Job: State Administrative Officer

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Job Title: State Administrative Officer

Department: Department Of Agriculture

Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Job Announcement Number: NHQ-11-522660-FH (DEU)

Salary Range: $81,823.00 - $106,369.00 /year
Series & Grade: GS-0341-13
Open Period: Thursday, August 18, 2011 to Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Position Information: Full Time Career/Career Conditional
Duty Locations: 1 vacancy - Burlington & Essex Junction, VT
Who May Be Considered: United States Citizens
Job Summary:

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides leadership in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain, and improve our natural resouirces and environment. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov.

You will be a member of the team that has the mission of Helping People Help the Land .

With our help, people are better able to conserve, maintain, and improve our natural resources. As a result of our technical and financial assistance, land managers and communities take a comprehensive approach to the use and protection of natural resources in rural, suburban, urban and developing areas.

We are known for our accomplishments and innovations in conservation. We are recognized for our talent, dedication and ingenuity in assisting landowners/users to reduce erosion, protect wildlife, promote good land use, and take other measures to preserve the Nation s natural resources for future generations.

This position is on the Vermont State Conservationist's staff in Colchester and serves as a member of the state's managment team responsible for directing and coordinating NRCS administrative support services. The position is under the supervision of the State Conservationist, who provides overall objectives and guidance in general terms. The incumbent directs and supervises the Management Staff in the use of financial, material and human resources, contracting, procurement, purchasing, realty, fleet management and other resources areas (e.g. information technology support).

RELOCATION EXPENSES NOT WILL BE PAID.

NOTE: THIS POSITION REQUIRES THE APPLICANT TO HAVE A CONTRACTING WARRANT FOR LEVEL 1C ($100,000) WITH PREFERENCE FOR HIGHER.

Key Requirements:

* You Must be a United States Citizen
* Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service
* You must complete a FBI Fingerprint, Background ans Security Investigation
* Must have a valid state driver's license
* Incomplete applicatons will not be considered
* Contracting Warrant for Level 1C ($100,000) with preference for higher

Major Duties:

This is a Career Progression Position and at the Full Performance Level the Incumbent will:

* Serve as a member of the State Leadership Team
* Direct and supervises the Management staff in the use of financial and human resources, contracting, procurement, purchasing, realty, fleet management, etc.
* Provide technically sound advice and recommendations
* Distribute resources to ensure proper balance of multiple programs

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position the applicant must meet the minimum Specialized Experience as defined below for the appropriate grade level.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

Applicant must have at least one year of Specialized Experience that is equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in an administrative field in the federal government. This experience includes but is not limited to managing Human Resources staff ; managing Financial Management staff; managing Management Services staff; managing budgets; negotiating contracts; presenting financial and project reports to high level constituents; assisting in the management of capital construction projects; and managing teams to complete administrative projects.

APPLICATION MATERIALS MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE 11:59 pm (EST) on Wednesday, August 31, 2011. FAILURE TO PROVIDE COMPLETE INFORMATION WILL RESULT IN YOU NOT RECEIVING CONSIDERATION FOR THIS POSITION.

How You Will Be Evaluated:

Once the application process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire.

The numeric rating you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire. The score is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the knowledge, skills and abilities required of this position. Qualified applicants will be assigned a score between 70 and 100.

YOUR RESUME MUST REFLECT THE SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION. In order to receive credit for your specialized experience, you must fully describe your responsibilities and show the actual time (years, months, and hours per week) spent in such activities.

YOUR RESUME MUST DOCUMENT THE WORK EXPERIENCE REFLECTED IN THE QUESTIONNAIRE. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, OR that your resume does not support the score on your questionnaire, your score can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.

Credit will be given for appropriate qualifying unpaid experience or volunteer work such as community, cultural, social service, and professional association activities on the same basis as for paid experience. To receive proper credit for unpaid experience or volunteer work, fully describe your responsibilities and show the actual time (years, months, and hours per week) spent in such activities.

Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Veterans' preference eligibles who meet the qualification requirements are place in the appropriate category and are listed ahead of non-preference eligibles. Veteran preference eligibles that have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality category, except in the case of scientific or professional positions at the GS-9 level or higher.

Benefits:

The Federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to its employees. This links provides an overview of the benefits currently offered:

http://www.usajobs.gov/EI/benefits.asp#icc.

Background Investigation: Employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background investigation and the granting of a federal suitbability or security clearance.

All Federal employees are required by PL 104-134 to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.

Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify that they have registered with the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form 1-9 to confirm work authorization.

Other Information:

All qualifications and requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review in our office, in other Federal agency personnel offices, and on OPM's web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications.

How To Apply:

To apply for this positon, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

1. Your Resume

2. A complete Occupational Questionnaire View Occupational Questionnaire

3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section below)

The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Wednesday, August 31, 2011

To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the occupational questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button at the end of the process.

Note: To check the status of yor applicaton or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account, select Application Status, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position.

To fax supporting documents you are unable to upload, complete this cover page http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf using the following Vacancy ID UN445697. Fax your documents to 1-478-767-3144.

If you cannot apply online:

1. Click the following link to view and print the occupational questionnaire View Occupational Questionnaire

2. Print this 1203FX form to provide your response to the occupational questionnaire http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/OPM1203fx.pdf , and

3. Fax the completed 1203FX form along with any supporting documents to 1-478-757-3144. Your 1203FX will serve as a cover page for your tax transmission.

All electronic submissions or faxes must be completed by: Wednesday, April 20, 2011.

Required Documents:

STEP 2

For this job announcement the following documents are required:

1.
Resume

2.
Veterans Preference Documentation, (DD-214 or equivalent, SF-5 and VA Letter as appropriate) iff applicable.

Contact Information:

Fay Hill
Phone: (202)205-7517
Email: FAY.HILL@WDC.USDA.GOV Agency Information:
USDA NRCS EAST
1400 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20250

What To Expect Next:

Once the online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After a review of "ALL" applications are made you will be notified of your rating and or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluation or interviews are required you will be contacted.

IF YOUR RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS NOT SUPPORTED BY YOUR DOCUMENTATION AND RESUME, YOUR SCORE WILL BE LOWERED OR YOU MAY BE RATED AS "NOT QUALIFIED".

EEO Policy Statement: http://www.usajobs.gov/eeo

Reasonable Accommodation Policy Statement: http://www.usajobs.gov/raps

Veterans Information: http://www.usajobs.gov/vi

Legal and Regulatory Guidance: http://www.usajobs.gov/lrg

Control Number: 2363522