The position is an assistant to the unit Supervisor and is responsible for providing administrative and management services to support unit operations. This position is located at Durham Field Office with duty location of Durham, New Hampshire. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Constance Carpenter at [email protected]

Duties

Perform a variety of administrative support functions (such as data input, staffing, budget or project tracking, preparing business correspondence, etc.) for an organization or business. Review document packages such as applications or proposals to verify compliance with program guidelines or requirements. Review requests for expenditures against a unit budget and resolve discrepancies. Monitor staffing or financial processes to ensure that funds are approved and compliant with organization’s policies and procedures. Maintain tracking systems (electronic and hard copy) for multi-step actions or projects. Conduct audits or reviews of administrative practices and procedures, such as purchasing, financial administration and personnel functions. Assist staff on administrative policies, and regulations applicable throughout the life of an action or project. Provide administrative advice, information, or feedback, and respond to questions from employees or customers. Prepare detailed reports requiring budgetary, statistical, and/or demographic information for internal use. Monitor status on incoming and outgoing projects and initiate follow-up requests in writing.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-09: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 in the Federal service. Specialized experience at this level is defined as one year performing 3 out of 4 of the following: Preparing, reviewing and editing drafts of written correspondence, presentations, reports and similar products; Using automated systems to carry out administrative functions on behalf an organization or business e.g., word processing, spreadsheets, presentation, email, scheduling, travel, budget and/or other comparable software and systems; Reviewing and analyzing administrative procedures for an organization or business and recommending changes to improve administrative effectiveness; and/or Providing technical assistance to employees on administrative matters; OR A 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 An appropriate combination of specialized experience and education (only graduate education in excess of 18 semester hours may be used to qualify applicants for this grade level). The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. 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. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Please see Qualifications section.

Contacts

• Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: HRM Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
• Email: [email protected]