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Duties

Serves as the Administrative Specialist for multiple divisions within the Associate Director for Laboratory Programs (ADLP). Duties include, but are not limited to, the following: Interpret & analyze administrative guidance. Monitor the collection, editing, tracking, analysis, and distribution of programmatic and administrative information. Participate in the planning and implementation of office and stakeholder events/activities, including logistics, registration, and material production/distribution. Participates with the ADLP Leadership Team to document administrative and operational goals, policies, and objectives for the office. Develops written documents such as spreadsheets, memoranda, presentations, briefing packages, and other materials for used by management.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Merit applicants must meet time-in-grade/band requirements, as applicable
• Bargaining Unit Position: No

Qualifications

This position requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 (ZA-I at NIST) level. Specialized experience is defined as: Advising management on administrative processes (e.g. correspondence management, procurement, purchasing, or travel) and Participating in the implementation or modification of administrative activities, strategies, policies, or procedures for an office or 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 or combination of education and 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. The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. If requesting reconsideration of your qualification determination, please refer to the following site: Applicant Reconsideration

Education

This position allows applicants to qualify with education. Transcripts must be submitted to validate that the education requirement has been met. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. However, an official copy will be required before a final offer of employment.


Use of foreign education for qualifications An accredited organization must evaluate education completed outside of the U.S. to ensure that it is comparable to education received in accredited institutions in the U.S. Click here to view a listing of accredited organizations from the Department of Education's website. A copy of the foreign education evaluation (containing the results with course-by-course listing) is required with your application.

Contacts

• Address Associate Director for Laboratory Programs 100 Bureau Drive Building 227/Room A309 Mail Stop 8300 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 US
• Name: Tailor Thompson
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]