Job opening: Administrative Specialist (Direct Hire)
Salary: $73 038 - 113 802 per year
Published at: Oct 18 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
As an Administrative Specialist with the Workforce Management Office in the Engineering Directorate, you will be responsible for advising management is multiple divisions and/or offices within the largest and complex directorate at Kennedy Space Center. This position requires working with leadership, management, and team members levels that may include directorates, divisions/offices, branches that may include other centers and/or enterprises.
Duties
Duties described below are at the highest grade advertised. Duties assigned at lower grade levels will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee.
Performs in-depth analyses to develop and interpret administrative and workforce policies and procedures for assigned organizations within the directorate.
Performs administrative functions of organizational requirements to secure adequate control of deadlines, progress reports, and data bases. Provides deliverable reports to Center or Enterprise leadership as required.
Provides guidance and oversight for a full range of administrative and personnel activities, working and collaborating closely with directorate and division management and administrative support.
Serves in a team environment and as such, collaborate with other Administrative Officers within the directorate to ensure that customer service and consistency is provided.
Performs and monitors administrative management requirements and applies policies. Researches and resolves unusual problems in performing a variety of duties related to special projects involving administrative or program issues.
Coordinates actions and projects completion, tracks progress toward schedules and takes corrective actions as appropriate. Provides timely communications with project and task participants, stakeholders, and management.
Fosters a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.
Requirements
- This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
- Position subject to pre-employment background investigation.
- You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
- This position may require a one-year probationary period.
- This is a bargaining unit position - American Federation of Government Employees - Local 513.
Qualifications
Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.
To qualify for GS-11, you must have:
a) One year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level:
performing administrative functions in support of staff or executive management that may include personnel systems and workforce management and training coordination in accordance with organization requirements;
providing recommendations regarding administrative guidelines, issues, or operations; AND
gathering and analyzing information to support the development of organizational functions or process setting for an organization.
OR
b) Completed all requirements for a doctoral degree (i.e., Ph.D. or equivalent) in an appropriate field
OR
c) Completed 3 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or equivalent doctoral degree in an appropriate field
OR
d) LL.M., if related
OR
e) Have an equivalent combination of experience and graduate study as discussed in a), b), c) and d) above
To qualify for GS-12, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level:
reviewing administrative or business operations to determine compliance with organizational policies in relation to workforce management or other related processes;
participating in the development and implementation of organizational records and making recommendations for administrative guidelines, issues, or operations; AND
preparing and presenting data to support the development of organizational functions or process setting.
Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process.
Education
Basic Requirement:
If you are using education completed in the United States to meet the qualification requirements, your degree must have been awarded from a college or university that is accredited by a recognized accrediting organization. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to
http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs. These education credentials must be 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. For further information, visit:
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation
Contacts
- Address Kennedy Space Center
Space Commerce Way
Titusville, FL 32899
US
- Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
- Phone: 1-877-677-2123
- Email: [email protected]
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