Office Administrator (Office Automation)

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 Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee Current Civilian Employees of the Command Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized 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.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

GS-06 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes procedural and administrative work in an office environment; preparing and reviewing official correspondence; maintaining personnel files and office records; making travel arrangements in an automated system; maintaining inventory records of property for hand receipt holders; gathering budgetary data from various sources; preparing and tracking labor and fund requests; gathering information from automated personnel systems; and accessing timekeeping databases.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the Federal Service (GS-05).

GS-07 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes procedural and administrative work in an office environment; making official travel arrangements and submitting cost estimates to authorize travel orders in an automated system; reconciling travel vouchers; assisting with preparation and analysis of the annual operating budget; using automated personnel systems to initiate personnel actions; using financial management systems to perform duties as an official timekeeper; and completing weekly labor reports for approval.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the Federal Service (GS-06). Time in Grade Requirement for GS-07: 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-06).

Time in Grade Requirement for GS-06: 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-05).

Perform a variety of administrative tasks to facilitate the work of the office such as correspondence, forms, filing, mail, timekeeping, training coordination, travel authorizations vouchers, and Requests for Personnel Actions (RPAs).,Use multiple corporate automated information systems (AISs) to accomplish assignments.,Serve as receptionist, determining the disposition of most telephone and personal inquiries relative to the overall activities of the office.,Maintain schedules for the management team and the office as required.,Dispatches mail and orders supplies when requested.,Serve as primary or alternate timekeeper.,Maintain office files according to applicable guidelines which require classifying material,Serve as resource to other project/area personnel pertaining to the inputting, storing, and retrieving of information via office automation.,Provides projections for such items as office supplies, cleaning materials, utilities, office automation needs, etc.,As a government purchase card holder serve as source of information for procedures to be used in procuring supplies, materials, and services.