Administrative Technician

As an Administrative Technician, you will advise supervisors on the practical and technical aspects of office administration, to include procurement, budget, human resources, office automation, training, timekeeping, and travel, and performs staff support work in each of these areas. Advise supervisor on the practical and technical aspects of office administration, to include procurement, budget, human resources, office automation, training, timekeeping, and travel, and performs staff support work in each of these areas. Serve as main point of contact for property control. Ensure that inventories are accomplished according to schedule, that sensitive items are signed for, and that property identification tags are affixed to the property. Update the office's supply sources catalogues; purchases supplies, equipment, and services through open market purchase by blanket agreement, cash or field purchase order, or similar methods; and processes and tracks purchase documents. Communicate with vendors to ensure that products and services meet program requirements. Provide technical assistance in the formulation and development of budget estimates. Perform a variety of human resource related duties including preparation of personnel packages and updates, assistance with the recruitment process, assistance with in-and-out processing of staff, and maintenance of updated reports on personnel actions. Manage inventory of automation hardware, applications software, operating systems software, testing instrumentation, and other related items. Arrange travel for staff, including scheduling transportation, arranging hotel accommodations; keeping in touch with staff en-route; and preparing travel vouchers, travel orders, and requests for travel advances. In order to qualify for an Administrative Technician, GS-0303 position at the GS-07 level, you must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-6 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: serving as an office records custodian by sorting, classifying, maintaining, and, purging official files; gathering data for use in budget allocations; performing a variety of personnel related duties, such as preparing personnel packages or in-processing new staff; placing procurement orders and following up with vendors for status updates; and, coordinating meeting and travel logistics (e.g., creating itineraries, finding affordable airfare and hotels, identifying meeting locations, etc.). In addition, you must be able to type at least 40 or more words per minute with 3 or fewer errors in a 5 minute sample. You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay. Do not copy and paste the duties or specialized experience from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. We may verify or assess your qualifications at any time. Inflated or unsupported qualifications may affect your rating. Any misrepresentation or material omission of facts may be sufficient cause to end further consideration of your candidacy. Persons listed as knowing your past accomplishments or experience in your application may be contacted for verification purposes at any time. Verification may, but need not, begin before receiving an offer. Preview application questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13048759