Administrative Officer

Duties

The Associate Chief Counsel (Finance & Management) supports the administrative, financial, and managerial programs of the Office of Chief Counsel and provides advice to the Chief Counsel and Deputy Chief Counsel on all management matters for the organization nationwide. F&M also has field responsibility for all administrative functions and personnel across the country. We are looking for individuals experienced in administration to work in a fast-paced, public sector environment.

As An Administrative Officer, You Will

• Function as a resource manager. Coordinate with administrative officers and office managers on management, administrative and personnel matters. Prepare appropriate reports and recommendations on programs and systems for management consideration. Represent Office interests at meetings, both within and outside the office, from which to solicit and develop recommendations, proposals, and options for long range organizational planning. Evaluate proposals for major program requirements in areas of responsibility and recommends priorities to encourage optimal use of staff years and equipment resources.
• Initiate request for personnel action (SF-52's). Track due dates for potential promotion actions for National Office staff for FM, CC (immediate office), WI, HC and NTA. Serve as operational contact for the space/facility management program of the Office. In coordination with the various organizational components of the Office, ensures that space/facilities management plans are efficiently, effectively, and timely developed and implemented.
• Work with Executive Assistant to development the annual Financial Plan for National Office assigned areas by determining fund requirements and preparing budget estimates and supporting data for presentation by the Associate Chief Counsel to the Financial Management Division for use in establishment of an approved Financial Plan. Develop and maintain a database program for all reports prepared in the Administrative Office on budget such as statistics affecting the expenditures of the Associate Chief Counsel (FM) national office, WI, NTA and CC immediate office.
  
  

This is not an all inclusive list.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Refer to "Additional Information"
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• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
  
  

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See "Required Documents" for a list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• • Career Transition Assistance Program
  • Competitive Reinstatement
  • Competitive Transfer
  • Current Chief Counsel Employee
  • Current IRS Employee
  • Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
  • Land Management
  • Non-Competitive Federal Employee
  • Persons with Disabilities, Schedule A
  • Veterans Employment Opportunities Act
    
    
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements detailed below by the closing date of this announcement. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

For GS-11

To qualify for this position of Administrative Officer you must meet the qualification requirements listed below by the closing of this announcement:

Specialized Experience: Your resume must detail at least one year of specialized experience which includes: Assisting with independent evaluations on administrative functions and preparing study findings, recommendations, and reports; providing advice on a variety of administrative and management programs and procedures; performing liaison functions with other organizations; procuring and managing office resources such as office supplies; and overseeing the maintenance of personnel records, timekeeping, and initiating personnel actions.This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

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Education Substitution: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M., if related.

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Combination of Education and Experience: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education: Options for qualifying based on a combination are identified in the online questions.

NOTE: If qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application package.

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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

Time in Grade Requirement for GS-11: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).

Education

For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page .

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Additional Information


• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
• Relocation expenses are not authorized.
• This is a non-bargaining unit position.
• We offer opportunities for telework.
• We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules.

Conditions of Employment Continued:

• Subject to a 1-year probationary period (unless already completed).
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
• Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9 . Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
• File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
• Undergo an income tax verification.
• The employment of any candidate, including a current employee or a new hire, selected for this position may be conditional upon classification and/or audit of federal tax returns. This audit may include up to 2 years of returns.
• This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time.
  
  

There are three key documents that contain important information about your rights and obligations. Please read and retain these documents:

• Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights , for those who undergo an FBI fingerprint-based criminal history record check for personnel vetting, which includes Rap Back,
• FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI (this is the same statement used when your fingerprints are submitted as part of your background investigation), and
• SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov) , (applicable to those who hold a sensitive position or have eligibility for access to classified information)"