Administrative Support Specialist

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments In order to qualify, you must meet the Basic Requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes preparing and reviewing personnel, financial, travel, and other items, identifying issues and alternative solutions; implementing and maintaining various administrative programs to include recordkeeping, personnel, mail distribution, files and reports, and timekeeping; reviewing regulations guidance to ensure agency compliance and make changes to ensure compliance; initiating and monitoring personnel actions in the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS) system; making travel arrangements/reservations, preparing agendas, assembling background material, notifying attendees, and any other necessary arrangements; and reviewing all correspondence for grammar, construction, format, attachments, and continuity of text and compliance with the supervisor’s policies and viewpoint. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master’s or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and Management Clerical Organizational Awareness Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).
About the Position: This is a Temporary Not to Exceed (NTE) 1-Year position. This announcement is for current, permanent Army employees that would like to be considered for time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade. External status candidates should apply to Announcement #CERA244640113164. Please see “Additional Information” section for further details.