Administrative Services Specialist

Administrative Support Services

If selected, you will provide a variety of administrative support services to the United States Attorney's Office. You will receive formal and/or on-the-job training as needed. Duties include: planning and procuring support services and equipment; providing support services in relation to space management, purchasing supplies and equipment, security, internal controls, mail, records, reproduction services, forms management and communication services; serving as action officer for senior staff in administering a wide variety of administrative support activities, e.g., office moves, reorganizations, communication system changes, and personnel actions; providing direct administrative support to senior officials. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Qualifications:

GS-9: To be eligible at the GS-9 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: specialized experience, education, or a combination of education and experience. Specialized experience is defined as formulating and monitoring the execution of budget; providing administrative support services in areas such as space management, purchasing supplies and equipment, security, internal controls, mail, records, reproduction services, forms management and communication services, office automation, information management and communications hardware and software. Education: one of the following types of education in a related field (e.g., business, accounting, etc.): a master's or equivalent graduate degree (such as an LL.B.); OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. Combining education and experience: combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. In order to qualify based on a combination, graduate education must be in excess of 1 full year.

GS-11: To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: specialized experience, education, or a combination of education and experience. Specialized experience is defined as formulating, justifying, and monitoring the execution of the budget; advising on budgetary alternatives; identifying cost-benefit relationships between budget and program goals; analyzing financial requirements, space requirements, and other support service's needs; making recommendations for maximizing overall efficiency and effectiveness; and analyzing support service functions in areas such as space management, purchasing supplies and equipment, security, internal controls, mail, records, reproduction services, forms management, office automation, information management, and communications hardware and software. Education: one of the following types of education in a related field (e.g. business, finance): Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M, if related. Combining education and experience: combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels specified in the table, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grades GS-9 and GS-11. (When crediting education that requires specific course work, prorate the number of hours of related courses required as a proportion of the total education to be used.)

Additional Information:

Payment of relocation expenses may be authorized in accordance with applicable regulations. A relocation incentive may be considered as appropriate based on qualifications. The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.