Program Support Assistant (OA)

US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS); Corvallis (OR); On-site; USD 47,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Corvallis invites applications for a Personal Assistant to the Research Leader and professional staff at the National Clonal Germplasm Repository. You will coordinate a wide range of administrative tasks essential to the program administration of the Management Unit and provide technical and procedural advice following established guidelines.

You will support research program administration by identifying issues and taking or recommending action.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience includes reviewing financial documents, maintaining detailed records, and supporting program planning such as project coordination, travel, or procurement of supplies.
• Applicants must be able to type 40 words per minute.
• Volunteer experience can count toward qualifying experience as described.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal assistance to the Research Leader and staff, coordinating a wide range of administrative tasks essential to program administration.
• Offer technical and procedural advice in support of research program administration by identifying issues and taking or recommending action.

Skills

Typing 40 wpm

Recordkeeping

Travel coordination

Procurement of supplies

Job description

Summary

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.

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.

Duties

Summary

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.

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.

Requirements

Qualifications

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.

Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific in-house research agency. Our job is finding solutions to agricultural problems that affect Americans every day from field to table. What we do matters in science and the world. For more information about Agricultural Research Service, go to https://www.ars.usda.gov/.