Administrative Services Specialist

The United States Attorney for the District of Utah is responsible for prosecuting all federal crimes committed within the district. The Office also defends the United States, its agencies, officers, and employees in civil actions; enforces the regulatory authority of federal agencies, and recovers funds from individuals who violate criminal, civil and regulatory laws. The Office is divided into four divisions: the Administrative Division, Appellate Division, Civil Division and Criminal Division.

DUTIES:
If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for various support services within the Administrative Division. Typical work assignments will include:

• Entering obligations, amendments, delivery and all actions into the official financial system.
• Maintaining and administering a variety of budget and financial management activities
• Monitoring and tracking obligations and expenditures for the district.
• Developing procurement plans by reviewing previous history and market conditions.
• Analyzing support services processes and procedures.
• Coordinating a variety of facility maintenance and/or repair activities for workspaces.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

GS-9: In order to qualify for the GS-9 level, you must meet at least one of the following conditions as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a Combination of Education and Experience.

Specialized Experience: Must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level in Federal service. Examples of qualifying experience include: maintaining and administering a variety of routine budget, finance, contracting, and procurement management activities; making purchases of supplies, equipment, and services using agency/office credit cards, contract services, and other payment methods; providing administrative support services in areas such as space management, mail, records, forms management and communication services, office automation, information management and communications hardware and software; coordinating facility maintenance and/or repair activities for workspaces.

Education: Must possess one of the following types of education in a related field: a master's or equivalent graduate degree in a related field (e.g. Business, Finance, Public Administration, etc.); OR 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree.

Combining Education and Experience: Must illustrate a combination of specialized experience as described in A and graduate education as described in B which when combined equal 100% of the requirements (only graduate education in excess of 1 full year is creditable).

GS-11: In order to qualify for the GS-11 level, you must meet at least one of the following conditions as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a Combination of Education and Experience.

Specialized Experience: Must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level in Federal service. Examples of qualifying experience include: formulating, justifying, and monitoring the execution of an office's budget and its various contracts; reviewing requisitions and determining appropriate method to procure a variety of standard products and services; identifying cost-benefit relationships between budget and program goals; analyzing financial requirements, space requirements, and other support service's needs; and analyzing and making recommendations to support service functions in areas such as space management, purchasing supplies and equipment, security, internal controls, mail, records, reproduction services, forms management, office automation, information management, and communications hardware and software.

Education: Must possess one of the following types of education in a related field: a PH. D or equivalent doctoral degree (in a related field e.g. Business, Finance, Public Administration, etc.); OR three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree.

Combining Education and Experience: Must illustrate a combination of specialized experience as described in A and graduate education as described in B which when combined equal 100% of the requirements (only graduate education in excess of 2 full years is creditable).

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) -VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement.

Special Employment Consideration - Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments. For further information, click on the links provided below. You must specify in your online questionnaire under what authority you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility.

Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities Links:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=Types-of-Appointments