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To qualify as an Administrative Staff Officer, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-11 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: GS-11: Assisting with program projects by analyzing new or changing requirements and their impact on organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Recommending improved processes, policy changes, or the restructuring of existing processes to accommodate the new or revised requirements. Assisting with an organization's Travel, DTS, and Government Travel Charge Card Programs. GS-12: Implementing Day-to-Day administration of operations for an organization's Travel, DTS, and Government Travel Charge Card Programs, reviewing plans and programs for propriety and feasibility. Leading research to identify administrative problems and process gaps by conducting studies on an organization's current operating procedures. Presenting work and results to senior leadership, recommend strategies to improve the capabilities and services of a program. B. Education Substitution: Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx. If using education to meet basic qualifications, YOU MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT as supplemental documentation. To qualify based on education in lieu of specialized experience, you must possess: GS-11: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. GS-12: Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for the GS-12 grade level. C. Combination: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for grade level GS-11 may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-11. 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.
If selected at the GS-11, the following duties will be performed in a developmental capacity.
Senior analyst technical advisor for the Travel and Government Travel Charge Card Program.
Responsible for resolving complex problems, offering guidance in the implementation of new policies, system errors and performance issues, and revised regulations.
Manages and monitors the use of the travel charge card accounts and briefings to senior leadership.
Performs projects related to assigned administrative programs, to include analysis of new or changing requirements and their impact on organizational effectiveness and efficiency.
Research regulations, manuals, directives, and historical files to obtain data and information to be used to formulate recommendations to management.
Responsible for planning, implementation, and management of policies and procedures related to the effectiveness and efficiency of program operations.
Analyzes existing programs, policies, and practices incongruencies, recommending practical solutions to management.