This position is in the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Field Organization, Midwest Area (MWA), Location Support Staff located in Urbana, IL. In this position, you will work closely with the location's management team to efficiently and effectively carry out all administrative operations. .

Duties

Provide technical guidance and assistance to employees and management on the full range of administrative functions necessary to the efficient and economical operation of the location. Prepare administrative policy statements, standard operating procedures, and other guidance. Review current procedures for internal processing of administrative work and recommend improvements to workflow and efficiency of operations. Provide management advisory services and formulate and implement administrative management policies, procedures, operations, goals, and objectives. Implement and oversee the employee orientation program assuring that necessary information is provided to new employees and assuring that appropriate content changes are made.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US 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.
• Direct Deposit: 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 https://www.e-verify.gov/.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. Time in grade: Current Federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet the time in grade requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience must be described for each grade level advertised. The specialized experience requirements for this position are: Qualifying experience for GS-11 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-09 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is managing budget formulation, execution, or administration; examining, analyzing, or interpreting accounting data; preparing reports, administrative policy statements or procurement cost analysis; and advising and informing employees of human resources rules, policies, regulations, or procedures. OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. OR A combination of specialized experience and graduate education as described above. 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Please see above for education qualification requirement information.

Contacts

• Address Agricultural Research Service 5601 Sunnyside Ave Beltsville, MD 20705 US
• Name: Latonya Price
• Phone: 703-259-9337
• Email: latonya.price@usda.gov