Staff Specialist

US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is seeking staff support personnel for the Director of the Logistics Center to help deploy veterinary resources within 24 hours and assist States, Tribes, and Territories with planning and exercising rapid stockpile receipt and deployment.

At the GS-09 level, candidates must have relevant specialized experience or a Master's/graduate degree, with options for education or combined education/experience. Transcripts are required in certain cases.

Qualifications

• Coordinated a variety of travel, administrative, and logistical support functions.
• Developed or modified guidelines, work processes, and administrative practices.
• Organized and monitored paperwork for contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and MOUs.
• Managed mail operations including receipt, routing, dispatch, and communications guidance.

Skills

Travel coordination

Administrative processes

Contracts admin

Mail operations

Education

Master's or equivalent graduate degree

2 years graduate education

LL.B. or J.D.

Job description

If selected, you will perform staff support duties in support of the Director of the Logistics Center and staff in its goal of deploying critical veterinary resources within 24 hours and assisting States, Tribes and Territories plan, train, and exercise for the rapid receipt of the stockpile's resources Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.

FOR THE GS-09 LEVEL:

Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-07 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates:

• Coordinated a variety of functions related to travel, administrative tasks, and logistical support.
• Developed and implemented new or modified guidelines, work processes, and administrative management practices.
• Worked with staff to organize and monitor paperwork associated with contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and memoranda of understanding.
• Planned all aspects of mail operations, including receipt, routing, dispatch, and control of packages, mail, and other written or printed communications, and provided guidance and assistance to staff personnel when needed.

OR a Master's or equivalent graduate degree; or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in Business, Business Administration, Business Management, Communications, Management, Organizational Management, Public Administration or other related fields, or LL.B. or J.D.

Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level.

TRANSCRIPTS

are required if:

• You are qualifying for the position based on education.
• You are qualifying for this position based on a combination of experience and education.
• This education must have been successfully completed and obtained from an accredited school, college, or university.

COMBINATION OF EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE AT THE GS-09 GRADE LEVEL:

Applicants may have combinations of successfully completed education and specialized experience to meet total qualification requirements. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for that grade level.

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.