Administrative Specialist

US-Farm-Service-Agenc; College Station (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Farm Service Agency in Texas seeks an Executive Assistant to the State Executive Director and Deputy State Executive Director. You will provide administrative and strategic support, evaluating reports and management practices in State and County Offices, and drive improvements across the agency.

The role requires handling contracting, procurement, budgeting and organizational analysis, with responsibilities spanning multiple offices and federal staff.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or 2 full years of progressively higher graduate education in a relevant field such as public administration, business, or social sciences.
• Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of graduate education leading to such a degree in relevant fields.
• Combination of education and experience as listed above.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Executive Assistant to the State Executive Director and Deputy State Executive Director.
• Provide administrative and strategic support and evaluate administrative reports and management practices in State and County Offices.
• Implement improvements while providing a variety of administrative services to Federal GS employees.

Skills

Administrative support

Management analysis

Human resources management

Budget and financial management

Work measurement

Contracting and procurement

Education

Master's degree

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

Graduate education (3 years)

Job description

This position is located in the Farm Service Agency, located in Texas State Office.

Serves as Executive Assistant to the State Executive Director and Deputy State Executive Director. Provides administrative support and strategic support and evaluates administrative reports and management practices in State and County Offices implementing improvements while providing a variety of administrative services to the State and County Offices and Federal General Schedule employees. In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards.

Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. If education is required or being used to qualify, you must submit a copy of your transcripts.

Specialized Experience Requirement

For the GS-09 grade level:

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in federal service or comparable experience not gained through federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience that demonstrates a fundamental knowledge in administrative specialties such as contracting and procurement, management analysis, human resources management, budget and financial management, support services, and work measurement.

OR

Education at the GS-09 grade level:

Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: human resources, social or behavioral sciences, or in such fields as business or public administration or industrial management, psychology, labor relations, education.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience:

A combination of education and experience as listed above.

For the GS-11 grade level:

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in federal service or comparable experience not gained through federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience independently performing a range of administrative specialties, such as contracting and procurement, management analysis, human resources management, budget and financial management, support services, and work measurement.

OR

Education at the GS-11 grade level:

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: business or public administration or industrial management, psychology, labor relations, education.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience:

A combination of education and experience as listed above.

For the GS-12 grade level:

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in federal service or comparable experience not gained through federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience performing and coordinating a full range of administrative specialties such as contracting and procurement, management analysis, human resources management, budget and financial management, support services, and work measurement. In addition, experience includes planning, managing, executing, evaluating and facilitating the full range of administrative programs and operations.

Education cannot be substituted for specialized experience at the GS-12 level.

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.