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Administrative Officer

Department of Defense Education Activity

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Puerto Rico

Salary

$74,678 - $97,087

per year

Closes

April 20, 2026More DOD jobs →

GS-9 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $51,332 - $66,732

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-8. Master's degree or 2 years graduate study.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job is for an Administrative Officer at a Department of Defense school in Puerto Rico, where you'll handle budgeting, staff hiring, facility safety, student records, and equipment management to keep the school running smoothly.

It's a supervisory role overseeing support staff in a tropical island setting with added cost-of-living benefits.

A good fit would be someone with experience in office administration or school operations, who enjoys coordinating teams and ensuring everything complies with rules.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience in managing budgets and overseeing manpower or hiring actions, equivalent to GS-8 level
  • Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher graduate education in Business Administration or Public Administration
  • Combination of education and experience meeting the 100% qualification threshold
  • U.S. citizenship
  • Ability to perform supervisory duties over support staff
  • Experience with facility, safety, and security program management
  • Proficiency in preparing reports using information management systems

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. It is located by Guaynabo City, Puerto Rico. It is near the capital of San Juan.

Puerto Rico boasts fabulous ocean views, tropical weather, and lush green mountains. The island is approximately 100 miles by 35 miles and similar in size to Connecticut.

Federal employees in Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico may be entitled to receive a 2.49% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) in addition to the base salary. (% is subject to change) 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.

Experience required: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.

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

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

OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Business Administration or Public 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.
  • Manage facility, safety, and security programs to ensure compliance with regulatory guidance.
  • Administer the 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.
  • Oversee and support civilian personnel actions.
  • Perform first line supervisory responsibilities over the support staff.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/10/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/10/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: NC7X-26-12931992-DE