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Summary This position is located in an Area Office, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The primary purpose of the position is to serve as an assistant for clerical and administrative activities pertaining to correspondence, budget, purchasing, human resources, timekeeping, travel, and related administrative areas for as Area Office. Responsibilities Serve as the Area Administrative Coordinator. Assist with tracking various items such as property, employee training, registration for workshops, and other requests for the supervisor. Assist with the purchase of supplies, equipment, and services, using mandatory or open market sources, by ensuring proper and timely documentation and reconciling. Help maintain field office accounts and maintain procurement records following agency guidelines. Review timesheets for all employees in the area for compliance with policy. Answer timekeeping questions from staff. Enter travel authorizations and travel vouchers for all employees in the area. Answer travel related questions for staff. Assist in review of vehicular accidents involving government vehicles in the area, helping ensure the proper forms are completed and forwarded to appropriate action personnel in accordance with agency policies and procedures. Schedule meetings, make arrangements for meeting facilities and notify participants of schedule changes; compiles and distributes relevant materials to be used in presentations or training conducted by the supervisor and staff. Serve as main point of contact for administrative functions for all staff in the area. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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. A minimum 40 words per minute typing skill is required. Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-05 level, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level or higher in Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. This experience must include experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. For this position, specialized experience is defined as: Providing a variety of administrative and technical support relating to personnel, procurement, budget and/or general administrative management; OR Substitution of education for the GS-05 level: Completion of 4 years of education above high school level leading to a bachelor's degree; OR Combination of Education and Experience for the GS-05 level: Completion of a combination of education and experience, as described above (combination of education and specialized experience which equals at least 100% as outlined in the OPM qualifications policy). This combination has equipped the applicant with the necessary knowledge and/or experience to successfully perform the duties of this position. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-07 level, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level or higher in Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. This experience must include experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. For this position, specialized experience is defined as: Providing a variety of administrative and technical support relating to personnel, procurement, budget and/or general administrative management, AND; Organizing travel and meeting arrangements for management officials and program staff. NOTE: There is no substitution of education at the GS-06 grade level. For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-CLER 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. Education If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: You must submit a copy of your transcripts to include course number, title, completion and grade. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If a relevant course is not clearly qualifying (e.g. special topic, seminar, research, thesis, obscure or misleading course title, etc.), please submit an official course syllabi and/or detailed course description from the university/college for that particular course to ensure you are properly evaluated. Please note that qualifications determinations are based solely on the information submitted for each particular vacancy announcement. Important: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. Click on this link for more information. Failure to provide all of the required documents/information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating. Additional Information Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL), or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): Visit the OPM website for information on how to apply as a CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP eligible. To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP/ICTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100. Promotion Potential: If you are selected for a position with further promotion potential, you will be placed under a career development plan, and may be non-competitively promoted if you successfully complete the requirements and if recommended by management. However, promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed. Recruitment and/or relocation incentives may be authorized. Physical Demands: The work places no special physical demands on the employee. The work is typic ally sedentary and requires some walking, bending, standing and carrying of light items such as paper and books. Normal precautions must be taken for extended use of computer terminals. Work Environment: The work is performed primarily in a typical office setting and involves the normal risks and discomforts of an office. PLEASE NOTE: In the interest of filling these positions as efficiently as possible, we are requiring the following: If called for an interview, applicants must be available to interview within 3 business days of being contacted. If a tentative job offer is extended, selectee will have 2 business days in which to accept or decline. This position is eligible for telework within the local commuting area of the position and other flexible work arrangements. Current USDA policy includes telework for an 8 hour work day, 4 days per week; other flexibilities are possible dependent upon availability and/or the position and its associated duties. Employee participation is at the discretion of the supervisor.