Administrative Program Assistant (Oa)

• Maintain control and safeguarding of sensitive forensic documents generated with strict chain of custody requirements in accordance with the established procedures.
• Perform strict control review on internal and external documents.
• Review and proofread lengthy and complex legal documents for completeness and accuracy.
• Maintain documents using complex electronic and manual file systems.
• Respond to telephone and email or FAX inquiries regarding Litigation Support Issues and refer other external inquiries to appropriate FTDTL Departments for timely responses.
• Utilize the appropriate computer software to perform specialized comprehensive research.

Conditions of employment

• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5-minute sample with three or fewer errors.
• This position may require travel away from duty station (TDY). Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: 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. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)

In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

GS-07 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE
To qualify based on your experience, your resume must highlight at least year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-06 grade level of pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing a variety of office automation equipment. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:1) utilizing software and complex file systems to maintain and manage various types of records; 2) reviewing and proofreading lengthy and complex legal documents for completeness and accuracy; AND 3) responding to telephone, email and FAX inquiries and ensuring external requests for documentation are completed to meet all rules.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06).