Administrative Specialist at USDA Farm Service Agency

About the role

This position is located in College Station, TX as part of the Texas State FSA Office. As an Administrative Specialist, you will serve as executive assistant to the State Executive Director in administering programs, developing and implementing human resources management activities, and providing a variety of administrative services for employees in State and County Offices.

Responsibilities

• Serving as primary point of contact for ‘Ask FSA’ inquiries, consulting with subject matter experts in the office where needed and coordinating responses on a timely basis.
• Composing and preparing a variety of correspondence, weekly reports, records, briefing materials, and statistical and narrative materials related to the support of program areas, staff, and the missions of FSA.
• Administering all correspondence generated in the division requiring the State Executive Director's response, as well as other internal documents.
• Responding to administrative issues and inquiries, resolving a variety of conflicts regarding administrative policies and processes among organizational issues.
• Evaluating procedures to determine when changes need to be made, independently effecting the changes where possible.
• Providing administrative assistance in accomplishing assignments for the office, using tact, diplomacy, and confidentiality for management in all responsibilities, including labor-management relations.
• Providing administrative assistance with appeals and mediation cases.