Administrative Officer, PD10R072/10R073- Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs

THESE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE: 11/18/2024 Do not cut and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE – If you are meeting the qualifications requirements based on education in whole or in part, you must submit a copy of your official transcripts as part of your application package by the closing date of the announcement. If selected, official transcripts will be required prior to the final job offer. MINIMUM QUALIFYING SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, an applicant’s one full year of specialized experience must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for successful job performance. GS-9: Applicants may meet the minimum qualifications for this grade based on one of the three methods below: EXPERIENCE: Your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year of the minimum qualifying specialized experience that is comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-7 level in the federal service. Examples of minimum qualifying specialized experience equal to the GS-7 level include performing the following types of tasks on a regular and recurring basis: Performing general administrative support functions using federal systems, regulations, and procedures in areas such as federal travel, time and attendance or records management. AND Assisting in the planning, formulation and/or execution of organizational federal budgets or federal procurements. OR Have a master’s or equivalent graduate degree or at least 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or an LL.B. or J.D. To be qualifying, the higher-level graduate education must be in a major field of study in business administration, accounting, management, or finance or other field of study with course work directly related to the work of this position. OR Have an equivalent combination of the above minimum qualifying specialized experience AND higher-level graduate education directly related to the work of this position that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position. GS-11: Applicants may meet the minimum qualifications for this grade based on one of the three methods below: 1. EXPERIENCE: Your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year of the minimum qualifying specialized experience that is comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-9 level in the federal service. Examples of minimum qualifying specialized experience equal to the GS-9 level include performing the following types of tasks on a regular and recurring basis: Participating in phases of the federal budget or procurement process (e.g. planning, development, formulation, preparation, execution and/or monitoring) for an organizational unit. AND Performing administrative duties and functions (i.e., travel, time and attendance, and records management) in compliance with federal regulations, rules, polices, etc. OR Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or at least 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or an LL.M. To be qualifying, the higher-level graduate education must be in a major field of study in business administration, accounting, management, or finance or other field of study with course work directly related to the work of this position. OR Have an equivalent combination of the above minimum qualifying specialized experience AND higher-level graduate education directly related to the work of this position that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position. 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; community; student; social). If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. Applicants whose resumes clearly demonstrate the required minimum qualifying specialized experience will be evaluated based on the occupational assessment competencies listed below. A competency is defined as a measurable pattern of knowledge, skills, abilities, behaviors, and other characteristics that an individual needs to perform work roles or occupational functions. ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT – Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production. CONTRACTING/PROCUREMENT – Knowledge of various types of contracts, techniques, or requirements (for example, FAR) for contracting or procurement, and contract negotiation and administration. FEDERAL TIME AND ATTENDANCE MANAGEMENT- Assists managers and employees in researching, interpreting, and applying federal laws and regulations applicable to time and attendance such as hours of duty, absences, overtime, and leave, etc. to ensure accuracy and compliance. FEDERAL TRAVEL MANAGEMENT – Assists travelers and travel planners in interpreting and applying federal travel regulations, policies, and procedures. HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT – Understands and applies knowledge of Federal and/or private sector Human Resources laws, rules, and regulations. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT – Prepares, justifies, and/or administers the budget for program areas; plans, administers and monitors expenditures to ensure cost-effective support of programs and policies; assesses financial condition of an organization. TO PREVIEW THE OCCUPATIONAL ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE, please click on the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12570326 Current status candidates must meet Time-in-Grade (TIG) by the closing date of this announcement. To allow us to verify that you meet TIG requirements, provide any of the following SF-50s: Competitive or Career-ladder promotion to your highest grade (this does not include 120 day temporary promotions) Regular Within Range Increase (WRI) or With In Grade (WGI) increase at your highest grade (this does not include quality step increases (QSIs). Competitive career/career-conditional appointment to your highest grade. SF-50 at your highest grade held, that is at least one year older than the announcement closing date of 11/18/2024. Please Note: Current year pay adjustments are not acceptable for verifying TIG (ex. 2024 general increases cannot be used to verify TIG). Not sure which SF-50 to submit? Check out our video… Go here to watch the video on the SF50s to submit in your application package.
This position is located in the Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs . The duty location for this position is in Rockville, MD and is not eligible for remote work. For more information about IEA click the “Learn more about the Agency” section. **Applicants please note: Additional selections may be made across the Department of Health and Human Services through this vacancy announcement.**