Program Assistant

Find Your Future With Us at USDA – Animal Plant Health Inspection Service Job Summary If selected as a Program Assistant, you will perform administrative support work associated with animal health field activities. Your work will contribute to the effectiveness of the Veterinary Services Field Operations, their District, other VS operations, actions of non-federal governments, and activities or economic well-being of various stakeholders outside the government. 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. FOR THE GS-05 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-04 grade level) that demonstrates: Using software packages to produce a variety of documents, e-mail, and updating calendars. Utilizing standard office procedures in order to conduct routine work and knowing when to refer issues to a supervisor for further guidance. Preparing routine correspondence or reviewing the correspondence of others, ensuring that spelling, grammar, and formatting are correct. Entering data into pre-existing spreadsheets or databases for record-keeping purposes. OR successfully completed four full years of education above the high school level. Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level. TRANSCRIPTS are required if: You are qualifying for the position based on education. You are qualifying for this position based on a combination of experience and education. This education must have been successfully completed and obtained from an accredited school, college, or university. COMBINATION OF EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE AT THE GS-05 GRADE LEVEL: Applicants may have combinations of successfully completed education and specialized experience to meet total qualification requirements. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for that grade level. 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. Major Duties Collaborates with field personnel to insure appropriate data is maintained and resolves non-hardware, non-software problems in data collection. Oversees office activities related to emergency response; e.g., communicates with state, federal, industry, academic, and private responders. Enters data on suspects, reactors, infected herd tests and follow-up supplemental tests into computer database. Maintains inventory of all official identification ear tags with numbers conforming to policy, enters identification data into the national database and changes the information to keep it up-to-date. Identifying resource needs, resource costs, and available funds to meet procurement priorities, procuring supplies, equipment, and/or services. Assists with ensuring that sampling agreements, informal contracts, formal contracts and fee basis agreements are properly negotiated, executed and paid. Compiles, organizes, and maintains documentation in an electronic document management system to include correspondence, software development and documentation, etc. Enters data into financial systems, collects data for input, prepares the estimated obligations report, maintains a salary and benefits spreadsheet and reviews the fund report. Position Start Date 08/05/2026 Position Close Date 08/11/2026 Salary Offered View phone number on click.appcast.io USD Per Year You can make a difference! The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP) needs bright, energetic and committed professionals to facilitate the domestic and international marketing of U.S. agricultural products and to protect the health and care of animals and plants in the United States. We operate in domestic and global markets. Be part of an organization that protects the health and agriculture of the American people. Join our team! To learn more about what it's like to work at the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, what the agency does, and the types of careers, please visit the APHIS careers site. APHIS is an emergency response agency. This means that all Agency employees may be asked or assigned to participate in rotating temporary duty assignments to support emergency programs at some time during their careers with APHIS. #J-18808-Ljbffr