Administrative Officer

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About the Position: This position is located in Kadena Air Base Okinawa, Japan. Kadena Air Base is the largest and most active U.S. Air Force installation in East Asia.

This position is not covered by a bargaining unit.

Federal employees in Kadena Air Base Okinawa, Japan are currently entitled to receive a 0% (percentage is subject to change) Post Allowance (COLA) in addition to the base salary.

The initial length of this overseas tour is 24 months. Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens 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, AmeriCorps) 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.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes managing an annual budget and overseeing manpower support and/or hiring actions.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

OR Education: PhD or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M.

in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Public Administration or Business Administration.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: 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 the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages Major Duties:

• Plan, manage, direct, and coordinate budget formulation, analysis, and execution.
• Coordinate with Headquarters to manage manpower support for the school.
• Oversee and support civilian personnel actions.
• Administer student registration, student attendance, academic records maintenance, tuition status, and other related processes.
• Manage school property and equipment.
• Prepare reports using the information management system for school administration and personnel.
• Manage facility, safety, and security programs to ensure compliance with regulatory guidance.
• Perform first line supervisory responsibilities over the support staff.