Special Assistant

Your resume must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from receiving further consideration. Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. To qualify for the GS-12 position, the incumbent must have one year of specialized experience that is equivalent to at least the GS-11 level performing duties such as: Preparing a variety of documents such as memos, reports, briefing materials, etc. in final form, including drafting, editing, proofreading, and formatting. Planning, organizing, and prioritizing tasks to meet multiple workload goals. Coordinating administrative activities, meetings and schedules and ensures deadlines are met. Utilizing an extensive use of office automation software, spreadsheets, and databases to track and manage data. To qualify for the GS-13 position, the incumbent must have one year of specialized experience that is equivalent to at least the GS-12 level performing duties such as: Preparing a variety of documents such as memos, reports, briefing materials, etc. in final form, including drafting, editing, proofreading, and formatting. Planning, organizing, and prioritizing tasks to meet multiple workload goals. Coordinating administrative activities, meetings and schedules and ensures deadlines are met. Utilizing an extensive use of office automation software, spreadsheets, and databases to track and manage data. Preparing leadership for attendance at meetings and conferences by preparing fact sheets, status reports and briefing books. Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service. Provide a copy of your last or most recent SF-50, “Notification of Personnel Action” to indicate your current federal status. You must also submit additional SF-50(s) to clearly demonstrate one year time-in-grade as required in the announcement. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate that you possess one year time-in-grade. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year time-in-grade. Documenting experience: In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee’s position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee’s supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the “percentage of times” the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee’s official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. 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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited.
This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR), Office of Grants, located in Washington, District of Columbia.