Administrative Specialist.

About the role

Oversee management of taskers for the organization via the Correspondence and Task Management System. Maintain internal control of staff and administrative actions throughout the organization. Review policies to determine actions required and timelines for actions to be completed. Improve the effectiveness of administrative work methods. Conduct training with Military Community and Family Policy staff on assigned administrative programs. Provide assistance to employees in preparation of payroll and time and attendance documents. Conduct special assignments on complex high-priority issues.

Requirements

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Requirement.
• Proof of U.S. Citizenship required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• One year probationary period may be required.
• Appointment subject to a suitability/fitness determination, as determined by a background investigation.
• This position is designated Non-Critical Sensitive (Secret) and requires a Tier 3 investigation favorably adjudicated.

Who may apply

Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

• Current Competitive Service Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Civilian Employee
• Current Department of War (DoW) Civilian Employee
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Non-Department of War (DoW) Transfer
• Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoW MR and NG Preference Eligible
• Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoW Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

Qualifications

GS-13

• One year of specialized experience which includes tracking actions within the organization's tasking system, processing time and attendance, recommending improvements to administrative work methods and procedures, applying administrative policies, and preparing periodic reports for organizational leadership.

GS-14

• One year of specialized experience which includes maintaining the organization's tasking system, possessing a strong knowledge of workflow processes, assisting with time and attendance approval and/or guidance, improving administrative work methods and procedures, providing guidance on administrative policies, providing periodic reports to organizational leadership, and experience with a government purchase card program.

Time-in-grade requirements

• GS-13: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).
• GS-14: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13).