Staff Administrative Specialist

Staff Administrative Specialist

Serve as a Staff Administrative Specialist for an Army Reserve Brigade, Group, Battalion, or comparable activity.

Perform one or more of the following assignments : manage unit and individual training; manage unit personnel and medical readiness programs; manage unit supply and logistics programs and / or manage various types of financial management programs.

Serve as the military personnel technical expert for the unit.

Coordinate, monitor and evaluate significant projects and activities concerning Headquarters and Command-wide administrative issues.

Advise leadership and other staff regarding administrative matters.

Review military, administrative and personnel related correspondence to make determination on adequacy prior to submission to higher headquarters.

Provide training and technical guidance for administrative activities and personnel within the organization.

Coordinate resources for assigned programs and training events.

Evaluate administrative issues to recommend actions or develop policy to improve administrative operations.

Utilize various automation programs concerning information on readiness that impacts individual service members and the unit's overall mission or deployment readiness status.

This position requires active membership as a soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR).

This position requires the incumbent to successfully complete the Unit Administrator Basic Course within 18 months of appointment.

This position requires the incumbent to successfully complete the Unit Pay Administrator Course within 18 months of appointment.

The duties of this position may require the incumbent to work evenings, nights, holidays, and / or weekends to include modification in shifts and / or tour of duty.

Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees

Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)

Domestic Defense Industrial Base / Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce

Executive Order (E.O.) 12721

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan

Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act

Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473

Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)

Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible

People with Disabilities, Schedule A

Postal Service / Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities

Reinstatement

Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and / or 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.

Specialized Experience : One year of specialized experience which includes :

Interpreting military regulations, policies, principles, and procedures to gather and analyze facts, identify problems and report findings on organizational programs;

Providing administrative guidance on unit requirements;

Consolidation of reports;

Reviewing training reports to identify training needs and / or changes needed; and

Preparing training orders, utilizing automated systems supporting various military programs.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade / level position in the federal service (GS-07).

OR Education : Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as : Organizational Management and Leadership, Public Administration, Business Administration, and Management.

OR Combination of Education and Experience : A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.