Administrative Officer

Duties

Enhance the organization's human resources by planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices. Advise managers and supervisors of state and federal regulations and effective human resource practices with regard to employee issues. Evaluate the effectiveness of the organization's training programs and recommends areas of improvement. Prepare employees for assignments by establishing and conducting orientation and training programs. Enforce management guidelines by preparing, updating, and recommending human resource policies and procedures. Ensure adherence to legal and company policies and procedures and undertake disciplinary actions if the need arises. Prepare and improve HR systems for continuous organizational growth. Organize workflow and ensure that employees understand their duties or delegated tasks. Conduct new hire employee orientations, apprises employees of benefit options, and accurately completes requisite paperwork for new staff members.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required. This position is obligated. The selected employee is required to sign an agreement acknowledging that (s)he is aware of the obligation and accepts the fact that (s)he may be displaced under reduction in force procedures at a later time.

Qualifications

If you are a current permanent DHA Employee employed at a "lower GS grade": You will be considered for a Temporary Promotion opportunity. A temporary promotion may be made or extended up to a maximum of 5 years. A temporary promotion may be made permanent without further competition. You are encouraged to coordinate your interest in this assignment with your supervisor prior to responding to this announcement.

If you are a current permanent DHA Employee employed at the "same GS grade or higher": You will be considered for a Detail opportunity. A detail may be made and/or extended in 120 day increments. A detail may be made permanent without further competition. You are encouraged to coordinate your interest in this assignment with your supervisor prior to responding to this announcement.

Non-DHA Permanent Employee Applicants: You will be considered for a Temporary Position Not to Exceed 1 year, your appointment may be extended up to a maximum of 3 years. This position may be made permanent without further competition to those candidates that have non-competitive status.

Position is obligated.

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.
Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeeDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the 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 in this document .

Specialized Experience: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe one year of specialized experience which includes assisting with developing, initiating and implementing administrative policies and procedures for the department; planning, directing, and/or coordinating administrative task management support services; assisting with management of contract services for the department; and planning work to be accomplished by subordinates. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone-- no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Manages and Organizes InformationOrganizational AwarenessPersonnel and Human Resources

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-11).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. This position is obligated. An obligated position is one to which an employee has statutory restoration rights based on active military service, compensable injury or disability when fully recovered, return rights based on having served an overseas tour(s), and may also cover employees who have been on extended leave without pay under certain circumstances. During the obligation period, the position may be filled on a temporary or permanent basis. The selected employee is required to sign an agreement acknowledging that (s)he is aware of the obligation and accepts the fact that (s)he may be displaced under reduction in force procedures at a later time.

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