Administrative Officer

Summary

This position is located in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Operational Support Division, Aviation Division.

This position(s) primary purpose is to supervise the Administrative Support Unit (ASU), that provides administrative and operational support to an Aviation Division that covers a geographic region including Division DEA staff, District and Resident Offices (RO), local, National Guard, military and other Federal DEA staff and contractors.

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Duties

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As a Administrative Officer, your typical work assignments may include:

• Performing administrative and human resource management functions relative to the staff supervised.
• Providing resolution of administrative problems using sound productivity and motivation techniques, thorough problem-solving and decision-making techniques.
• Advising and providing counsel to employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management.
• Providing guidance and leadership in providing effective methods to task support work, resolve problems, answer questions, correct deficiencies, evaluate support to management and staff to assure that SAC's guidance is being met.
• Developing new and revised policy statements, regulatory guidelines, operating programming documents, and procedural directives which govern unstable operating programs or major DEA programs having numerous goals or end products.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit:
• Incumbent is subject to random drug testing.
• Selectee may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period (OR 1-year OR 2-year trial period, as appropriate) during which we will
  evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation. Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• All applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
• Incumbent is required to submit the OGE Form-450 upon entering the position and annually. (5 CFR Part 2634, Subpart I USOGE).
• Employee required to become COR II certified within 24 months of assignment. Must complete 40 Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) during the common CLP period in order to maintain current certification.

Qualifications

For more information on eligibility requirements see: DEA Employment Eligibility

Applicants must meet all of the required qualification requirements described below by the closing of this announcement.

Applicants applying for the GS-14 must meet one of the following requirements:

A. Have at least one full year of qualifying specialized experience that is at least equivalent in difficulty and complexity to work performed at the GS-13 grade level.

Specialized 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, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Managing and coordinating of a subordinate staff; 2) Providing subject matter expertise on financial and administrative program advice to managers; 3) Reviewing and analyzing acquisition, utilization, disposition, and accountability of resources; and, 4) Anticipating program initiatives, priorities and manpower trends.

Additional information on the position qualification requirements are located in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Standards Handbook.

Time-In-Grade Requirement : Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.

Additional information

For reasonable accommodation at the Drug Enforcement Administration, please contact the Human Resources office listed in this announcement.

Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) : To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures, the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separated after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions.

Current or Former Political Appointees : The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to similar positions in any Division/Office listed in this announcement. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

If eligible, telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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