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Administration for Community Living
Department of Health and Human Services
Location
Salary
$143,913 - $187,093
per year
Type
Closes
Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This job is for an Administrative Officer at the Administration for Community Living, where you'll help top leaders with budgeting, financial planning, and managing staff to keep the agency's operations running smoothly.
You'll also lead the creation and rollout of important policies and work with executives to set goals and improve processes.
It's a great fit for someone with years of high-level administrative experience in government or similar organizations who enjoys strategic planning and collaboration.
This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.
Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position.
To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service performing at least ALL of the following: Advising and assisting top management personnel in the development of areas involving financial management, budget planning issues, and personnel resources for an agency's operational activities.
Directing complex administrative programs involving the development and implementation of agency policies, regulations, and key administrative initiatives Collaborating with senior management and departmental executives in developing short term and long-range plans, objectives, initiatives, and recommendations for change in processes, procedures, and priorities.
Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience.
In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time.
As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification.
Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.
Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description.
Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment.
The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed.
It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record.
In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through national Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; community; student; social).
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment.
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited.
OPM Qualification General Policies Website Major Duties:
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As an Administrative Officer you will use your knowledge of and experience with ACL to optimize business results and customer experience by: Advising and assisting top management personnel in the development of areas involving financial management, budget planning issues, and personnel resources for an agency's operational activities.
Directing complex administrative programs involving the development and implementation of agency policies, regulations, and key administrative initiatives Collaborating with senior management and departmental executives in developing short term and long-range plans, objectives, initiatives, and recommendations for change in processes, procedures, and priorities.
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