Administrative Support Specialist
Company: General Services Administration
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: May 28, 2023
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Job Description:
** Administrative Support Specialist****General Services
Administration****Location**** Relocation expenses reimbursed**No
** Telework eligible**Yes as determined by agency policy
**Duties**** Summary**As an **Administrative Support Specialist**,
you will provide analysis and administrative support for assigned
program areas, operations and activities within the **Management &
Program Support (MPS) Division**.The MPS Division provides
administrative support including managing, coordinating and
overseeing administrative, human resources and financial activities
in the Office of Enterprise Strategy Management.We are currently
filling one vacancy but additional vacancies may be filled as
needed.**Responsibilities****Duties include but are not limited
to:****At the GS-7 level:**+ Provide Administrative support to the
organization and Assistant Commissioner within the Office of
Enterprise & Strategic Management.+ With guidance, manage
correspondence, records management, leave administration, and
communication, maintain office supplies, coordinate new employee
processes, provide travel assistance and coordination for
management.+ Assists in conducting analytical studies that are
related to the programs, activities, and operations.+ Assists to
identify operational problems, evaluate alternative solutions, and
recommend appropriate action.+ Assists in applying qualitative
and/or quantitative methods to assess and improve the effectiveness
and management of assigned programs, processes, projects and
activities. **At the GS-9 level:**+ Provide Administrative support
to the organization and Assistant Commissioner within the Office of
Enterprise Strategy Management.+ With guidance, conducts analysis,
evaluation, documentation, coordination and implementation of
administrative processes.+ Prepares a variety of correspondence and
other written material in connection with assigned programs and
activities.+ Creates, maintains and utilizes tracking system for
organization correspondence.+ Provides travel assistance and
coordinates reservations, prepares travel itinerary, travel
authorizations and vouchers for managers.+ With guidance, applies
qualitative and/or quantitative methods to assess and improve the
effectiveness and management of assigned programs, processes,
projects and activities.+ Identify operational problems, evaluate
alternative solutions and recommend appropriate action(s). **Travel
Required**Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required for
meetings, conferences and training.** Supervisory status**No **
Promotion Potential**12 **Requirements**** Conditions of
Employment**+ US Citizenship or National (Residents of American
Samoa and Swains Island)+ Meet all eligibility criteria within 30
days of the closing date+ Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the
closing date, if applicable+ Register with Selective Service if you
are a male born after 12/31/1959 If selected, you must meet the
following conditions:+ As required by **Executive Order 14043**,
Federal executive branch employees are required to be fully
vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty
location or work arrangement (e.g., telework, remote work, etc.),
subject to such exceptions as required by law. If selected, you
will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit
documentation of proof of vaccination by November 22, 2021 or
before appointment or onboarding with the agency (if later than
November 22, 2021). The agency will provide additional information
regarding which forms of documentation can be accepted and how you
can request a legally required exception from this requirement. If
selected and you are a current GSA employee (except in the OIG),
you are not required to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination if
this requirement has already been met.+ Due to COVID-19, the agency
is currently in an expanded telework posture. If selected, you may
be expected to temporarily telework, even if your home is located
outside the local commuting area. Once employees are permitted to
return to the office, you will be expected to report to the duty
station listed on this announcement within 45 days. At that time,
you may be eligible to request to continue to telework one or more
days a pay period depending upon the terms of the agencys telework
policy.+ Receive authorization from OPM on any job offer you
receive, if you are or were (within the last 5 years) a
**political** Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in
the Executive Branch.+ Serve a one year probationary period, if
required.+ Undergo and pass a background investigation (Tier 2
investigation level).+ Have your identity and work status
eligibility verified if you are not a GSA employee. We will use the
Department of Homeland Securitys e-Verify system for this. Any
discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of continued
employment.+ The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight
physical effort may be required. **This position is NOT full time
telework eligible.****Additional vacancies may be filled through
this announcement in this or other GSA organizations within the
same commuting area.**** Qualifications**For each job on your
resume, provide:+ **the exact dates you held each job (from
month/year to month/year)**+ **number of hours per week you worked
(if part time).** If you have volunteered your service through a
National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we
encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.
For a brief video on creating a Federal resume, click . The
**GS-7** salary range starts at **$49,157.00** per year. If you are
a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at
the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected. **To qualify at
the GS-7 level,** you must have at least one year of specialized
experience equivalent to the **GS-05** level or higher in the
Federal service.**Specialized experience** is defined as:+
Administering and monitoring administrative, clerical, and internal
management support functions for an organization;+ Providing
customer service to a wide array of internal and external
customers;+ Using spreadsheet software and word processing software
to manage information, develop reports and presentations;+
Developing and maintaining tracking systems; and+ Coordinating
multiple priorities for senior level managers to ensure deadlines
are met. **OR**Possess one full year of graduate level education
(18 Semester hours or the equivalent)**OR**Meet the requirements
for Superior Academic Achievement**Superior Academic Achievement
(SAA)** at the baccalaureate level is fully qualifying at the GS-7
level. To claim SAA, submit documentation of one of the following:
1. ***Class standing*** -- You must be in the upper third of your
graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision,
such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business
Administration, based on completed courses. 2. ***Grade-point
average*** ***(rounded to one decimal point) of***:* **3.0 or
higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better)** as recorded on your
official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education,
or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years
of your curriculum; or* **3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+"
or better)** based on the average of the required courses completed
in your major field or the required courses in your major field
completed during your final 2 years of the curriculum. 3.
***Election to membership in a national scholastic honor society***
in one of the national scholastic honor societies listed by the
**If you are using education to qualify for this position, you must
submit a copy of your college or university transcript(s) by the
closing date of the announcement to verify qualifications. If
selected,
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