Administrative Support Assistant (OA)

NIST is seeking highly qualified and motivated Administrative Support Assistants to provide comprehensive administrative support services. This role drives organizational efficiency by coordinating and executing a wide range of administrative tasks, including managing calendars, arranging conference rooms for meetings, preparing timecards, and purchasing supplies and equipment.

Qualifications:

To qualify for the ZS-III, applicants must meet one of the following:

Possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-04 (ZS-II at NIST) level. Specialized experience is defined as experience scheduling meetings, answering phones, greeting visitors, and arranging and reserving conference rooms for meetings.

OR

4 years of education above high school

OR

A combination of education and experience

To qualify for the ZS-IV, applicants must possess 1 year ( 52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS- 06 ( ZS- III at NIST) level. Specialized experience is defined as experience preparing travel requests, managing calendars, reviewing and editing written communications, and completing bankcard purchases.

AND

In addition to the requirements above, all applicants must be able to type 40 words per minute.

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.

The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook.

If requesting reconsideration of your qualification determination, please refer to the following site: Applicant Reconsideration

Education:This position allows applicants to qualify with education. Transcripts must be submitted to validate that the education requirement has been met. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. However, an official copy will be required before a final offer of employment.

Use of foreign education for qualifications. An accredited organization must evaluate education completed outside of the U.S. to ensure that it is comparable to education received in accredited institutions in the U.S. Click here to view a listing of accredited organizations from the Department of Education's website. A copy of the foreign education evaluation (containing the results with course-by-course listing) is required with your application.Employment Type: OTHER

Salary : $45,420