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Administrative Officer

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys

Department of Justice

Fresh

Location

Salary

$91,779 - $119,315

per year

Closes

February 10, 2026

GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job is for a top-level administrator in a U.S.

Attorney's Office, where you'll lead a team to handle all the behind-the-scenes operations like budgeting, hiring staff, managing technology, and organizing office space to keep the legal work running smoothly.

It's ideal for someone with strong leadership skills and experience in office management who enjoys solving practical problems in a government setting.

You'll act as a key advisor to the head of the office, making sure resources are used efficiently to support their mission.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, including guiding employees and management in administrative programs
  • Technical expertise in at least one area: budget, human resources, information technology, or acquisitions/contracting
  • Ability to supervise administrative, technical, and clerical staff, including setting goals, priorities, and work schedules
  • Experience in budget formulation, presentation, and execution, with autonomy in financial management
  • Skills in personnel planning and management to meet office needs
  • Knowledge of purchasing, property management, space planning, and information technology oversight
  • Ability to analyze management issues and develop short- and long-range plans for efficient operations

Full Job Description

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/.

GS-12: To be eligible at the GS-12 level, you must have ONE year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in Federal Service.

Specialized experience includes experience performing the following: 1) providing guidance to employees and management officials in an administrative program area; and 2) providing technical services for one of the following administrative program areas: (a) Budget; (b) Human Resources (HR); (c) Information Technology (IT); or (d) Acquisitions and/or Contracting.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria.

You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application.

Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Major Duties:

Serves as the Chief of the Administrative Division and administrative advisor to the U.S. Attorney for planning and managing the United States Attorney's Office resources.

Typical duties include, but are not limited to: Planning and managing a comprehensive administrative support program that includes the spectrum of administrative support services, e.g., budget, administration, personnel, space management, purchasing, information technology management, internal controls, mail, records, acquisitions, communication services and supplies.

Supervising a subordinate staff of administrative, technical and clerical personnel. Setting goals and priorities. Preparing schedules for completion of work.

Analyzing management issues for the District, developing short- and long-range plans to ensure office operations are conducted efficiently and effectively and meet mission requirements.

As a Designated Operating Plan district, exercising significant autonomy for short- and long-range budget administration. On behalf of the U.S.

Attorney, serves as the primary financial manager for the District; responsible for budget formulation, presentation to EOUSA and execution.

Developing and managing a comprehensive district-level personnel program exercising final authority for personnel planning and management activities to meet the short- and long-range needs of the office.

Planning and providing for all management services and office support functions in the district which include printing, publications, automation, selection of furniture and equipment, property management and supplies.

Overseeing the purchasing program to ensure purchases are within delegated authority and comply with all associated policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Managing the information technology program for the district ensuring employees have hardware and software needs to meet mission requirements.

Projecting and analyzing space needs based on proposed initiatives, staff changes and technology improvements.

Designing office layouts, schedules alterations and repairs, overseeing building renovation and directing the relocation of personnel to new space.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/4/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/4/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 26-ILS-12878079-IMP