Joining the Secret Service, Office of Protective Operations, Vice Presidential Protective Division, Presidential Protective Division, or Special Operations Division will allow you to provide administrative, clerical and office automation support utilizing a variety of administrative processes and procedures essential to supporting the U.S. Secret Service enterprise and its Protective and Investigative missions. For definitions of terms found in this announcement, please click here.

Duties

The selectee will serve as a(n) Administrative Specialist in the Office of Protective Operations, Vice Presidential Protective Division, Presidential Protective Division, or Special Operations Division Typical work assignments include: Managing a variety of administrative operations including but not limited to financial/budget administration; billing; travel and credit card purchases; training; audit and inspections; recruitment; evidence and inventory controls; property inventory; record management; and human resources management and administrative functions. Advising internal and external stakeholders on all procedural and administrative functions. Ensuring administrative functions associated with financial obligations requiring contracting and procurement of vendor services are conducted in accordance with applicable policies and procedures. Establishing and continually reviewing, updating, developing and recommending effective Standard Office Procedures (SOPs) which impact the orderly and efficient flow of work within the office, and with other internal and external stakeholders. Analyzing reports and other numerical information to quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate the efficient use of information and data analytics. This Administrative Specialist position starts at a salary of $82,764.00, GS -11 step 1, with promotion potential to $107,590.00 GS-11 step 10.

Requirements

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: Applicant must possess one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the following duties: Providing administrative support through the utilization of effective administrative office and clerical procedures. Working with internal and external customers to provide information on policies and operational procedures. Performing staffing actions, business processes, administrative controls, and program management. Preparing and maintaining office files. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement; otherwise, you will be found ineligible. OR Education: Completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., if related, from an accredited college or university that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform this work. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your college transcripts (official or unofficial) to support your claim. OR Combination: Have a combination of specialized experience (less than one year) and graduate education (beyond 2 years of graduate education), that when combined equals 100% of the qualification requirement. NOTE: Only graduate education in excess of two years (generally 36 semester hours) may be used in this calculation. You must submit a copy of your college transcripts (official or unofficial) and your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet the experience to support your claim. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current competitive service employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50, "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). You may need to submit more than one SF-50 to comply. The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement. 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 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for a position by substituting education or training for experience, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted that includes your name, the name of the educational institution, course title(s), number of credits, grade, and date of completion. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

Contacts

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