Administrative Support Assistant

Air Force Global Strike Command; South Dakota; On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Force Global Strike Command is seeking an administrative support specialist to act as the primary point of contact for the Group commander/director on a range of program areas, including task management, cybersecurity liaison, travel, and purchasing related duties.

The role requires experience with office procedures, document preparation, and the ability to analyze information, communicate effectively, and plan, organize, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience includes knowledge of work processes and procedures in administrative fields and extensive rules, procedures, and operations of clerical assignments such as letters, reports, spreadsheets, databases, graphs, presentations, brochures and mass-produced advertising.

Responsibilities

• Serve as point of contact to the Group commander/director for administrative support programs (task management, cybersecurity liaison, GTC, DTS administrator, GPC, etc.)
• Apply knowledge of office operations to prepare documents and reports, manage information, and support personnel/manning issues.

Skills

Office administration

Office automation

Personnel management

Problem analysis

Fact-finding

Communication

Planning and organizing

Job description

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the point of contact to the Group commander/director for all administrative support programs to include but not limited to task management, cybersecurity liaison (CL), Government Travel Card (GTC) program, Defense Travel System (DTS) administrator, drug demand reduction program, Government Purchase Card (GPC) program etc.

In order to qualify, you must meet the Specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Clerical and Administrative Support Positions.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

• Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-5-7, or equivalent in other pay systems.
• Examples of specialized experience includes experience with work processes and procedures of the administrative fields and the knowledge of extensive rules, procedures, and operations of clerical assignments such as letters, reports, spreadsheets, databases, graphs, presentations, brochures and mass-produced advertising.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS:

Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible.

One year at the NK-I (GS-04) level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the NK-II (GS-05) level.

TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs):

• Knowledge of the organizational and functional responsibilities and operations of an organization.
• Knowledge of various office automation software programs, tools, and techniques to support office operations and produce a variety of documents such as letters, reports, spreadsheets, databases, and graphs.
• Knowledge of structure, programs and work methods of organization for personnel/manning issues.
• Skill in fact-finding, problem analysis, problem resolutions, and development of concrete action plans to solve problems.
• Ability to gather, analyze and present facts, communicate effectively, using tact and courtesy and possess the ability to plan, organize work, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to plan and organize management programs and functions of an organization.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE:

Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE:

Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.