Administrative Services Specialist
What you'd do
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida's mission is to enforce and defend the laws of the United States of America through the prosecution of criminal cases brought by the Federal government; the prosecution and defense of civil cases in which the United States is a party; and the collection of debts owed to the Federal government that are administratively uncollectible.
Major duties
This Administrative Services Specialist provides advice and assistance to management and support staff on administrative policies, procedures, and requirements for the office. If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for providing Administrative Services Specialist support in the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida, located in Fort Pierce, Florida; West Palm Beach, Florida, focusing in the areas of administrative support and coordination; budget and finance; special projects. Typical work assignments will include: Manage administrative services such as space management, property accountability, facilities support, and procurement of office supplies and services. Coordinate internal offices and external service provide providers to ensure operational requirements are met. Analyze telecommunication needs of district staff and research available technology. Maintain and administer a variety of USAO budget and financial management activities.
What you need to qualify
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level in which you are applying: To qualify at the GS-11 level, you must possess: Specialized Experience: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service performing (obtained in either the public or private sectors) (2) of the (3) duties listed below: Performing administrative services such as space management; property accountability; facilities support; or procurement of office supplies and services; Assisting in analyzing financial cost data, variances to recommend corrective administrative action; Managing projects for management related to administrative services. OR Successful completion of one of the following types of education in a related field: a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or possession of a LL.M degree. Graduate level education must demonstrate the competencies necessary to do the work of the position. (You must submit your college transcripts.) OR A combination of the above described graduate education and specialized experience. Only graduate level education in excess of the first two years can be used in this calculation. To calculate your percentage of graduate education, first determine the total number of graduate level hours that exceed 36 semester hours (or your school's definition of two years 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%. (You must submit your college transcripts.) IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. 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. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here.
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