Management & Program Assistant, Albany FSDO, EASD01

Department of Transportation

Federal Aviation Administration

FAA, Flight Standards Service, Office of General Aviation Safety Assurance, Albany FSDO, EASD01

Summary

Assists the Office Manager, Front Line Management Team, and the Administrative Office in day-to-day operations, and may act as a lead for other support staff to coordinate multiple assignments for the Field Office. Performs back-up duties in the absence of the Administrative Officer and may work as a team member on various projects. Work activities typically support multiple projects/programs and contribute to the objectives of the organizational unit.

This job is open to

Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.

Clarification from the agency

Open to current permanent FAA employee FAA wide

Duties

Plan and perform administrative assignments for projects/programs. Has a broad understanding of how administrative assignments contribute to organizational activities. Responsible for compiling, tracking, and analyzing data; providing advanced computer assistance; scheduling meetings; preparing correspondence; providing written or oral explanation of organization policies; and coordinating the implementation of new office policies and systems. Independently utilizes a variety of software programs to accomplish assignments. Demonstrates considerable independence in planning time and coordinates only as needed with the Office Manager, Frontline Management Team, and Administrative Officer to prioritize assignments and use assigned resources. Often assists others plan and identify resources to accomplish projects/programs/tasks. Maintains control of all office files (electronic and paper) and ensures they are managed and maintained in accordance with established policy and procedures. These files include, but are not limited to, office policies and procedures, employee personnel records, training records, and medical records. Manages the full life-cycle of records to include technical files, from creation to authorized destruction. Serves as the coordinator for the management team's travel, correspondence, schedules, and facility requirements. Provides overall administrative assistance to the management team's ongoing projects, which may include access to personnel records, training histories, and other personal information. Position holds responsibility for safeguarding sensitive, close-hold, or confidential information. Assists in data gathering and analysis and works extensively with computer/software programs such as MS Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint to compile, analyze, and display data and results for the sub-units in the branch. Assists with the updates and maintenance of group communication sites to track and analyze project history, status, and other performance measures via SharePoint and MS Access or similar web-based document management system. Researches, interprets, and applies regulatory and policy guidelines to answer employees' and managers' questions and/or assists with solving administrative problems. Tracks and analyzes data to ensure compliance with policies and procedures. Ensures organization administrative processes are functioning efficiently and effectively, and in accordance with current guidance, policies, procedures, and regulations. Contacts are typically internal and external. Internal contacts often include the Office Manager, Management Team, Administrative Officer, as well as internal Aviation Safety Inspectors and administrative staff. Other contacts may frequently include Division Management and Functional Area Office personnel, Flight Standards Field Office Managers, and employees from more than one organizational unit and/or Line-of-Business to share information, coordinate efforts, and discuss assignments. External contacts are typically with customers and other parties on routine matters related to the project/program being supported. Established policies and procedures guide most assignments, but allow some discretion for the incumbent to select the most appropriate approach or to recommend new approaches. May provide recommendations to improve work processes. Resolves most problems and work issues without the assistance of the Office Manager, Frontline Management Team, or Administrative Officer. Identifies and informs Office Manager, Frontline Management Team, Administrative Officer, and/or other employees of problems/issues that require their attention and helps them develop and recommend solutions. Provides guidance to lower-level administrative support staff on handling routine problems and issues. Utilizes the government travel system as necessary and assures compliance with established procedures and cost accounting data. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

US Citizenship is required.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
Position designated as Moderate Risk. A background investigation may be required.
Selectee will be required to report to an FAA/AVS facility.
This is not a 100% telework position. Situational telework may be available based on the needs of the Office.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position at the FV-F level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-E, FG/GS-7/8 level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Experience providing support and advice for administrative solutions which may include using appropriate safeguards and procedures for handling sensitive information. Experience using an array of specialized software applications to execute project tasks and achieve objectives. Experiencing managing comprehensive data compilation and tracking processes, orchestrate interview coordination, schedule meetings, and draft correspondence with precision and efficiency. Experience with Window Operating Systems or similar system; and the Microsoft Office Professional Suite, including the latest versions of Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook or similar systems.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Education

Education is not qualifying for this position and may not be substituted for experience.

Ingrade/Downgrade applications will be accepted.

Interviews: All or some or none of the candidates may be interviewed.

Selectee must report to the advertised facility.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS: Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or Omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job. Your application/resume must have your official title, grade, series and employment dates in your work history.

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA)/Leadership and Management Dimension (LMD) NARRATIVES from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a NARRATIVE response in the text box listed below each KSA/LMD.

In lieu of providing a KSA NARRATIVE response in the text box listed below each KSA/LMD, in your work history on your resume/application, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA/LMD. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate. Please also ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job); Duties (be specific in describing your duties); Employer's name and address; Supervisor name and phone number; Start and end dates including month and year (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008); Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week); & Salary. Determining length of Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of this information may result in a finding of ineligible due to an incomplete application.

Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.

Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

Applicants must apply online to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed or e-mailed applications cannot be accepted. If you need to submit additional documents to supplement your on-line application, e.g. SF-50, you may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS.

Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.

Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.

The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements

This is not a bargaining unit position.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal 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.

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Required Documents

All Applicants MUST provide a copy of their most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) which verifies current position, title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record as shown below.

If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.

If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluation process. This assessment aims to evaluate the competencies and qualifications essential for the position.

You must apply online to receive consideration. Your application must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close Date for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associated with FAA registers, your application must be submitted at the time a referral list is created in order to receive consideration for positions associated with a register.

RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES. IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION.

Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information:

Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job)

Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualifications and include job title, employer name, start/end dates, number of hours worked per week.
Education, certification or licensure: If required, education should include school/institution name, completion date, degree type and GPA.

Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of this information may result in a finding of ineligible.

You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded information again when applying for future vacancies.

Agency contact information

KARLA J CANADA

Phone: 1 (816) 329-2672
Fax: 1 (816) 329-2656
Email: karla.canada@faa.gov

Address: Federal Aviation Administration
ACE Regional HR Services Division
1100 Main Street
AHF-N400
Kansas City, MO 64105
US

Next steps

Once we receive your complete application, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications. Eligible and qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. You will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

For instructions on how to check the status of your application, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide.

Important - If you make any changes to your application, you must resubmit it. If you make changes to your application and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your application package, and only your previously submitted application will be evaluated.

All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of political affiliation, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Information section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodation request. Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Additional information on reasonable accommodations procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office.

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