Staff Assistant

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-07 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience with progressively responsible office, administrative, clerical type of work experience including assisting with programs, projects, or processes which impact customers. Experience with administrative work assignments; monitoring activities to ensure timeliness, consistency, and completeness; reviewing responses, reports, and memoranda on behalf of an organization, and experience using analytical techniques to perform routine research and analyses of data and information to develop conclusions. OR EDUCATION: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) – A Bachelor’s degree, with one of the following: A GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last 2 years of study, or a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all courses in the major field of study or those courses in the major completed in the last 2 years of study, or rank in the upper one third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, or membership in a national scholastic honor society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies. OR at least one (1) academic year of graduate education in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the duties of this position. One year of graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-09 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience with progressively responsible office, administrative, clerical type of work experience including participating in planning and coordinating programs, projects, or processes which impact customers; managing administrative assignments; monitoring activities to ensure timeliness, consistency and completeness; reviewing responses, reports, and memoranda to develop consolidated responses on behalf of an organization; experience using analytical techniques to perform research and analyses of data and information and to recommend appropriate courses of action. Experience implementing new processes or procedures using a knowledge of administrative policy and procedures. OR EDUCATION: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: A master’s or equivalent graduate degree in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of this position. OR two (2) years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a graduate degree in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of this position. One year of graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. OR LLB or JD in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of this position. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-11 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience identifying, analyzing, and coordinating the integration of data into reports and presentations; experience providing advice to numerous stakeholders regarding administrative functions such as HR, Payroll, Timekeeping. Experience coordinating services between stakeholders to ensure cross-functional support activities and initiatives are carried out. Experience conducting analytical studies of processes, operations, and/or services to evaluate program effectiveness and/or to recommend improvements to processes and systems. OR EDUCATION: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of this position. OR three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a graduate degree in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of this position. OR LL.M. in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of this position. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: At least one (1) year of combined graduate education and experience as defined above.? AND MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks. AND TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to “All US Citizens”. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM’s Qualifications Standards.
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