FUL - Administrative Officer

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/20/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. All candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: To qualify at the GS-07 level, you must possess one of the following: One year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 level or higher in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Required specialized experience is described: 1) Assisting in budget formulation, execution, monitoring, and/or tracking of expenditures; 2) Entering financial and budgetary information into an automated system; 3) Assisting in the development of budget estimates; 4) Providing standard administrative services for an office, such as time and attendance, purchasing, processing travel authorizations and vouchers, and maintaining records and files; and 5) Responding to standard questions about administrative policies and procedures.

NOTE: Your resume must clearly support the experience listed. One full year of graduate level education that clearly demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. the occupation. NOTE: To qualify under this option you must submit transcripts (official or unofficial) to verify your education.

Superior Academic Achievement (SAA): Successfully completed a bachelor's degree in a directly related field AND meet one of the following: (1) Class Standing: rank in the upper 3rd of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, based on the completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (GPA): earn a GPA of (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on 4 years of education, or based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum -or- (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field, or the required courses completed during the final two years.

Note: GPA will be rounded to one decimal place, for example, 2.95 = 3.0, 2.94 = 2.9; OR (3) Membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society. NOTE: To qualify under this option you must submit transcripts (official or unofficial) to verify your education. A combination of education and experience as described in A and B above which together equals 100% of the requirement.

To qualify at the GS-09 level, you must possess one of the following: One year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 level or higher in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Required specialized experience is described as: 1) Performing budget preparation and execution duties, (e.g., estimates, projections, financial tracking, redistribution, monitoring, reconciling and reporting); 2) Acting as primary point-of-contact for an organization for all administrative issues, (e.g., processing personnel actions, records management, time and attendance, and processing travel authorizations and vouchers); 3) Independently planning and carrying out assignments, and making recommendation in conformance with overall requirements, time frames; 4) Performing property management duties to receive, track and inventory high value assets; and 5) Purchasing supplies and equipment.

NOTE: Your resume must clearly support the experience listed. A master's or equivalent graduate degree or two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.B. or J.D., if related that clearly demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE: To qualify under this option you must submit transcripts (official or unofficial) to verify your education.

A combination of education and experience as described in A and B above which together equals 100% of the requirement. Volunteer Experience: 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).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

At the full performance level (GS-09) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Responsible for tracking budget throughout the year and executing end of year closeout. Responsible for assuring all rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for budget submissions are followed Responsible for tracking budget throughout the year and executing end of year closeout. Responsible for assuring all rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for budget submissions are followed.

Performs or directs the acquisition of necessary supplies and equipment; prepares all proper paperwork, maintains liaison with Regional Contracting and General Services office. Manage uniform accounts, time and attendance, travel documents, credit card purchases, expense tracking, onboarding new staff, and office supplies for nearly 25 staff.

Ensures that expense items are obligated and invoices are processed in accordance with the Service's financial management guidelines and with regulatory and legal requirements. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.