Lead Administrative Services Specialist

About the role

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas is one of the largest and busiest U.S. Attorney's Offices in the nation, spanning 43 counties and 44,000 square miles and representing 8.3 million people from the Houston area to the Mexico border. Employment with the U.S. Attorney's Office is a unique, challenging, and rewarding experience for highly motivated attorneys. This position is located in Houston, Texas.

Responsibilities

• Acts as the team leader: ensures that the organizational strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products and services
• Conducts program analysis for support services provided by the Support Services Section
• Assists with the receipt, internal distribution and dispatching of mail and other material for large volumes of mail
• Fulfills printing and reproduction orders and requisitions and as required coordinates delivery and pick up of printed materials
• Participates in the acquisition of complex professional services and equipment requirements for the district
• Assists with the District's administrative inventory and supply program
• Prepares recommendations for the utilization of space and participates in moves and arrangement of office furniture and equipment
• Provides a wide variety of security services to promote the effective protection of property, personnel, facilities, sensitive and classified information, communications and computer equipment and other resources against criminal, terrorist and hostile activities

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• Must be a United States Citizen or National
• Must complete a pre-employment security investigation and background check which includes a drug screening
• Selective Service registration is required for males born on, or after, December 31st 1959 (those not registered should have an approved exemption on file)
• Must meet all eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement and continue to meet these requirements throughout the hiring process
• USA Hire assessment is required (48 hours from closing date to complete)
• Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date
• Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized

Qualifications

To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must meet specialized experience, possess a PhD or have completed the equivalent of three years of post-masters graduate education, OR have a combination of experience and education.

• Specialized Experience: Experience conducting program management of administrative support services in at least four of the following areas: mail processing, printing and reproduction, procurement, inventory and supply, space and facilities management, or physical and personnel security. Program management includes conducting studies and analyses of administrative services to make them more efficient and effective.
• Education: Possess a PhD or equivalent graduate degree in a related field such as business administration or public administration; or possess three years (post master's degree) of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. in a related field such as business administration or public administration.
• Combination of Experience and Education: A combination of specialized experience and graduate education which when combined equal 100% of the requirements.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority. To receive priority, the vacancy must be within your CTAP eligibility, you must apply under the instructions in this announcement, and you must be found well-qualified (satisfy all qualification requirements and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria). Written notification of CTAP eligibility must be provided with your application.

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited U.S. educational institution. It is your responsibility to provide proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Transcripts must be uploaded with your application to verify education. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Benefits

The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.