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Administrative Officer

Employer
USAJobs
Location
Washington, D.C
Closing date
Oct 28, 2020
Duties

Summary

This announcement is open to current Career or Career-Conditional OPM employees.

As a Administrative Officer at the GS-0341-11/12/13, you will be part of Healthcare and Insurance, Office of Personnel Management. If selected, you will assist in managing and resolving complex administrative problems and issues, and advising on and implementing changes in organizational structure and program administration.
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Responsibilities

  • Participate in budget reviews to ensure human capital needs are addressed within Healthcare and Insurance?s resource allocation levels.
  • Lead administrative task forces or work groups to examine special issues or resolve problems related to major duties.
  • Coordinate discovery activities with appropriate staff which includes conducting analyses on collected information, developing and defending recommendations, writing reports and standard operating procedures, and briefing appropriate officials.
  • Procure and monitor purchases of products and services related to conference logistics, employee development, and the availability of office automation and supplies across the entire division.
  • Devise solutions to improve the management of human capital and other resources.
  • Attend confidential meetings with senior level managers, maintain confidentiality on any advance, pre- or post-meeting decisional information, and contribute ideas from their work portfolio to accomplish the division?s mission.


Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
13

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
  • Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
  • May be required to successfully complete a probationary period


Qualifications

To qualify for the grade GS-11, you must meet one of the following:

A. Have at least one year of experience equivalent to the GS-9 level in the Federal Service that included providing advice to management or employees on implementation of new policies or processes related to personnel and human capital planning; proper processing of personnel actions; responding to inquiries regarding labor and employee relations; and submitting requests for purchase of products, services, office automation equipment or supplies.
OR
B. Successful completion of a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or equivalent doctoral degree, or three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education (54 semester units or equivalent) leading to a Ph.D. in a field that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform this work. A copy of your transcripts must be included with your application to support this claim.
OR
C. Have a combination of graduate education and specialized experience as described in "A" and "B" above. If your education is currently described in quarter hours, convert the quarter hours into semester hours by multiplying the quarter hours by the fraction 2/3rds. To combine education and experience, first take the number of semester hours or equivalent earned towards a graduate degree, in excess of 36 semester hours, and divide by 18 semester hours or equivalent. To calculate your percentage of experience, divide your months of qualifying specialized experience by 12. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. NOTE: Only graduate education in excess of the first two years, beyond the Master's level, may be used to qualify for the GS-11 level. You must include copies of your transcripts (official or unofficial) with your application to support this claim.

To qualify for the grade GS-12, you must have at least one year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal Service that included serving as point of contact on implementation of new policies or processes affecting personnel and human capital planning; processing personnel actions; reviewing labor or employee relations issues to determine appropriate action; monitoring purchases of products and services for compliance and available funding; and monitoring inventories or available sources of office automation and supplies for the division.

To qualify for the grade GS-13, you must have at least one year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal Service that included making strategic decisions, as well as implementing policy and processes, in the areas of personnel and human capital planning; processing personnel actions; advising leadership and employees on labor and employee relations; planning, procuring and monitoring purchases of products and services; and ensuring the availability of office automation and supplies across the entire division.

Merit promotion applicants must meet time-in-grade requirement as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. One year at the GS-9 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-11 level. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. One year at the GS-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 level.

You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

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.

Education

TRANSCRIPTS: To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of unofficial or official transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), type of degree awarded (if applicable) and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you can begin work.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: 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.

APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Verify School accreditation . All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. *** If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. *** For further information, click on: Foreign Education .

Additional information

Relocation expenses will not be paid.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across OPM.

If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document that you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application: http://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Alternate_Application_Information

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the application process is complete, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
  • Administration and Management
  • Oral Communication
  • Reasoning
  • Writing
All qualified Non Competitive applicants and the best qualified Merit Promotion applicants will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration.

Career Transition Assistance Programs: These programs apply to Office of Personnel Management (OPM) employees who meet the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet CTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above based on the competencies listed above; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP eligibility. For more information: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Not Required

Drug test required
No

Position sensitivity and risk
High Risk (HR)

Trust determination process
Credentialing , Suitability/Fitness

Required Documents

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
  • Your Resume listing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed.
  • Other supporting documents:
    • Cover Letter, optional
    • College transcripts, if qualifying based on education
    • Your most recent Promotion, Within Rate Increase (WRI/WGI), or Appointment/Conversion SF-50 or Notification of Personnel Action showing you are in the competitive service and the highest grade or promotion potential held.
    • Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable.
    • CTAP Reduction-In-Force documentation, if applicable.
  • Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.

    If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

    Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

    Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

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