Duties

• Process Tribal applications. Maintain Indian Gaming related application files ensuring that the administrative record and final documents are complete.
• Manage and oversee the processing of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for the Office of Indian Gaming.
• Responsible for office administrative duties such as preparing budget estimates, property procurement and management, creates and edits correspondence and reports, track and compile data and maintain office files.
• Provides recommendations for organizational changes and initiates corrective action for program deficiencies.
• Prepare and review documents required to initiate personnel actions, such as the recruitment of new hires, and giving assistance to Office of Indian Gaming personnel regarding personnel issues.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Indian Preference applies
• You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit.
• You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period.
• A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
• The COVID-19 vaccination requirement for federal employees pursuant to Executive Order 14043 does not currently apply. Click here for more information.
• The full performance level of this position is GS-07 . Identification of promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date.
• A career ladder promotions are at the discretion of management, and in no way guaranteed
• Indian Affairs has determined that the duties of the position are suitable for telework, and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.

Qualifications

GS-05 :
To qualify at the GS-05 grade level you must meet ONE of the following criteria:

A. Specialized Experience - To qualify at the GS-05 grade level, you must have one year specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-04 grade level performing clerical or administrative support functions for a business or an organization that may include such tasks as greeting visitors and responding to inquiries via phone, mail, email or in person; preparing correspondence and reports utilizing a variety of computer software systems; maintaining, filing, and distributing records and files; and communicating effectively both orally and in writing regarding administrative tasks.

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B. Education - Four full academic years (120 semester hours or 180 quarter hours) beyond high school at an accredited institution.
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C. A combination of education and specialized experience that totals 100% of the requirement.

GS-06 :
In addition to experience at the lower grade level, to qualify at the GS-06 grade level, you must have one year specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level that may include such tasks as processing and preparing documents and forms utilizing word processing software to produce and edit a variety of standardized documents such as letters and reports; procuring office supplies and equipment; utilizing computers and software programs to enter, maintain, track and verify data; and processing Freedom of Information (FOIA) requests.

GS-07 :
In addition to experience at the lower grade levels, to qualify at the GS-07 grade level, you must have one year specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-06 grade level independently managing administrative functions for an office that may include such tasks as developing and preparing budget estimates and monitoring funding allocations; creating recommendations to improve or develop administrative policies and procedures for an office; and giving assistance to office personnel regarding personnel issues.

IF YOU ARE QUALIFYING BASED ON WHOLE OR PART ON EDUCATION YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPTS.

Suitability, Clearance & Requirements: A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Additional information

All new hires earn the beginning salary of their pay grade (Step 1). See 2022 Salary Tables here, select the pay chart for Washington, District of Columbia. If no specific chart is listed for this geographic location, see the "rest of U.S." chart.
Career Transition Assistance Programs: 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 for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 80 or above; and, (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information visit: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp .

Former Federal Employees are required to indicate whether they received a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) buyout in their previous employment with the Federal government, and are required to submit a copy of the applicable Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) regarding the VSIP. The majority of individuals, who accept reemployment with the Federal government within 5 years of receiving the VSIP amount, must repay the gross amount of the separation pay prior to reemployment.

If you are unable to apply online, require reasonable accommodation in the application process if you are an applicant with a disability, or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.