Executive Assistant

Duties

• Serves as Assistant to the Commanding General (CG), Deputy Commander (DCO), Chief of Staff (CoS), and Command Sergeant Major (CSM).
• Anticipates the Executive Office needs and requirements and plans the appropriate response in a seamless way that provides exceptional service and support as befitting the CG’s position and stature in the Command.
• Applies comprehensive knowledge of the organization and functions of USACE POD, staff elements, and District Commands, installations, and activities to analyze and evaluate methods and techniques on actions and information critical to the CG.
• Provide a variety of administrative staff consultant and technical advisory services.

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position is designated Mission Essential. In severe weather conditions or other emergency type situations (natural or man-made disaster) the incumbent is required to report to work or remain at work as scheduled to support mission operations.
• Temporary duty (TDY) travel is approximately 5%.

Who May Apply:
Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See

• Current USACE employees with competitive status
• Current Civilian Employees of the Command
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience;

if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is

One year of specialized experience which includes managing executive correspondence and taskers to ensure timely responses; coordinating travel and scheduling for senior staff, including preparing itineraries and processing vouchers; and assisting in the preparation of executive-level documents and communications. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as:
Protocol, Secretarial Sciences

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute…