Administrative Officer Job in Billings, MT

Vacancy No. IMP-12751308-25-NZ Department U.S. Marshals Service
Salary $105,383.00 to $137,000.00 Grade 13 to 13
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 6/23/2025 Close Date 6/30/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Status Candidates
Locations:
Billings, MT


Summary

District of Montana- Billings, MT

The selectee of this position serves as an Administrative Officer. You will be responsible for managing the District financial program, budget program, procurement program, human resources program, property management program, the records management program, operational support (financial and administrative functions), security management, audit management, and conducting management and program analysis studies.

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

Agency Employee - You may apply if you are a current, permanent, competitive service employees of the United States Marshals Service or Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) eligible.

Duties

As an Administrative Officer at the GS-0341-13 level, some of your typical work assignments may include:

  • Supervising the District administrative staff.
  • Overseeing and coordinating all administrative support for the main District office and District sub-offices.
  • Planning the work to be accomplished by subordinates; establishing priorities, assigning work, evaluating work performance, and providing advise, guidance, and counsel to subordinates.
  • Interviewing candidates for administrative positions and making selections.
  • Developing short and long range plans for District administrative operations.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Must pass a pre-employment security investigation and drug screening.

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

This position is a Testing Designated Position and is subject to random drug testing.

May be required to successfully complete a trial/probationary period.

May be required to successfully complete a supervisory probationary period.

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. Verify Registration here.

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.

You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level).

Qualifications

GS-13 TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-12 grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 grade level. (Must submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. No award SF-50 will be accepted).

You may qualify at the GS-0341-13 level, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

1. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your ability:
1) Advising management on budgetary matters such as status of funds, acquisition plans, account shortfalls, and financial regulation compliance;
2) Projecting current year expenditure (both deficit and surpluses) based on year-to-date budgetary information;
3) Applying a variety of purchasing regulations, methods, and procedures to acquire services and supplies using purchase orders, blanket purchase agreements, or fixed price negotiated contracts; and
4) Providing assistance with reviewing or entering monthly open obligation reports to ensure accurate status of obligations, accruals, and paid transactions.

Subject Matter Expert - Qualification Assessment (SME-QA)
Note: Subject matter experts will evaluate the first two pages of work experience in your resume based on these competencies.
Possession of the following competencies:
  • Financial Management: Prepares, justifies, and/or administers the budget for program areas; plans, administers, and monitors expenditures to ensure cost effective support of programs and policies; assesses financial condition of an organization.
  • Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
  • Contracting/Procurement: Knowledge of various types of contracts, techniques for contracting or procurement, and contract negotiation and administration.
  • Writing: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a succinct and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material that is appropriate for the intended audience.
  • Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
  • Managing Human Resources: Plans, distributes, coordinates, and monitors work assignments of others; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately utilized and developed, and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner.
If you are qualifying with education and experience, your education needs to demonstrate proficiency with the competencies identified above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE CANNOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

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, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Applicants may not qualify based on education in lieu of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level.

Additional information

Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures, you must be a preference eligible or a Veteran separated after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions.

Career Transition Assistance Programs: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above; and, (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information visit:
http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp

Additional selections may be made from this announcement.

Applications will not be accepted if submitted using Government franked envelopes.

Recruitment incentive may be authorized.

Relocation incentive may be authorized.

Benefits

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the application process is complete, your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, transcripts, supporting documents), and the responses you provided on the application questionnaire. If your responses are not supported by your application materials, you may be excluded from consideration for this job. If referred, all relevant documents including performance appraisals and incentive awards submitted with your application will be available to the selecting official for review and consideration.

Subject matter experts will review the first two pages of work experience inyour resume to determine your technical qualifications for the position based on the specialized experience and competencies stated in the qualifications section above.

Applicants will enter a multi-hurdle process involving the following steps:

  1. Once the initial application process is complete, a review of your application package will be conducted to determine your eligibility and to ensure all required documents have been submitted.
  2. Applicants who meet the eligibility requirements, submit all required documents, and meet the cut score if applicable, will have their application reviewed by subject matter experts to confirm minimum qualifications are met. This review will be conducted on a pass/fail basis.
If you are found to be among the top candidates, you may be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. If referred, all relevant documents including performance appraisals and incentive awards submitted with your application will be available to the selecting official for review and consideration.

Required Documents

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:

1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed. If more than two (2) pages are submitted, only the first two (2) pages of work experience will be reviewed to determine your qualifications.
2. Other supporting documents (Applicants should ensure that their personally identifiable information (PII) is protected.):

  • Cover Letter, optional
  • Most recent SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" showing you are/were in the competitive service and the highest grade or promotion potential held (if applying as a status candidate with current or former Federal Service)
  • Copy of most recent performance appraisal with supervisor's signature showing the official final rating of record. In cases where the performance appraisal is incomplete or unavailable, applicants may provide an explanation of the reasons (if applying as a status candidate with current or former Federal Service).
  • Copy of SF-50 reflecting award received (if applying as a status candidate with current or former Federal Service).
  • Veterans' Preference documentation, if claiming veterans preference
  • Noncompetitive appointment authority documentation, if applicable
  • Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) documentation, if applicable (e.g., Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 that documents the RIF separation action; and most recent performance appraisal.)
Claiming Veterans' Preference
  • If you are a veteran and you are claiming veterans' preference, you must submit a DD214, Certificate of Release from Active Duty, which shows dates of service and discharge under honorable conditions. For competitive service positions, active duty service members expecting to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions within 120 days: you may be granted tentative preference by submitting a "certification" document in lieu of a Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214. This "certification" is any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date of the submission of the certification. Veteran's preference must be verified prior to appointment. Without this documentation, you will not receive veteran's preference and your application will be evaluated based on the material(s) submitted.
  • If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference based on service-connected disability, in addition to the DD214 or certification requirements (see above bullet), you must also submit an SF-15 Application for 10-point Veterans' Preference, plus the proof of entitlement of this preference which is normally an official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs certifying to the present existence of the service-connected disability and indicating the percentage of your disability. For more information on veterans' preference and special hiring authorities click here.

How to Apply

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows:

  1. To begin the application process, click the Apply Online button.
  2. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation.
  3. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59PM (ET) on the announcement closing date.
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Agency contact information

HQ STAFFING
Address
US Marshals Service
2601 2nd Avenue North
Billings, MT 59101
US

Next steps

Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application. We expect to make a job offer within 120 days after the closing date of this announcement.


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