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Geological Survey · Posted 52 days ago
About the Role
This position serves as a Secretary, GS-0318-09 with the Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Office of the Director, Office of the Associate Director for Energy and Mineral Resources.
What You'll Do
- →This position is located within the Department of the Interior, U.S.
- →Geological Survey, Office of the Director, Office of the Associate Director for Energy and Mineral Resources, duty stationed in Lakewood, Colorado or Reston, Virginia.
- →At the full performance level (GS-09) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: 1.
- →Organize and maintain the calendar for the Deputy Associate Director (DAD), independently prioritizes meetings and conferences, and arranges visits with internal and external entities.
- →Uses thorough knowledge of the Mission Area and awareness of related importance of issues, awareness of urgency of each matter, and overall workload to prioritize the DAD activities. 2.
- →Receive, review, and prioritize incoming electronic mail and determines proper handling by applying knowledge of research and investigative functions and plans of the Mission Area.
- →Responds directly on some items in written or verbal manner as appropriate and refers other materials to the DAD or other appropriate Mission Area staff for response or information.
- →Follows up to ensure that response is timely and in accordance with policy and directives. 3.
- →Review and read all outgoing Mission Area correspondence for procedural and grammatical accuracy and conformance with general policy and the USGS Correspondence Handbook. 4.
- →Organize and make travel arrangements for the DAD in the United States and abroad.
- →Extensive planning of detailed itineraries is frequently involved.
- →Maintains contact with the DAD when he/she is on travel to keep him/her informed of current activities and progress. 5.
- →Arrange travel for the Mission Area Immediate Office staff.
- →Processes all authorizations and vouchers and directly handles discrepancies with the DAD, staff, and the DOI Travel Office. 6.
Requirements
- ✓Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
- ✓Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- ✓Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
- ✓Direct Deposit participation required.
- ✓Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
- ✓To learn more, visit www.dhs.gov/EVerify/.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.
- ✓This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized.
- ✓In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓This position does not allow substituting education for experience.
Personality Fit
Job ID: a0be60e3-4d08-4de2-a30a-6e170c1d3770
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