OFFICE AUTOMATION ASSISTANT
What you'd do
You will serve as a Office Automation Assistant in the Tactical Electronic Warfare, Code 574000 of NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY.
Major duties
You will provide clerical and administrative support to the Branch administrative and technical staff including the Branch secretary. You will receive and refer telephone calls and visitors; escort visitors and relay messages; and help prepare for meetings. You will receive, read, and route office mail and other documents. You will prepare travel orders, visit requests, overtime /comp time requests, personnel action request and procurement request. You will support meeting and conferences by coordinating visitor attendance, verifying clearances, contacting attendees, preparing agendas and coordinating base access with security.
What you need to qualify
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-04 grade level or (NC-01) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate most or all of the following duties: 1.) Managing the flow of clerical processes in an office setting; 2.) Coordinating meetings and conferences, screening visitors, preparing and reviewing security clearance information; 3.) Operating modern office equipment (computers, faxes, copiers); 4.) Operating a variety of office productivity software packages (to include word processing, spreadsheets, and databases), and 5.) Communicating clearly and effectively Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. This position requires the ability to type at least 40 words per minute. Your response to the typing skill question on the Occupational Questionnaire will be used in your qualification determination.
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