Program Support Assistant

US-Agricultural-Research-Servic; Fort Lauderdale (FL); Presencial; USD 40.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Southeast Area, invites applications for a Personal Assistant to the Research Leader and other professional staff in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale, FL area. The role focuses on coordinating administrative tasks critical to program administration and requires typing 40 words per minute.

Applicants should be prepared to support budgeting processes, customer service, and travel coordination, leveraging standard office software and equipment in a federal

Formación

• Typing 40 words per minute required.
• Customer service experience or demonstrated ability to interact with staff and visitors.
• Proficiency with standard office software and equipment.
• Experience coordinating travel and supporting administrative processes.

Responsabilidades

• Assist the Research Leader and staff with administrative tasks and scheduling.
• Support budgeting tasks: monitoring spending, financial reports, and tracking.
• Provide high-quality customer service to visitors and staff.
• Operate PC, printers, scanners and other office tools; coordinate staff travel as needed.

Conocimientos

Typing 40 wpm

Customer service

Office software

Travel coordination

Descripción del empleo

These position are located in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Field Organization, Southeast Area in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, FL.

In these positions, you will serve as a personal assistant to the Research Leader (RL) and other professional staff, coordinating a wide variety of administrative and clerical tasks essential to the program administration of the Management Unit. Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.

All applicants must be able to type 40 words per minute.

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.

GS-06

Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience must be described for each grade level advertised.

• one year of specialized experience at the GS-05 or its non-Federal equivalent that included experience applying guidelines involving program and administrative processes.
• assisting in developing and executing the annual budget (e.g. developing financial plans, monitoring spending, preparing financial reports, tracking).
• providing customer service to visitors and staff.

GS-07

Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience must be described for each grade level advertised.

• one year of specialized experience at the GS-06 grade level or its non-Federal equivalent that included experience applying guidelines involving program and administrative processes.
• assisting in developing and executing the annual budget (e.g. developing financial plans, monitoring spending, preparing financial reports, tracking).
• providing customer service to visitors and staff.
• operating a personal computer, printers, scanners, word processing, spreadsheets or presentation software and coordinating all aspects of travel for staff or supervisors.