Administrative Associate

US Bonneville Power Administration; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bonneville Power Administration is seeking an Administrative Associate to support leadership by evaluating program efficiency, managing office budgets, and driving long-range planning. You will coordinate human resources actions and streamline daily operations to keep the agency's mission on track.

This position emphasizes high-level administrative support, accurate reporting, meeting planning, and travel coordination for staff, ensuring effective communications and seamless office workflow

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-07 in Federal service.
• Experience assisting multiple managers or executives.
• Experience providing administrative support, including reports, spreadsheets, and correspondence.
• Experience planning and scheduling meetings and organizational events.
• Experience coordinating official travel for staff.

Responsibilities

• Support leadership by evaluating program efficiency and driving long-range planning.
• Manage office budgets and streamline daily operations to ensure mission success.
• Coordinate human resources actions and serve as a main point of contact.
• Support reporting, spreadsheets, and correspondence preparation.
• Plan meetings and organizational events; coordinate travel for staff.

Skills

Administrative support

Report preparation

Spreadsheet creation

Meeting scheduling

Travel coordination

Education

Master's degree or higher

Graduate studies (2 years)

Job description

This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration, in System Planning (TP), Transmission Services (T).

A successful candidate in the Administrative Associate position will directly support our leadership by evaluating program efficiency, managing office budgets, and driving long-range planning. You will coordinate human resources actions, serve as a main point of contact, and streamline daily operations to ensure our agency's mission runs smoothly.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

A qualified candidate's resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-07) in the Federal service.

Specialized experience for this position is defined as:

• assisting multiple managers or executives;
• Providing administrative support, to prepare reports, spreadsheets, and correspondence;
• Planning and scheduling meetings and organizational events;
• coordinating official travel for staff.

You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:

• Master's or equivalent graduate degree; or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or a LL.B. or J.D. if related; your education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. -OR-
• Combination of education and experience as described above. Less than one year of specialized experience may be combined with graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level (i.e., credit hours beyond the first year of full-time study may be credited). One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours the graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. If the graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study is not available, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) is used. When crediting education that requires specific course work the number of hours of related courses required, as a proportion of the total education, is prorated.

"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.