
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Naval Education and Training Command
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The Administrative Officer directs administrative operations and management support for the command. The role manages correspondence and records, interprets higher-level guidance, advises leadership, reviews compliance, and improves administrative processes. It also supports public affairs and community relations and processes access-related requests for personnel requiring DISS access. Candidates need one year of specialized experience, though qualifying graduate education or a combination of education and experience may substitute.
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Summary You will serve as a ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER CENTER FOR SERVICE SUPPORT. Responsibilities You will independently plan, coordinate, and direct the command’s administrative operations and management support services. You will manage command correspondence, directives, taskers, and suspense items to ensure actions are completed accurately and on time. You will research, draft, edit, review, and route official correspondence, policies, standard operating procedures, reports, and delegations of authority. You will interpret new or revised higher-level guidance and advise command leadership on its operational and administrative impact. You will analyze administrative procedures, workflow, documentation controls, records practices, and organizational processes to identify deficiencies and recommend improvements. You will develop and implement approved administrative procedures, management controls, and process improvements that support mission accomplishment. You will conduct administrative program reviews to assess compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and internal procedures. You will serve as the command’s Records Management Coordinator and manage records storage, maintenance, retention, and disposal activities in accordance with applicable guidance. You will support command public affairs and community-relations activities by coordinating information products, media engagement, VIP visits, and website updates. You will maintain access-related administrative processes and process System Authorization Access Request–Navy (SAAR-N) forms for personnel requiring Defense Information System for Security (DISS) access. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-XX grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing the following duties: 1) Plan, coordinate, and direct administrative support operations, including management of correspondence, directives, taskers, suspense dates, and executive-level action items; 2) Research, draft, edit, review, and route official correspondence, policies, standard operating procedures, reports, delegations of authority, and administrative directives for compliance with applicable requirements; 3) Analyze administrative processes, workflow, records, documentation controls, staffing or workload distribution, and management controls to recommend and implement process improvements; and 4) Interpret higher-level guidance, advise leadership on administrative impacts and compliance actions, and manage records management and administrative information systems supporting organizational mission requirements. 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. Education In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: Successful completion of master's or equivalent graduate degree OR Successful completion of 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR Possession of an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to this position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ OR A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
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