Mission and Operation Support Specialist

Drug Enforcement Administration; Rockford (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) - Chicago Division seeks applicants for a GS-07/GS-09 administrative support role in Business Operations and related law enforcement administrative tasks at the Outlying Office. Eligibility must meet education or experience standards per OPM guidance and include transcript submission if education is used for qualification.

Requirements include specialized experience, appropriate education options, or a combination; duties include preparing reports and

Qualifications

• Specialized experience must demonstrate administrative and operational support functions, data gathering and reporting responsibilities.
• Education: one full academic year of graduate education or Superior Academic Achievement, or a combination of education and experience.
• Time-in-Grade requirements and eligibility standards are described in OPM handbooks and agency notices.

Skills

Administrative experience

Data analysis

Report preparation

Education

Bachelor's degree in qualifying field

Graduate-level education

Master's degree

Job description

This position is located in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Chicago Division. This position(s) primary purpose is to support the Outlying Office (OO) related to Business Operations and administrative aspects of Law Enforcement Operations.

For more information on eligibility requirements see: DEA Employment Eligibility

Applicants must meet the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of the announcement. If you are qualifying based on education or if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcripts with your application.

Applicants applying for the GS-07 must meet one of the following requirements:

A. Must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05, and your experience includes performing at least three of the tasks below as part of your regular duties:

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

Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following:

• Providing administrative and operational functions in support of a group related to activities involving administrative, human resource liaison, personal property management, OR personnel or physical security;
• Conducting routine searches and queries;
• Assisting with gathering and analyzing data to identify inaccuracies;
• Preparing various administrative documents such as reports and correspondence.

OR

B. Education: Completed one full academic year of graduate-level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

OR

Superior Academic Achievement: Successfully completed all the requirements for a bachelor's degree and am claiming Superior Academic Achievement. In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled. Superior Academic Achievement is based on: (1) Class Standing - You must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - You must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; OR (3) Honor Society Membership - You may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achsnatl.org/).

OR

C. Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Applicants applying for the GS-09 must meet one of the following requirements:

A. Must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07, and your experience includes performing at least three of the tasks below as part of your regular duties:

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

Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following:

• Providing administrative and operational functions in support of an office related to activities involving administrative, human resource liaison, personal property management, OR personnel or physical security;
• Conducting complex and unique searches and queries;
• Gathering and analyzing data to identify inaccuracies;
• Preparing various administrative documents such as reports, briefings, OR correspondence.

OR

B. 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 J.D., if related.

OR

C. Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Additional information on the position qualification requirements is located in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Standards Handbook.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of this announcement.