Office Support Assistant (OA).

About the role

The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) provides direct support to Transformation and Training Command and relevant, timely information to senior Army leaders to make future force decisions enabling Multi-Domain Operations through rigorous developmental testing and independent operational tests and evaluations.

The U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) is the Army's premier test center, featuring the longest overland artillery range in the nation. YPG conducts developmental testing on nearly every piece of equipment in the ground combat arsenal and is at the forefront of the Army's modernization efforts. The proving ground plays a critical role in developing the Army's future force by supporting the Army's modernization priorities. YPG is a key site for demonstrating advanced capabilities and informing the Army's transformation.

This position is located in southwestern La Paz County and western Yuma County in southwestern Arizona, United States, approximately 30 miles north-east of the city of Yuma.

Responsibilities

• Develop methods and procedures for organizing and maintaining communications, studies, and reports.
• Determine coordination required; establishes and monitors suspense's.
• Create documents and spreadsheets from own initiative for information control, processing and display.
• Prepare and control travel orders and special travel orders.
• Schedule the use of the Command Conference Rooms.
• Advise offices on applicable administrative methods and regulations.
• Operate office automation equipment and use a variety of software applications (current).

Requirements

• Conditions of employment: This position is subject to a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment. This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 5% of the time.
• Qualifications: 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.
• Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience providing administrative support services to personnel and utilizing automated computer system to prepare documents. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service GS-06.
• Educational Requirements: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Communications or Business Administration.
• Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.
• Typing Proficiency: This position requires a typing proficiency of at least 40 words per minute (WPM) based on 3 or fewer errors.

Qualifications

• Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Communications or Business Administration.
• Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

Benefits

Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.

Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.

Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.

This is a(n) General Administration and Management Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.