EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL

Defense Information Systems Agency; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Information Systems Agency at Fort Meade, MD seeks a senior administrative advisor to support the SES, oversee procurement and budgeting processes, and ensure compliance with federal regulations. The role requires handling long-range calendars, read-ahead materials, and acting as COR on major contracts.

Candidates must be a U.S. citizen with suitable security clearances and meet time-in-grade and specialized experience requirements for GS-13 levels.

Qualifications

• Requires U.S. citizenship and eligibility for security clearance.
• Specialized experience required at the GS-13 level, including advisory work to SES on administrative matters.
• Candidates must meet time-in-grade and competency requirements within 30 days after the closing date.

Responsibilities

• Advises SES on administrative matters and oversees office administrative and business functions.
• Acts as COR or alternate COR for major contracts and manages related oversight.
• Manages acceptance and compliance for government purchases and auditable procurement records.
• Maintains long-range calendars and prepares read-ahead materials for SES engagements.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Decision Making

Flexibility

Integrity/Honesty

Interpersonal Skills

Reading Comprehension

Reasoning

Self-Management

Teamwork

Tools

GPC Management

FDM System

Job description

Summary

This position for The Defense Information Systems Agency is at Fort Meade, Maryland.

Duties

• Serves as the primary advisor to the SES on all administrative matters, exercising delegated authority to manage and execute the administrative and business functions of the office.
• Serves as a GPC holder, executing purchases for services and supplies in strict compliance with federal regulations. Manages and maintains auditable procurement records.
• Proactively manages long-range calendars, deconflicts competing priorities, and ensures the SES is prepared for all engagements with read-ahead materials and background information.
• Manages the Agency's participation in the Financial Disclosure Management (FDM) system for the filing of OGE 450 Confidential Financial Disclosure Reports.
• Acts as the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or alternate COR for major administrative and technical support contracts.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (to verify your registration status click here).

Qualifications

Time in Grade:

For entry at the GS-13 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-12 or higher grade in the Federal Service.

AND

Specialized Experience: For the GS-13, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-12 if outside the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as: Experience serving as an advisor to a Senior Executive Service (SES) member on administrative matters to include executing administrative and business functions of an office.

In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing competencies are required.

Competencies: Attention to Detail, Decision Making, Flexibility, Integrity/Honesty, Interpersonal Skills, Reading Comprehension, Reasoning, Self-Management, and Teamwork.

Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.

Your resume MUST include the following information for each job listed: Job title; duties (be as detailed as possible); month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2017 to April 2026); and full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week). Read more about what you should include in your federal resume at USAJOBS.

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

Standard SF-50 Submission Requirement

If you are a current or former Depart of Defense/Department of War employee, you must submit your most recent non-award SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) to verify your eligibility.

Your Submitted SF-50 Must Clearly Show

• Your current/highest grade and step held (Block 18 & 20)
• Your tenure code (Block 24)
• Your position classification/pay plan (Block 17)
• Your type of service (competitive or excepted) (Block 34)

Do not submit an award SF-50 (e.g., Block 8 contiguous with code 840, 849, or cash awards), as these do not document tenure, position change, or highest grade held. Failure to submit a qualifying SF-50 will result in your application being marked as ineligible due to incomplete documentation.

Education

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level.

Additional information

• A one year probationary or trial period may be required.
• Telework availability will be based upon the mission requirements and supervisory determination
• We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date.
• Moving costs MAY be paid.
• Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives MAY be authorized. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable. For information on these changes and the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click here.
• This position is not open to retired federal employees interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant. Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 8344 and 8468, a dual compensation (salary offset) waiver is NOT authorized for this position. Therefore, individuals receiving a federal civil service retirement annuity are not eligible for consideration under this vacancy.
• Incumbent is required to complete the Contracting Officer Representative mandatory training within 90 days upon entering the position and maintain proficiency thereafter.
• For more information on veterans' preference click here.
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 85 or above on the rating criteria for this position.
• This position is subject to the limitations imposed by the DOD Priority Placement Program.
• For more information regarding qualifications requirements please click here.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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