Job opening: SECRETARY (OA)
Salary: $51 161 - 66 510 per year
Published at: Nov 29 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Serves as Secretary (OA) to the Director, Acquisition Management, at a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) HQ facility. The primary purpose of this position is responsible for planning, programming, reviewing, analyzing, and coordinating all administrative activities involved in the accomplishment of the assigned mission to include technical and administrative program reporting, consolidation of review, and analysis.
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Duties
Receive visitors and telephone calls from other management personnel within the Agency, other Federal Agencies, and industry representatives to the directorate, respond to routine and nontechnical requests for information such as status of reports, suspense dates for matters requiring compliance and similar information readily available from the files.
Receive incoming correspondence, screening material prior to distribution for suspense dates, establishing controls, and following up for supervisor, perform various administrative duties, such as making extensive travel arrangements, making complete arrangements for conferences, composing complex but nontechnical correspondence, and locating and assembling information for various reports, briefings, conferences, etc.
Responsible for generating and monitoring personnel actions (SF-52's) within an automated system.
Plans and facilitates monthly directorate Town Hall events
Plans and facilitates directorate wellness and morale activities.
Maintaining the calendar for the Equal Employment Office Director and Deputy Director.
Maintain and monitor supply request for the directorate.
Responsible for filing, file retention IAW Agency policies..
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Your resume must thoroughly describe how your skills and experiences align to the criteria defined in the Qualifications section of this announcement and it must support your responses to the assessment questionnaire. We do not assume you have the necessary experience to successfully perform in this job regardless of your employment history or academic career.
Requirements
- Be a U.S. citizen or national. Applicants with a Permanent Resident Card are authorized to live and work in the U.S. but are not eligible for employment in positions requiring U.S. citizenship. If selected, proof of citizenship is required.
- Meet minimum age requirement. See the Additional Information.
- Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered with or exempt from Selective Service.
- Appointment is subject to successful verification of identity and employment eligibility through E-Verify. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, at https://www.e-verify.gov/.
- Appointment is subject to a favorable suitability or fitness outcome, as determined by a completed background investigation. New federal employees will be fingerprinted.
- Be able to obtain and maintain clearance eligibility based on the appropriate background investigation.
- May be subject to a probationary/trial period.
- Direct deposit of pay is required.
Qualifications
You must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) qualifications for series 0318 and additional requirements by the announcement closing date. Your resume (and/or transcript if necessary) must clearly show that you have the qualifications described below. You can use experience, education, superior academic achievement, or a combination of experience and education to qualify.
Experience: One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 grade level or equivalent to at least GS-06 under other Federal service pay systems, private sector, or military by the closing date of this announcement.
Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at this grade level.
Specialized Experience required:
Checking correspondence for proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and reviewing documents for conformance with formats and procedural requirements.
Performing general administrative functions and procedures, such as distributing and controlling mail, referring phone call and visitors, and providing general, non-technical information.
Using computer programs in the performance of regular duties such as word processing, creating presentations, and organizing file systems.
You will receive credit for all relevant qualifying experience (paid and unpaid), including volunteer work done through National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).
As part of the online application process, you will respond to a series of questions designed to evaluate your level of experience in the position's competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics).
Clerical and AdministrativeManages and Organizes InformationMinimum Qualifications GS-07 (One-Grade Interval- No Education Substitution)Writing
Overtime: Occasional
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non Exempt
Bargaining Unit Status: Not Covered
Obligated Position: No
Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered: No. DoD criteria not met.
Work environment: The employee works primarily in an office-like setting involving everyday risks or discomforts. Normal safety precautions are adequate. The work area is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated
Telework eligible: Yes - as determined by the agency policy
Remote work eligible: No
Education
You may not use education to qualify for this position.
Contacts
- Address DECA HQ
1300 Eisenhower Street
Fort Gregg-Adams, VA 23801
US
- Name: DeCA HQ Servicing team
- Phone: 614-692-2331
- Email: [email protected]
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