Not Required

Duties

Oversee and manage all administrative and operational functions supporting the Associate Director for Operations, ensuring efficient workflow and continuity across the office.,Establish and maintain organized filing and records systems that preserve institutional knowledge, support decision-making, and provide reliable reference for inquiries, audits, and long-term program history.,Coordinate meetings, briefings, and conferences for the Associate Director for Operations, including arranging logistics, and securing conference rooms.,Prepare background materials such as summaries, program analyses, or briefing documents for review and approval.,Manage intake, logging, prioritization, and routing of all correspondence and communications addressed to the Associate Director, ensuring timely review and action.,Fulfill duties as a secondary Controlled Correspondence Officer, coordinating closely with the USDA Office of Executive Secretariat to ensure compliance with departmental standards, tracking requirements, and response timelines.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. Time in Grade: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet the time in grade requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Qualifying experience includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-08 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience managing the supervisor's activities schedule; preparing travel arrangements; and signing correspondence for the supervisor when technical or policy content was previously cleared. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Other Information

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL): Visit the OPM website for information on how to apply as a CTAP or RPL eligible. To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100.