The Executive Office at the U. S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center- Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) located in Champaign, Illinois is seeking a temporary Executive Support Assistant to provide administrative support to the ERDC-CERL Deputy Director and other laboratory senior staff. This is a full-time in-person 13-month appointment.
DUTIES
Provides overall guidance, control, direction, and policy formulation for the management of ERDC-CERL
Carries out and coordinates complex and substantive administrative and clerical support assignments to facilitate the work of the office.
Develops comprehensive plans for the integration of day-to-day and long-range projects, actions, and activities requiring the involvement of the deputy director
Contributes to CERL deputy directors and CERL senior executive staff's public relations interfacing frequently as an administrative liaison, with high-level civilian government and military officials, industrial, academic, and civic leaders
Arranges appointments, meetings, travel; screens visitors; and identifies key meetings, attendees, and necessary background material
Composes, prepares, reviews for correctness and coordinates for correction with other administrative staff, a variety of correspondence for higher headquarters for signature
Uses automated data processing equipment, word processing, spreadsheets, software tools, and the Corps of Engineers Financial Management System (CEFMS)
QUALIFICATIONS
You must have one year of specialized experience which includes preparing various correspondence; scheduling meetings while maintaining calendars in the system such as: Microsoft Outlook; assisting in preparing travel orders or vouchers in accordance with regulations; and assisting with timekeeping for staff members. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service DK-02 (GS-05).
This position is covered by the Science and Technology Laboratory Personnel Management Demonstration Project, and the DK-03 pay band includes the General Schedule equivalent to the GS-06 level.
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for STRL Mission Support Positions to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
U. S. Citizenship is required for this position.
WHEN YOU APPLY UNDER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, YOUR RESUME WILL BE PLACED IN OUR CANDIDATE INVENTORY AND WILL BE CONSIDERED.