This position serves as an Administrative Officer, an integral member of the management team, providing a wide range of administrative services, advice, and counsel for a complex organization within the Fish and Wildlife Service. Pay will vary based on grade level and/or duty location for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

Qualifications:

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement

• 10/09/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience . For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying. GS-09: To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level:

Experience :

To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1) Prepare and maintain fiscal budgets and executing FBMS reconciliations and reallocations. 2) Lead teams by motivating, prioritizing, collaborating and adapting communications to improve performance. 3) Prepare FAR-compliant procurement packages with market research and accountable property documentation. and 4) Provide administrative support on essential systems such as recordkeeping, payroll administration, initiating human resource hiring actions, etc.. You must include hours per week worked.

• OR•

Education :

Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree or at least two full academic years of graduate education related to the occupation, or a master's or equivalent graduate degree or LL.B. or J.D. Directly related graduate study may include, but is not limited to business administration, accounting, governmental budgeting, and/or public administration. (two years of graduate education is defined as 36 semester hours).. You must include transcripts.

• OR•Combination of education and experience as listed above.
• AND/OR
• GS-11: To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level:

Experience :

To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1) Prepare and maintain fiscal budgets and executing FBMS reconciliations and reallocations. 2) Lead teams by motivating, prioritizing, collaborating and adapting communications to improve performance. 3) Prepare FAR-compliant procurement packages with market research and accountable property documentation. 4) Provide administrative support on essential systems such as recordkeeping, payroll administration, initiating human resource hiring actions, etc. and 5) Assesses program changes and resource use to provide clear, actionable solutions to management. You must include hours per week worked.

• OR•

Education :

Successful completion of at least a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or an LL.M., if related. Directly related graduate study may include, but is not limited to business administration, accounting, governmental budgeting, and/or public administration. (Three years of graduate education is 54 semester hours or 81 quarter hours). You must include transcripts.

• OR•Combination of education and experience as listed above.

Volunteer Experience:

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.