Virtual Secretaries Assistance | Remote

The position serves as an office management specialist under the supervision of a Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS). This position is responsible for relieving a DAS of the administrative details involved in managing the daily activities of the offices overseen.
Performs a wide variety of administrative tasks/functions to successfully run and smooth the management of the office.
Makes travel arrangements arranges and schedules visits makes transportation and hotel reservations and notifies organizations and officials to be visited.
Manages office logistics and paper flow/requests from other offices requiring DAS-level review are fulfilled on a timely basis.
Serves as an informal communication link between the DAS and overseen offices.
Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions per 5CFR 300 Subpart F.
Experience applying administrative concepts principles and practices to independently perform duties at post.
Experience interpreting and applying official travel regulations as they pertain to domestic and overseas travel.
scheduling meetings travel and related activities.
Experience analyzing and evaluating correspondence and utilizing office software tools and computer applications.
however graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position.
To request a reasonable accommodation foradditionaltime on thetimed sections of theassessment pleasesubmityour request using the Request a Reasonable Accommodation button within theAssessment Application. Department of State please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations(OAA)at . Applicantssubmittinga RA request MUST attach supporting medical documentation signed by a licensed treatingmedical provider. The documentation should describe the nature severity and expected duration of the conditionidentifythe relevant medical condition or diagnosis and explain the basis for the requested extension. RA requests that do notcontainsupporting medical documentation attachmentsatthetime ofinitialrequest may be subject to further review.

• Note:the following documents do not on their own qualify for automatic approval oftheRA request:Applicants MUSTsubmittheir application before the vacancy closes even if pending anaccommodationdecision.
• Applicants are encouraged to carefully follow instructions related to medical documentation provided in the vacancy announcement prior to beginning the RA process.
• If eligible situational telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval.

If eligible applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department for up to 240 days and may require a higher or lower security clearance. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.
Agency & Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP & ICTAP):View OPMs CTAP & ICTAP eligibilitywebsite for more information. You must be rated in the Well-Qualified category and submit supporting documents under the required documents section of this announcement to receive selection priority be considered Well-Qualified applicants must: score an85 or above meet Minimum Qualifications and demonstrateproficiencyin some but notall major aspects of the position.