Administrative Services Specialist
What you'd do
For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. This position will provide district-wide administrative support services, managing property, vehicles, procurement, space, security, mail, and COMSEC programs while, at the GS 11 level, independently analyzing operations, improves processes, and ensures compliance with DOJ and EOUSA requirements. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.
Major duties
If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for providing administrative and support services to the attorneys and litigative staff of the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Alabama. Typical work assignments will include: serving as the primary Accountable Property Custodian for the district; managing and controlling usage of the government vehicles coordinating facility management, repairs, and service requests managing incoming/outgoing mail and secure shipment compliance overseeing district communications and physical security compliance Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
What you need to qualify
GS-9: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in Federal service. Specialized Experience is defined as: providing administrative support services in areas such as: property, inventory, supply, or government vehicle management; space, facilities, or building management; purchasing and/or providing oversight of maintenance of supplies and equipment; physical and/or communications security; auditing or internal controls; mail management and/or secure shipping. OR Education: One of the following types of education in a related field (e.g., Public Administration, Business Administration, Facilities Management, Supply Chain Management, Occupational Safety, etc.): 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 Combining Education and Experience: A combination of experience and graduate level education can be used if, when combined, are equivalent to 100% of the qualification requirement. Only graduate level education in excess of the first full year can be used in this calculation. To calculate your percentage of graduate education, first determine the total number of graduate level hours that exceed 18 semester hours (or your school's definition of one year of graduate study), then divide the total number of your excess graduate semester hours by 18 (or your school's definition of one year of graduate study). To calculate your percentage of specialized experience, divide the total number of months of qualifying experience by 12. Now, add the two percentages together. The sum of the percentages must equal at least 100%.(Transcripts required) GS-11: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Specialized Experience is defined as: providing administrative support services in areas such as: property, inventory, supply, or government vehicle management; space, facilities, or building management; purchasing and/or providing oversight of maintenance of supplies and equipment; physical and/or communications security; auditing or internal controls; mail management and/or secure shipping. OR Education: One of the following types of education in a related field (e.g., Public Administration, Business Administration, Facilities Management, Supply Chain Management, Occupational Safety, etc.): 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 Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may me used to meet total qualification requirements. In order to qualify based on a combination, graduate education must be in excess of 2 years. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) -VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement. Special Employment Consideration - Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments. For further information, click on the links provided below . You must specify in your online questionnaire under what authority you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility. Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities Links: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=Types-of-Appointments
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