Program Support Assistant (OA)

US-Agricultural-Research-Servic; Byron (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Byron, GA seeks a personal assistant to the Research Leader and professional staff, coordinating a wide range of administrative tasks essential to program administration of the Management Unit.

The role requires experience with budgeting, customer service, and proficient PC skills, including word processing and spreadsheets; typing 40 wpm is expected. This is a federal GS-06/07 level opportunity in the Southeast Area.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience at GS-05 level or equivalent.
• Experience in developing and executing annual budgets.
• Providing customer service to visitors and staff.
• Typing speed of at least 40 words per minute.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate administrative and clerical tasks for program administration.
• Assist in developing and executing annual budget.
• Provide customer service to visitors and staff.

Skills

Budget planning

Customer service

PC literacy

Travel coordination

Education

Education equivalent

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Presentation software

Job description

This position is located in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Field Organization, Southeast Area in Byron, GA.

In this position, 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.

GS-06

• 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. financial plans, preparing financial reports, tracking);
• and providing customer service to visitors and staff.

GS-07

• 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.

• All applicants must be able to type at least 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.