Administrative Officer

About the Position: The Watervliet Arsenal is an Army-owned & operated manufacturing center located in NY. Qualifications: Position may be filled as a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed (NTE) one (1) year by a current permanent Army employee. Time-limited promotions may be extended up to a maximum of five years. Time-limited reassignments and changes to lower grade may exceed five years, however return rights may be impacted. Position may be made permanent without further competition. 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 Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Specialized experience at GS-12: Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled such as: Managing administrative and management actions (ie: preparing correspondence, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders and maintain task tracking systems) to ensure timely completions of assignments; Advising leadership on organizational policies, procedures and resource management to provide recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness; Analyzing and interpreting regulatory guidance to develop and implement administrative polices and procedure; preparing and recommending the internal operating budget for a directorate. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). 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-11).