Administrative Support Specialist

United States Space Force Forces

Vandenberg AFB, California$47,019 - $112,053Full-timePosted 6 days ago

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Summary

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Duties

The United States Space Force (USSF) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA is searching for an Administrative Support Specialist for 18 Space Defense Squadron (NH-0301-02, GS-05/11 equivalent). Description: To serve as an administrative support specialist for all civilian personnel matters performing a range of employees, labor management, management advisory functions and position description creation/modification as well as performing a variety of financial management assignments as a resource advisor. Ideal Candidate: Forward-thinking, solution oriented, agile, team player, proactive, analytical skills, and great interpersonal skills. Recruitment Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Knowledge of commonly used budgetary methods, practices, procedures, regulations, policies, and processes to formulate, justify, and execute assigned budget in support of the mission, structure, goals, work processes, and programs of unit supported. Knowledge of methods to collect, analyze and interpret data in areas of personnel management, financial management and manpower. Knowledge of experience with learn Human Resources laws and procedures sufficient to provide advice and guidance to management and inform employees. Knowledge and experience with installation civilian personnel services and personnel management practices such as recruitment, classification, and employee management relations sufficient to advise and support management with initial steps to take on personnel matters. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Qualifications and evaluation

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here: Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.

How to apply

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Required documents

Resume: You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide: Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information: Job title Detailed duties and accomplishments Employer's name and address Supervisor's name and phone number Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.) Hours per week Salary, if applicable Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.

Additional information

Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information. Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here.

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