Program Assistant

Summary

This position is located in the DEA, Diversion Control Division, Reports Analysis Unit (DOIR).

This position(s) primary purpose is to support a team of technical experts and leadership within the DOIR that are responsible for compiling information, analyzing trends, auditing registrant compliance, and identifying systemic errors or omissions.

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Duties

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As a Program Assistant your typical work assignments may include:

• Typing a variety of narrative and tabular material such as correspondence, reports, memoranda, and forms from rough draft or clean copy.
• Integrating several types of software, such as spreadsheet database, word processing, desktop publishing, and graphics applications, to generate specific working documents and forms.
• Arranging and filing material using standard chronological or subject matter order where the classification is readily identified.
• Consolidating information from analysis reports into a presentation format which includes narratives and graphs to be used by management.
• Scheduling meetings and conferences, ensuring that leaders are briefed on the meeting topics.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation. Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Incumbent is subject to random drug testing.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit:
• Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see

Qualifications

For more information on eligibility requirements see: DEA Employment Eligibility

Applicants must meet the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of the announcement. If you are qualifying based on education or if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcripts with your application.

Applicants applying for the GS-07 must meet the following requirement:

Have at least one full year of specialized experience that is at least equivalent to work performed at the GS-06 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: GS-07 : Must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 level or pay band in the Federal service that includes performing the following duties: 1) generating reports; 2) reviewing documents for omissions and inconsistencies; 3) using office automation software to produce documents; and 4) coordinating meetings.

Applicants applying for the GS-08 must meet the following requirement:

GS-08: Must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level or pay band in the Federal service that includes performing the following duties: 1) summarizing data from several sources; 2) entering data in and retrieving data from electronic information systems; 3) performing basic analysis of data; and 4) independently completing research to validate data.

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.

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

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.

Relocation Incentives may be considered and approved if the DEA has determined that the position is likely to be difficult to fill in the absence of an incentive and funding for such an incentive is available.

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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