Administrative Officer
Forest Service
Summary This position is located af the Forest Service Wolf Creek Job Corps Center located in Glide, OR. The incumbent serves as the Administrative Officer and a full member of the Center Director's primary staff with responsibility for Center management activities involving planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating the business management and support activities. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Brian Shay at brian.m.shay@usda.gov or 541-496-8501. Responsibilities Responsible for all administrative and business management activities at the Center. Provide coordination and guidance for preparation of the Center budget. Serve as Personnel Manager for the Center and is the source of technical authority in applying and checking adherence to complex legal, regulatory and policy requirements involved in the personnel arena. Participate in the development and preparation of contracts, cooperative agreements, and other legal arrangements that facilitate Center operations. Manage a variety of service support functions for the Center. Responsible for providing administrative direction for the Center food services program ensuring proper quality and quantity of food. Ensure the planning and implementation of the Center Health Care Program. SUPERVISORY DUTIES: 25% or more of the time. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-9: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 grade level; Specialized experience is defined as three or more of the following: Interpreting, analyzing and applying rules, regulations, methods, procedures and practices associated with a wide variety of administrative areas including budget, finance, contracting and procurement, and human resources management; and/or relating field office operations to the field office budget and perform budget analysis tasks, including cost and trend analyses, and leave vs. buy analyses and use of budget planning systems (Workplan, Excel, Financial Management Systems.); and/or addressing and resolving a variety of administrative matters and issues that arise; and/or utilizing computers, software and hardware, and performing database management; and/or communicating effectively with a variety of personnel. OR A master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related; OR An appropriate combination of specialized experience and education (only graduate education in excess of 18 semester hours may be used to qualify applicants for this grade level). The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. For the GS-11: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least to the GS-9 grade level; Specialized experience is defined as five or more of the following: Managing all administrative functions in an office setting; and/or Planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating office activities; and/or managing procurement programs and activities; and/or completing contract administration activities; and/or reviewing and coordinating operating budgets; and/or maintaining property management records for accountable property; and/or supervising staff responsible for administrative functions; and/or planning work activities, setting goals and priorities, and observing and evaluating performance for subordinates. OR A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related; OR An appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a master's degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D.). 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; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Education Additional Information Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP/ICTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100. Veterans who are preference eligible or who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after three years or more of continuous active service are eligible for consideration under the Veteran's Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA). Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) provides current or former temporary or term employees of federal land management agencies opportunity to compete for permanent competitive service positions. Individuals must have more than 24 months of service without a break between appointments of two or more years. Service must be in the competitive service and have been at a successful level of performance or better. Part-time and intermittent service will be credited only for time actually worked. Non-pay status such as leave without pay is credited for up to six months in a calendar year; anything beyond six months is not credited. Applicants are responsible for providing sufficient information/documentation to determine if the 24 month criteria is met. Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Employees: Permanent County employees without prior Federal tenure who are selected for a Civil Service position under Public Law 105-277 will be given a career-conditional appointment and must serve a 1-year probationary period. For more information on applying under special hiring authorities such as the Veteran's Recruitment Act (VRA), 30 percent disabled veterans, certain military spouses, Schedule A Disabled, etc., explore the different Hiring Paths on the USAJOBS website. PROMOTION POTENTIAL: If you are selected for a position with further promotion potential, you will be placed under a career development plan, and may be non-competitively promoted if you successfully complete the requirements and if recommended by management. However, promotion is neither implied or guaranteed. This position is not eligible for telework. The Forest Service may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government, to attract highly qualified candidates. Additional Information is available on the OPM Website. This is a non-bargaining unit position. Forest Service daycare facilities are not available. Government Housing may be available.
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