an administrative liaison, with high-level civilian government and military officials, industrial, academic, and civic leaders Arranges appointments, meetings, travel; screens visitors; and identifies key meetings, attendees, and necessary background material Composes, prepares, reviews for correctness and coordinates for correction with other administrative staff, a variety of correspondence for higher headquarters for signature Uses automated data processing equipment, word processing, spreadsheets, software tools, and CEFMS

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of less than 15% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes preparing various correspondence; scheduling meetings while maintaining calendars in the system such as: Microsoft Outlook; assisting in preparing travel orders or vouchers in accordance with regulations; and assisting with timekeeping for staff members. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service DK-02 (GS-05). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. This announcement MAY be used to fill like vacancies six months from the closing date. All qualification requirements, including time after competitive appointment, must be met within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. In accordance with the Federal Register Vol. 63, No. 57, dated March 25,1998, an employee of the Laboratory Demonstration project must have a current average performance score of 2.5 or above in order to be selected for promotion. All applicants currently employed under a Laboratory Demonstration Project must include their most recent performance appraisal score as part of their electronic resume. If you are a Lab Demo employee submitting your resume for the first time, or if you have previously submitted your resume without your most recent score, you must submit your resume now with the following statement to be included in the section on your training: Current Performance Rating

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address RG-W2R2AA US ARMY ENGR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMT CTR DO NOT MAIL Vicksburg, MS 39183 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk