Clarification from the agency

U.S. citizens and U.S. Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required.

As an Executive Assistant to the Deputy Chief Counsel (Operations) you will:

• Act on behalf of Senior Leadership through daily contacts and by representing the agency at internal and external meetings on a broad range of issues; including consideration or implementation of policies, practices, or other operational and management activities;
• Coordinate and prepare reports, briefing materials, white papers, and other correspondence to aid in discussions with top level officials, both internal and external to an organization;
• Manage calendar appointments and day-to-day activities for one or more senior executives to determine and prioritize action items, and coordinate responses to include staff actions, within established deadlines;
• Plan/organize, support and/or attend meetings on behalf of senior leadership, which include coordinating the development of agenda items, and briefing stakeholders and the senior staff at the executive level on items of special interest and for action; and
• Provide expert advice and guidance to assigned senior executives and other senior staff, on administration policies and operations for an organization.

This is not an all-inclusive list. If selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform the duties of the position, and will receive training to help you grow in the position.

Conditions of employment

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• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National

Qualifications

In order to qualify you must meet the experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience.

To qualify for this position of Executive Assistant you must meet the qualification requirements listed below by the closing of this announcement:

For GS-12:

Specialized Experience: Your resume must detail at least one year of specialized experience which includes: Demonstrating ability to coordinate administrative actions, workflow and resources for senior leadership; apply interpersonal skills to effectively communicate and interact with stakeholders; and prepare routine correspondence.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

For GS-13:

Specialized Experience: Your resume must detail at least one year of specialized experience which includes: Providing advice and guidance to senior leadership on administrative operations, programs, and policies. Demonstrated ability with administrative management, project management, and applying analytical techniques and interpersonal skills to effectively communicate and interact with stakeholders, coordinate the workflow and resources for senior leadership; and prepare correspondence, e.g., reports, briefing materials, and white papers.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

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. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Administration and Management, Communication and Representation, and Data Analysis. Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, Category A, Category B or Category C depending on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, and training related to this position.

Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-preference-eligibles in that category.

Referral:If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview. We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)), you must be assigned to Category B or better to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority.