Secretary

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management’s website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. To qualify at the ZS-3 (GS-5/6) grade level: Specialized experience: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZS-2 (GS-4) in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Assisting with preparing and processing travel orders, correspondence, and documents for signature; and Processing incoming and outgoing mail, time, and attendance. OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: 4 years above high school. OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of education and experience as described above. NOTE: Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. To qualify at the ZS-4 (GS-7/8) grade level: Specialized experience: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZS-3 (GS-6) in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Preparing and processing travel orders, correspondence, and documents for signature; Processing time and attendance; Purchasing supplies; and Maintaining physical or electronic files.
This position is located within the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO), Operations Management Division (OMD) with one (1) vacancy located in Gloucester, MA. This position is also announced under vacancy number NMFS-GARFO-25-12568140-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.