Secretary (OA) - Executive Secretary

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The Executive Secretary performs a variety of clerical and administrative duties which are auxiliary to the work of the organization and provides assistance to the Associate Director of Resources and other administrative technical staff. The incumbent is the primary office support staff member for both directors (and operates independently of any other such position in the office and/or as a team with the other secretarial support staff, as necessary. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/22/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. For a GS-08 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07.The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: To qualify for this position at the GS-07 level: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: experience greeting and interacting with a variety of individuals from high-ranking executives to lower level employees; experience in an office or medical environment assisting in secretarial duties; answering incoming telephone inquiries and correspondence; composing, proofreading, and editing correspondence, memorandums, policies, etc.; ensuring all correspondence, memorandums, policies, etc. contain correct format, grammar, spelling, and punctuation; utilizing microcomputer programs, such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook); scheduling appointments and conferences; interpreting rules, regulations, and policies To qualify for this position at the GS-08 level: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: experience greeting and interacting with a variety of individuals from high-ranking executives to lower level employees; experience in an office or medical environment performing progressively complex secretarial duties; answering incoming telephone inquiries and correspondence; composing, proofreading, and editing correspondence, memorandums, policies, etc.; ensuring all correspondence, memorandums, policies, etc. contain correct format, grammar, spelling, and punctuation; utilizing microcomputer programs, such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook); scheduling appointments and conferences; interpreting rules, regulations, and policies For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

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