Administrative Officer

US-Agricultural-Research-Servic; Orono (ME); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Field Organization, invites applicants for administrative staff positions in Orono, ME; Burlington, VT; Newport, OR; and Bushland, TX. You will work closely with local management to handle administrative operations and support budgeting, documentation, and HR-related tasks across the site network.

Qualified candidates have specialized administrative experience or advanced degrees as outlined for GS-09 or GS-11 levels.

Qualifications

• Experience performing administrative duties including producing and reviewing official documentation or reports.
• Experience monitoring the expenditure of funds and budgets.
• Experience participating in human resources management.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the location's management team to carry out administrative operations and support site functions.

Skills

Administrative experience

Budget management

HR processes

Contracting/procurement

Education

Master's degree or higher

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

Job description

The positions are in the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Field Organization, location support staff located in Orono, ME; Burlington, VT; Newport, OR; and Bushland, TX.

In this position, you will work closely with the location's management team to efficiently and effectively carry out all administrative operations. Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.

GS-09

Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience must be described for each grade level advertised. The specialized experience requirements for this position are: Qualifying experience for GS-09 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-07 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience performing administrative duties including producing and reviewing official documentation or reports; monitoring the expenditure of funds and budgets; and participating in human resources.

OR

Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or JD., if related. Related degrees may include business administration, business management, or human resources.

OR

A combination of specialized experience and graduate education as described above.

GS-11

Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience must be described for each grade level advertised. The specialized experience requirements for this position are: Qualifying experience for GS-11 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-09 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience coordinating administrative procedures related to human resources or budget administration; identifying and developing administrative management policies, procedures, and operations; and managing contracting or procurement actions.

OR

Education: 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. Related degrees may include business administration, business management, or human resources.

OR

A combination of specialized experience and graduate education as described above.

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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.