Program Support Assistant: Admin & Travel Coordinator

US-Agricultural-Research-Servic; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

These positions are located within the United States Dairy Forage Research Center for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Madison, WI, Marshfield, WI & Prairie Du Sac, WI. You will serve as a personal assistant to the Research Leader and other professional staff, coordinating a wide variety of administrative tasks in support of the unit's mission.

Typing 40 wpm is required, and specialized experience in administrative duties is essential.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience directly related to the position to be filled.
• GS-06 requires coordinating travel arrangements and reviewing documentation for grammar, format, and completeness.
• GS-07 requires advising staff on administrative procedures and supporting program planning, budgeting, and procurement; travel requests and vouchers.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a personal assistant to the Research Leader and other professional staff, coordinating a wide variety of administrative and clerical tasks.
• Review documentation or materials for grammar, format, and completeness; coordinate travel arrangements.
• Lobby, schedule, and assist with travel requests and vouchers as needed.

Skills

Typing 40 wpm

Administrative tasks

Clerical coordination

Job description

These positions are located within the United States Dairy Forage Research Center for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Madison, WI, Marshfield, WI & Prairie Du Sac, WI. You will serve as a personal assistant to the Research Leader and other professional staff, coordinating a wide variety of administrative tasks in support of the unit's mission.

Typing 40 wpm is required, and specialized experience in administrative duties is essential.