Program Support Assistant (OA)

US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS); Wyndmoor (PA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Northeast Area in Wyndmoor, PA seeks a Personal Assistant to the Research Leader (RL) and professional staff to coordinate a wide range of administrative and clerical tasks essential to the program administration of the Management Unit.

Responsibilities include scheduling, travel coordination, document processing, data entry, and customer service; the successful candidate must type at least 40 words per

Qualifications

• Experience applying guidelines involving program and administrative processes.
• Typing at least 40 words per minute.
• Coordinating all aspects of travel for staff and supervisors.

Responsibilities

• Serve as personal assistant to the Research Leader (RL) and other professional staff.
• Coordinate a wide variety of administrative and clerical tasks essential to the program administration of the Management Unit.
• Assist in maintaining budgets and financial tracking as part of program support.

Skills

Typing 40 wpm

Customer service

Communication skills

Tools

PC & office software

Job description

Summary

These positions are located in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Field Organization, Northeast Area in Wyndmoor, PA. In these positions, 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.

Duties

These positions are located in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Field Organization, Northeast Area in Wyndmoor, PA. In these positions, 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.

Requirements

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

Qualifying experience for GS-06 includes 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 Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience must be described for each grade level advertised.

Qualifying experience for GS-07 includes 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.

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/.