You will serve as a Administrative Officer, an integral member of the management team, providing a wide range of administrative services, advice, and counsel for a complex organization within the Fish and Wildlife Service. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 1-2 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Manage budget planning, execution, and financial analysis to ensure effective resource allocation and compliance with fiscal policies. Serve as the primary financial advisor and liaison, providing budget guidance, monitoring agreements, and supporting financial reporting and audits.
Advise leadership on administrative operations, resource management, and organizational support to improve efficiency and meet mission requirements. Analyze administrative processes and policies, recommend operational improvements, and ensure compliance with Department and agency guidance. Manage procurement activities, including acquisition planning, market research, contract documentation, and compliance with financial and procurement regulations.
Oversee property and records management by maintaining accountable assets, ensuring regulatory compliance, and administering records retention and disposal. Advise managers and employees on human resources policies, personnel actions, workforce planning, and employee relations while coordinating with servicing HR offices.
Manage HR administrative processes, including personnel documentation, travel and payroll coordination, training support, and compliance with federal policies and regulations. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. Pay will vary based on grade level for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.
You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position.
Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education.
https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualification
This position is with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.
The posted pay range is $50460 – $80243/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-08.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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