Administrative Officer
Department of Defense Education Activity
Posted: April 14, 2026 (0 days ago)
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Department of Defense Education Activity
Department of Defense
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).
This job involves handling the day-to-day administrative tasks at an elementary school for military families, such as managing the budget, coordinating staff hiring, and ensuring the facility is safe and secure.
It's a temporary role in South Carolina that could last up to several years and might become permanent for some employees.
A good fit would be someone organized with experience in office management or school operations, especially if they have a background in budgeting or public administration.
About the Position: This position is located at Pinckney Elementary School is part of the Fort Jackson Schools in the Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Americas Southeast District.
Pinkney ES serves military connected students in grades 2-6, South Carolina. This position is not covered by a bargaining unit.
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is transitioning to the Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA).
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.
You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.
See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
Current Competitive Service Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Civilian Employee Current Department of War (DoW) Civilian Employee Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Non-Department of War (DoW) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Reinstatement - Non-Competitive 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.
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: Successful completion of a 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 perform 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 if 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 two percentages.
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).
Note: If you are a current permanent Department of War Education Activity employee, this position will be filled with employees eligible for temporary promotion or temporary reassignment.
The position is temporary not to exceed one (1) year with provisions to extend in increments of up to one (1) year for a total of (5) years.
This position may be converted to permanent without further competition for current Department of War Education Activity employees.
If you are any of the other eligibility, this position is TERM not to exceed 366 days or 13 months, with provisions to extend up to a maximum of eight years. Major Duties:
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