Administrative Officer
What you'd do
This announcement is for an Administrative Officer GS-0341-12 position at Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota. Please see the "This Job Is Open To" section as we are only accepting applications from certain groups.
Major duties
At the full performance level (GS-12) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resources allocation, and production. Prepare, justify, and/or administer the budget for program area, including monitoring expenditures to ensure cost-effective support of programs and policies. Apply knowledge of various types of contracts, techniques for contracting or procurement, and contract negotiation and administration. Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short-or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.
What you need to qualify
Requirements Continued... You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority. A financial disclosure report will be required within 30 days of appointment. Qualifications: All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 08/12/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: providing expert advice and oversight to all administrative functions associated with the operation of a nation park service park including budget formulation, financial management, payroll and timekeeping, employee relations, human resource management, bill of collections, procurement/contracting, internal control/audits, travel, and property management. You must include hours per week worked. Volunteer 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.
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