Administrative Officer

Position: Administrative Officer I
Agency Dept of Agriculture , Consumer Services Division Agriculture  Consumer Service Job Classification Title Administrative Officer I (NS)
Position NumberGradeNC
11

About UsThe N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services provides services that promote and improve agriculture, agribusiness, and forests; protect consumers and businesses; and conserve farmland and natural resources for the prosperity of all North Carolinians. The Department employs approximately 2,000 employees.

Description of Work Job postings close at 11:59:59 p.m. the night before the listed Posting End Date above.

This posting is open to current State of North Carolina employees and RIF candidates with priority reemployment rights under G.S. 126.Position currently qualifies for a telework option. Telework options are subject to change at the discretion of management.

This position is in the Food & Drug Protection Division. The Food & Drug Protection Division has five functioning sections, including the Food Section, the Dairy Section, the Feed Section, the Drug Section, and the Administrative Services Section. In addition, analytical support is provided to the Food & Feed Sections by the Food & Drug Protection Division’s six laboratory branches, i.e. Feed Laboratory, Fertilizer Laboratory, Food Laboratory, Microbiology Laboratory, Residue Laboratory, and Pesticide Formulations Laboratory.

The Division protects the health, welfare, and economic interests of consumers of foods, drugs, livestock feeds, fertilizers, and medical devices by ensuring, thorough inspections and analysis, that these products are wholesome and properly labeled.

Duties include:

* Managing grants/cooperative agreements/contracts for the division.
* Assisting Program Managers with compilation of budgetary figures to apply for new/renewal grants.
* Reviewing and compiling monthly grants/cooperative agreement/contract expenditures and request reimbursements, as well as completing monthly drawdowns for grants and monthly/quarterly invoicing for contracts.
* Preparing quarterly, annual, and final reports for grants/cooperative agreements/contracts.
* Monitoring, tracking, and maintaining expenditures on program spreadsheets.
* Meeting with program managers and preparing detailed, documented reports on grant/cooperative agreement/contract expenditures, obligations, and remaining balances.
* Back up Time Administrator for Division.
* Backup for reconciling monthly p-card transactions.
* Assisting as backup to Administrative Officer III with budgeting, purchasing, and personnel issues.

Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

/Management Preferences Recruitment Range: $45,431 - $63,005

Knowledge of governmental accounting principles and practices.

Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in oral and written form.

Ability to independently interpret, apply, and evaluate grant policies and procedures.

Efficiency, accuracy, attention to detail, dependable, and flexible.

Ability to multitask duties/projects and meet deadlines.

Any employment offer may be less than the maximum of the range due to salary equity with similarly situated employees or the selected candidate's related education and experience.

Please follow the instructions to apply online. It is important that your application includes all your relevant education and experience. Text or attached resumes ARE NOT accepted as a substitution for a completed application. Applicants seeking veteran's/National Guard preference should submit a copy of their Form DD-214, NGB 23A (RPAS), DD256 or NGB 22.All Law Enforcement positions, aviation safety-sensitive positions, and positions requiring a Pilot's License or a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) shall be subject to pre-employment drug testing.

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