Program Support Assistant (OA)

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

Job summary

US Agricultural Research Service in Corvallis, OR seeks a Personal Assistant to the Research Leader and staff to coordinate administrative tasks critical to program administration. You will provide advice on procedures and identify issues, taking action using established guidelines.

Qualifications include specialized experience at GS-07 level, one year of GS-06-equivalent experience, and the ability to type 40 wpm. Volunteer experience is eligible for credit as well.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience for GS-07 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-06 in office support, including project coordination and procurement.
• Must be able to type 40 words per minute.
• Volunteer work and service count toward qualifying experience and credit is given for relevant volunteer roles.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate a wide variety of administrative tasks essential to program administration.
• Provide technical and procedural advice in support of research program administration by using established guidelines.

Skills

Office administration

Records management

Travel coordination

Procurement support

Typing 40 wpm

Job description

This position is located on Pacific West Area, National Clonal Germplasm Repository.

You will serve as a personal assistant to the Research Leader (RL) and other professional staff, coordinating a wide variety of administrative tasks essential to the program administration of the Management Unit. You will provide technical and procedural advice in support of research program administration by identifying and analyzing issues and taking or recommending action using established guidelines.

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement 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. The specialized experience requirements for this position are: 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 successfully perform the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is reviewing financial documents for accuracy; maintaining detailed records or files for an office environment; and participating in program planning support work including project coordination, travel, or procurement of supplies and equipment.

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.