Support Services Specialist

Duties

Summary

This position is located in National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Operations, Management and Information Division (OMI), with one vacancy in Honolulu, HI. This position is also announced under vacancy number PIFSC OMI-24-12388087-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. *To qualify at the ZA-2 or (GS-07) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-1 pay band or equivalent GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Assisting in administrative work such as human resources, security, mail, property, procurement, and other related administrative areas; Advising staff on travel, administering travel, time and leave regulations and policies; and Operating electronic databases, automated communication systems, tracking systems, data-entry and retrieval systems, reports or other automated office tools. OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: One full academic year of graduate-level education with major study in public administration, business administration, industrial engineering, industrial management, or other administrative or management fields related to the position to be filled. OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: Applicants may have combinations of successfully completed education and specialized

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