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Administrative Support Assistant

Full Time
$69,923 – $90,898 Per Year
Closing on Jan 24, 2025

Location:
Maryland, Fort Meade
Requires Relocation:
Yes
Start Date:
15/01/2025
End Date:
24/01/2025
Offering Type:
Permanent
Hiring Paths:
Federal employees - Competitive service Federal employees - Excepted service
Service Type:
Excepted
Travel Percentage:
Occasional travel

About U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command

Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army. The Army values diversity of perspectives, backgrounds, cultures and skills, which connects employees to organizations that are committed to building an inclusive work environment where they can contribute to their fullest potential.

Job summary

About the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is with INSCOM, 780th Military Intelligence Brigade serving as a technical assistant in a Civilian Personnel Office performing procedural human resources duties.

Major duties

Relaying information to staff from the personnel community on position management, classification, recruitment and staffing, performance management, technical services, training and career development, and management-employee relations. Serving as a timekeeper for civilian employees using an automated timekeeping system, such as, Automated Time Attendance and Production System (ATAAPS). Properly maintaining civilian personnel files and local records maintenance, civilian correspondence, evaluation reports, promotions, awards, temporary duty orders, and/or duty rosters. Establishing and maintaining databases for tracking personnel strength, vacancies, and TDA authorizations and requirements. Researching pay problems, determining the cause, and coordinating with appropriate personnel to arrange for correction. Assuring civilian databases are maintained correctly with additions, changes, and deletions, as appropriate.

Qualification

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 Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Prior Federal Service Employee Army DCIPS positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. 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. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one (1) year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing and coordinating a variety of procedural civilian personnel actions, such as leave administration, pay allowances, and time and attendance programs; experience with computer software to maintain databases of current vacancy status and to run recurring strength reports. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the GG/GS-07 grade level in the Federal service, or equivalent to the GG/GS-08 grade level outside the Federal service. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and Management Manages and Organizes Information Personnel Action Processing and Recordkeeping

Evaluations

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.