Summary Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource. **This is not a remote position. The selectee will be required to be physically present at one of the duty locations identified.** We expect to fill multiple positions within BLM-Montana/Dakotas duty locations. See Additional Information section for a list of possible locations. Additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available. Responsibilities Assist with the development and formulation of the office budget to secure annual funding. Procure office supplies and equipment to ensure office operations. Manage office filing system to ease search of information. Prepare correspondence, meeting notes, forms, and documentation. Read incoming correspondence, publications, regulations, and directives to determine appropriate courses of action or personnel to forward. Perform administrative duties such as payroll, time and attendance, scheduling maintenance for property and/or vehicles. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. For the GS-06 You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 level that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity as indicated by the following examples: perform recurring or standardized budgetary tasks such as tracking obligations and expenditures, maintain budget documents, and extracting information from automated budget systems; purchase office supplies and equipment in accordance with organizational procedures; prepare travel vouchers in an automated travel system; assist travelers with travel arrangements, resolutions to travel issues, and audit of travel records to ensure accurate processing; prepare, edit, and finalize correspondence to disseminate to appropriate personnel; maintain the central filing system; and process incoming and outgoing correspondence. For the GS-07 You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-06 level that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity as indicated by the following examples: assist local systems administrators create employee profiles, manage access, and resetting passwords; assist with the development and formulation of office budget for multiple accounts; review budget information to identify issues; assist with the preparation of personnel forms and documents such as position descriptions, rating plans, job analyses, and requests for personnel actions; purchase office supplies and equipment in accordance with organizational procedures; coordinate with higher level procurement/contracting staff for purchases over micro-purchasing thresholds; and provide assistance in researching and locating reference information and files. 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. You must meet all qualification requirements by the application review date following your application submission. Education See Qualifications Section. This job does not have an education qualification requirement. Additional Information DOI uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit E-Verify Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/lnteragency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority, you must: 1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information: CTAP or ICTAP Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service Travel and relocation expenses will not be paid by the Department of the Interior. Any travel, transportation and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the responsibility of the selected employee. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. If eligible and qualified, you may be offered a recruitment or relocation incentive. The decision to offer an incentive will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed. For information visit: Recruitment Incentive or Relocation Incentive or Student Loan Repayment. This position is considered a career ladder opportunity, with a full performance level of GS-07. If selected at a lower grade level, you may be non-competitively promoted to the next grade level at the discretion of your supervisor and is contingent upon meeting regulatory and legal requirements for promotion, satisfactory performance, and the availability of higher-level work. Promotion is not guaranteed, and no promise of promotion is implied. This is an open continuous announcement. Applications will be reviewed two weeks from opening date, and as needed to fill vacancies, thereafter. Applications will expire every 90 days. In order to remain in consideration, applicants must resubmit their applications. You must meet all qualification requirements by the date your application is reviewed. Initial consideration will be given to candidates whose applications have been received before the first cut-off date. Qualification requirements must be met for those applications submitted by the first cut-off date. The first three duty locations to be filled are Billings, Great Falls, and Malta, MT. Only applicants who select these three preferred duty locations will be reviewed for the first two cut-off dates: 10/08/2024 and 11/01/2024. After the first cut-off dates, applicants will be referred periodically throughout the announcement period at any time a vacancy becomes available and selections may be made at any point during the announcement open period. The following duty locations listed will depend on management need and vacancies in BLM Montana/Dakotas: Dickinson, ND; Billings, MT; Butte, MT; Glasgow, MT; Great Falls, MT; Havre, MT; Lewistown, MT; Malta, MT; Miles City, MT; Belle Fourche, SD.