Administrative Officer

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management’s General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-9: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 grade level; Specialized experience is defined as three or more of the following: Interpreting, analyzing and applying rules, regulations, methods, procedures and practices associated with a wide variety of administrative areas including budget, finance, contracting and procurement, and human resources management; and/or relating field office operations to the field office budget and perform budget analysis tasks, including cost and trend analyses, and leave vs. buy analyses and use of budget planning systems (Workplan, Excel, Financial Management Systems.); and/or addressing and resolving a variety of administrative matters and issues that arise; and/or utilizing computers, software and hardware, and performing database management; and/or communicating effectively with a variety of personnel. OR A master’s or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related; OR An appropriate combination of specialized experience and education (only graduate education in excess of 18 semester hours may be used to qualify applicants for this grade level). The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. For the GS-11: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least to the GS-9 grade level; Specialized experience is defined as five or more of the following: Managing all administrative functions in an office setting; and/or Planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating office activities; and/or managing procurement programs and activities; and/or completing contract administration activities; and/or reviewing and coordinating operating budgets; and/or maintaining property management records for accountable property; and/or supervising staff responsible for administrative functions; and/or planning work activities, setting goals and priorities, and observing and evaluating performance for subordinates. OR A 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 An appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a master’s degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D.). 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. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
This position is located af the Forest Service Wolf Creek Job Corps Center located in Glide, OR. The incumbent serves as the Administrative Officer and a full member of the Center Directors primary staff with responsibility for Center management activities involving planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating the business management and support activities. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Brian Shay at brian.m.shay@usda.gov or 541-496-8501.