Location: Kittery,ME, USA
Summary You will serve as a ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER in the LIFTING AND HANDLING DEPARTMENT of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD. Responsibilities You will serve as the departments advisor on human resources matters by coordinating organizational needs with human resources requirements. You will advise and /or counsel supervisors and managers on courses of actions and resources available for personnel issues. You will work with servicing human resources office representatives, staffing, and classification specialists or identify and resolve human resources needs and problems. You will maintain activity award, manpower, position description and personnel files. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-12 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: *Experience assisting management with identifying financial, personnel, and material needs and problems. *Experience developing budget estimates and justifications making sure that funds are used in accordance with the operating budget. *Experience counseling management in developing and maintaining sound organization structures, improving management methods and procedures, and seeing to the effective use of personnel, money, and materials. *Experience collaborating with personnel specialists in finding solutions to management problems arising out of changes in work. *Experience advising on contracts, agreements, and cooperative arrangements with other government agencies. GS-11 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: *Experience coordinating travel, training, property and records management. *Experience using work distribution and workflow charting, task analysis, statistical analysis, observation interviews, and other techniques. *Experience identifying and analyzing changes and trends in direct and overhead funding for human resources, material needs, and other administrative support matters. *Experience analyzing human resources financials, travel, training, materials and related requirements. *Experience recommending actions to meet staffing plans based on projected workload requirements. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education GS-11: Applicants may substitute the following education for the required experience, provided it demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position: Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; Or Successful completion of three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree; Or Successful completion of an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled. COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be combined to meet the total qualification requirements. Are you using your education to qualify? For positions requiring positive education requirements, or if you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned). Failure to submit transcripts at the time of application will result in an ineligible rating. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.