OFFICE AUTOMATION ASSISTANT

Summary You will serve as a Office Automation Assistant in the Tactical Electronic Warfare, Code 574000 of NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY. Responsibilities You will provide clerical and administrative support to the Branch administrative and technical staff including the Branch secretary. You will receive and refer telephone calls and visitors; escort visitors and relay messages; and help prepare for meetings. You will receive, read, and route office mail and other documents. You will prepare travel orders, visit requests, overtime /comp time requests, personnel action request and procurement request. You will support meeting and conferences by coordinating visitor attendance, verifying clearances, contacting attendees, preparing agendas and coordinating base access with security. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-04 grade level or (NC-01) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate most or all of the following duties: 1.) Managing the flow of clerical processes in an office setting; 2.) Coordinating meetings and conferences, screening visitors, preparing and reviewing security clearance information; 3.) Operating modern office equipment (computers, faxes, copiers); 4.) Operating a variety of office productivity software packages (to include word processing, spreadsheets, and databases), and 5.) Communicating clearly and effectively Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. This position requires the ability to type at least 40 words per minute. Your response to the typing skill question on the Occupational Questionnaire will be used in your qualification determination. Education In lieu of general/specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: Successfully completed four years course of study leading to a bachelor's degree OR A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience is sufficient for meeting the minimum qualification requirements for this position. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation