Executive Assistant

You must meet the Specialized Experience to qualify for the Executive Assistant, GS-301-14, as described below. Applicants must have 52 weeks of Specialized Experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA’s) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-13). IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifying Specialized Experience for the GS-14 includes ALL of the following: 1. Actively participating with senior level executives and key staff in planning, policy, and decision making for implementation; and 2. Advising senior level executives on management or administrative matters, often of a confidential nature; and 3. Providing senior level executives with assistance in managing human resources functions, procurement, and those related to travel; and 4. Working collaboratively and maintaining cooperative relationships with management officials in a multi-layered organization comprised of a front office, several divisions, and multiple teams/units. If you have the abovementioned experience, please be sure it is evident by examples provided in your resume. Do NOT copy 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.
This position is located in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Workforce Investment. OWI is responsible for implementing an integrated national workforce investment system that supports economic growth and provides workers with the information, advice, job search assistance, supportive services, and training for in-demand industries and occupations needed to get and keep good jobs. This position is not in the bargaining unit.