Program Support Assistant

US-Agricultural-Research-Servic; Saint Paul (MN); In loco; USD 48.000 - 62.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Midwest Area, Cereal Disease Research Unit in Saint Paul, MN, seeks a personal assistant to the Research Leader and professional staff. You will perform secretarial and administrative duties to enable focus on the organization’s mission.

Qualifications include specialized experience related to the position and the ability to type 40 words per minute.

Competenze

• Specialized experience directly related to the position, described for each grade (GS-06 or GS-07).
• Typing 40 words per minute is required.
• Experience preparing or reviewing financial documents and providing policy guidance or information.

Mansioni

• Provide secretarial and administrative support to the Research Leader and staff.
• Prepare and review financial documents and reports.
• Coordinate travel for staff or supervisors and ensure compliance with procedures.
• Maintain detailed records and files for the office environment.

Conoscenze

Typing 40 wpm

Administrative support

Office coordination

MS Word

MS Excel

Strumenti

MS Word

Excel

Descrizione del lavoro

This position is located within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Midwest Area, Cereal Disease Research Unit in Saint Paul, MN.

In this position, you will serve as a personal assistant to the Research Leader and other professional staff providing various secretarial, administrative, and program support duties, allowing them to focus on the organization's primary mission. Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, 10/20/2026, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.

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

GS-06: Qualifying experience for GS-06 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-05 which is directly related to the work of this position, and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience preparing or reviewing financial documents; using computer programs to prepare and review written documents; and providing information on policies, procedures, or guidelines.

G-07: Qualifying experience for GS-07 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-06 which is directly related to the work of this position, and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience preparing or tracking financial forms or reports; maintaining detailed records or files for an office environment; coordinating all aspects of travel for staff or supervisors; and ensuring compliance with regulations for all program administrative procedures.

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.