Staff Administrative Specialist

Job Title

This position requires active membership as a soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR). The incumbent must successfully complete the Unit Administrator Basic Course and the Unit Pay Administrator Course within 18 months of appointment. Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

Duties

Organize programs to support operational requirements.

Monitor projects for administrative errors.

Enforce organizational practices.

Review correspondence prior to submission.

Provide technical guidance on administrative activities.

Assemble resources for organizational training events.

Update policies applicable to the organization.

Utilize various automation programs simultaneously.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment :

Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

This position requires active membership as a soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR).

This position requires the incumbent to successfully complete the Unit Administrator Basic Course within 18 months of appointment.

This position requires the incumbent to successfully complete the Unit Pay Administrator Course within 18 months of appointment.

Qualifications

Who May Apply : Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base / Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Executive Order (E.O.) 12721
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible
• People with Disabilities, Schedule A
• Postal Service / Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities
• Reinstatement
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
• Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and / or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is available.

Specialized Experience : One year of specialized experience which includes :

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade / level position in the federal service (GS-07).

OR Education : Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as : Organizational Management and Leadership, Public Administration, Business Administration, and Management.

OR Combination of Education and Experience : A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Time in Grade Requirement : Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).

Education : FOREIGN EDUCATION : If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit :

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