Summary
About the position: This position is located at the FSB Business Operations Flight on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan.
This job is open to
Clarification from the agency
Please see the "Who May Apply" section under the Qualifications section.
Duties
Serves as the principal office administrative information manager for the FSB Business Operations Flight. Performs a wide range of administrative clerical work and office automation support functions for the FSB Flight Chief and serves as the subject matter expert for administrative matters. Uses applicable regulations and directives to recommend appropriate action. Uses a variety of word/data processing software. Plans and schedules meetings, appointments, calendars, and required training; and manages related databases. Drafts and composes a wide variety of recurring and non-recurring correspondence, reports, spreadsheets, publications, and other related documents and personnel action requests; performs a wide variety of record keeping. Reviews and finalizes correspondence for approval/signature by proofreading and/or editing to ensure documents are in proper format in accordance with the Tongue and Quill as well as ensuring documents have the correct grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation; updates all office instructions as necessary; tracker logs, screens, and tracks incoming correspondence for higher level attention using MS Outlook Task management software, review, or action; routes and/or maintains necessary suspense controls; initiates, reviews, and proofreads Marketing and Publicity correspondence and promotional items; transmits and receives documents and messages electronically, suspense tracking; and consolidates and finalizes information and files various reports in accordance with established reporting procedures. Gathers and summarizes information from meetings, files, documents, and other personnel for supervisors or other staff members in order to complete reports and to use in responding to inquiries. Coordinate with the Financial Officer as the liaison to be able to prepare NAF Financial programs for the FSB Flight to include preparation, execution and tracking of NAF budgets, NAF Council requirements, and LOF files. Utilizes computer software programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, DoD and Air Force specific and locally developed programs. Aids management in resolving administrative and operation problems, reviews available guidance, regulations, recommendations in developing and instituting the overall flight. Answers routine, non-technical requests for information such as status of reports, suspense dates, and similar readily available information. Serves as flight OPR for audits, inspections, assessments; coordinating with flight activities to assemble requirement documents, and bringing issues to the FSB Flight Chief. Serves as Chief of the Office of Record (COR) for the flight for records management. Coordinates, evaluates and drafts management responses to audit findings and recommendations, tracks corrective actions and recommendations, coordinates on audit non-concurrences, and tracks until closed. Maintains suspense files.
If interested in this position please preview the online application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12391983
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- This position requires the incumbent to complete a background investigation with favorable results.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Open to everyone. Applicants will be categorized by preference(s) and/or priority consideration eligibilities. An applicant's eligibility will be determined based on eligibility claimed in the questionnaire and proof of eligibility MUST be provided with application by the closing date , 07/17/2024
The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is US Citizens and legal US residents in Okinawa. Legal US residents must possess a social security number and be citizens of a NATO country. Must be able to provide documentation proving residence status overseas.
- Business Based Action
- Family Member Preference
- Military Spouse Preference
- Outside Applicant Veteran
- Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran
- Transition Hiring Preference
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Qualifying Experience:
Experience in administrative or clerical work which demonstrates possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the duties of the position successfully. Experience must demonstrate knowledge of correspondence formats, grammar and spelling; skill in researching problems, compiling data, and preparing reports, composing correspondence and maintaining organized files and must demonstrate rigorous attention to detail. Experience in management and organization principles and theories, including standardized administrative practices and procedures common to the organization or area of responsibility. Formal training in NAF and APF accounting, planning/analyzing and implementing NAF and APF budget requirements highly desirable. Must have the ability to make written and oral presentations to a variety of audiences. Must be able to effectively work with management officials at all levels. Position is a position of trust.
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. This position does not allow for education substitution in order to qualify.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.
To better expedite the hiring process, we recommend including full contact information (name, address, phone number, email, etc.) for professional and personal references on your resume.
Required Documents
The documents you are required to submit vary based on the eligibility you are claiming (i.e., applying as a Military Spouse Preference - MSP, applying as a veteran, applying as a current federal employee, etc.). The below documents are required and must be submitted with your application:
Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support identified the general or specialized experience described in this announcement. If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
Other accepted documents to support a qualification and/or claimed preference/priority eligibility may include:
- Cover Letter
- DD-214/ Statement of Service
- Diploma/ GED
- Disability Letter (VA)
- License
- Other (1)
- Other (2)
- PCS Orders
- Professional Certification
- Proof of Marriage Status
- Resume
- Separation Notice (RIF)
- SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
- Transcript
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and supporting documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an in-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/17/2024 to receive consideration.
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Next steps
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
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