Administrative Support Specialist

Duties

• Provide administrative support in such areas as Manpower, Budget, Security and other support areas to facilitate local HR administrative processes.
• Assist Site Director and managers with processing employee relations actions, resolving classification issues, developing position descriptions, and coordinating staffing plans.
• Monitor the status of all personnel actions (recruits, reassignments, promotions) and educate selecting officials on their responsibilities in the selection process.
• Conducts a variety of cross‑functional studies addressing funding, workload analysis, organizational design and staffing issues, as related to HR requirements.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• This national security position may require access to classified information and requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
• Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959)
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Time after Competitive Appointment:
  Candidates must have served 3 months after latest competitive appointment in the Federal service.
• New employees to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service will be required to successfully pass the E‑Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E‑Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e‑verify.gov.

One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS‑11) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

Specialized experience is defined as:
Applying knowledge of administrative management practices, procedures, policies and regulations related to personnel management and at least one other project management area sufficient to provide advice and guidance to senior management regarding personnel management activities.

You may qualify for consideration if meeting specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Education is not substitutable for specialized experience at this grade level.

• Moving expenses may be paid.
• The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable. For information on these changes and the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click
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• Telework availability is limited and will only be provided on a rare case‑by‑case basis during situations where Agency Leadership has determined that telework serves a compelling DoD need.
• We may use this announcement to make a temporary promotion. For some positions, the temporary promotion may be made permanent without further competition.
• Selections are subject to restrictions resulting from the DoD Program for Stability of Civilian Employment.
• We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 120 days of the closing date.
• This position is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act.
• Travel requirement is seldom.
• This position is not covered by a bargaining unit.
• Pay for first time hires to the Federal Government will typically be set at step 1 salary range for their respective grade level.
• Retired Civil Service Employee:
  Employment of retired Federal employees receiving an annuity is subject to the requirements of the Department of Defense (DoD) policy guidance. (See DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300,
• The Security Designation will vary and dependent upon position and may require a secret clearance or higher. Employment in this position requires a background investigation which may delay starting date. If you are selected and cannot obtain a favorable security determination within a reasonable period of time due to disclosed/undisclosed background issues, the employment offer may be withdrawn.…