Administrative Officer

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking an Administrative Officer to provide administrative management and advisory services in support of organizational operations including budget and financial management, procurement, and property management.

Qualifications include at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-07 level or higher, Master’s degree or equivalent, or 3 graduate years with transcripts.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in administrative management, budgeting, obligations and expenditures, procurement actions, and agreements.
• Education options include Master's degree or higher, or 3 graduate years with transcripts.
• For Time-in-Grade, see qualifications and hours worked requirements as defined by 5 CFR 300.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative management and advisory services to support organizational operations including budget, procurement, and property management.
• Develop and execute budgets, monitor obligations and expenditures, and review agreements.
• Ensure compliance with federal appointment rules and qualification standards.

Skills

Administrative management

Budgeting

Procurement

Financial oversight

Contract management

Education

Master's degree or higher related to business administration, accounting, budgeting, or public administration

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree related to administration or budgeting

Job description

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking an Administrative Officer to provide administrative management and advisory services in support of organizational operations including budget and financial management, procurement, property, etc. Learn more at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This vacancy is limited to 50 applications and may close early. If the application limit is reached, the announcement will close at 11:59pm ET that day.

Qualifications: All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/21/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level: Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: performing administrative management duties; developing and executing budgets; monitoring obligations and expenditures; managing procurement actions; and preparing and reviewing agreements. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- Education: Successful completion of Master's Degree or equivalent or at least two full academic years of graduate education related to the occupation, or a master's or equivalent graduate degree or LL.B. or J.D. Directly related graduate study may include, but is not limited to business administration, accounting, governmental budgeting, and/or public administration. (two years of graduate education is defined as 36 semester hours). PLEASE NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of courses with credit hours and grades listed if you are using education to qualify. You must include transcripts. -OR- Combination of education and experience: You must have equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (in excess of the first year or 18 semester hours) and specialized experience to meet total experience requirements. You must include hours per week worked and transcripts. To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level: Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: performing administrative management duties; developing and executing budgets; monitoring obligations and expenditures; managing procurement actions; and preparing and reviewing agreements. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- Education: Successful completion of at least a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or an LL.M., if related. Directly related graduate study may include, but is not limited to business administration, accounting, governmental budgeting, and/or public administration. (Three years of graduate education is 54 semester hours or 81 quarter hours). You must include transcripts. -OR- Combination of education and experience: A combination of qualifying specialized experience and directly related graduate level education (both as described above) that, when computed as percentages of their respective requirements, equals at least 100% when combined. Only education beyond the second graduate year (36 semesters) is creditable to meet this standard. You must include hours per week worked and transcripts. Volunteer Experience: 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

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