Summary

This position is in the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services, Global Compensation Directorate, Systems Interface (CGFS/GC/SI). The office supports the Department's mission and programs, providing critical payroll and compensation services to a community of employees and retirees, in the U.S. and at its overseas embassies and missions within an increasingly complex and dynamic international regulatory environment.

Duties

• Coordinates administrative functions to provide the most effective support for the organization; forecasts problems and needs, identifies required resources to include budget, and develops staff facilities and procedures.
• Receives, reviews, and approves requests for supplies, equipment, furniture, and office services and independently initiates and/or determines whether procurement is economically feasible.
• Prepares statements of work and task orders; participates in source selection; and works closely with the Contracting Officer in order to research and process contract awards for the required services and/or supplies.
• Performs Responsible Officer duties, which includes maintaining annual inventory checks and acting as point person to arrange annual or semi-annual floor audits.
• Performs budget work related to the formulation, justification, and execution of SI annual operating budget.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Obtain/maintain eligibility to access Sensitive Compartmented Information
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/

• Management analyst or technician or other work that included study, analysis, or evaluation leading to the development or improvement of managerial or administrative policies, practices, and procedures.
• Administrative officer or assistant, budget administration, program analysis, or other work that demonstrated knowledge of an organization and its functions, and the ways in which support services can facilitate the work of the organization.
• Office management experience that included responsibility for directing a variety of support services such as typing, mail processing, purchase of supplies and equipment, etc.
• Secretarial work that required monitoring and coordinating administrative and processing work of subordinate elements through a system of internal procedures, controls, production, progress reporting, etc., to insure the efficient operation of an organization.
• Military experience that included responsibility for directing a variety of support functions such as communications, property management, mail service, facilities and equipment maintenance, etc.

• Experience solving high complex problems while exercising independent judgement;
• Experience assessing existing and new support services programs to determine how best they can be implemented;
• Experience in procurement, space management, printing, records management, contractor administration, property and facility management, customer service and supply chain management.

• For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) 663-3474 or OAA@state.gov.
• If eligible, telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department for up to 240 days. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.

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1. Qualified - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, applicants must demonstrate a basic level of the required competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities) for the position.
2. Well Qualified - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, applicants must demonstrate proficiency in some but not all of the required competencies (knowledge, skills, and abilities) for the position.
3. Highly Qualified - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, applicants must fully demonstrate proficiency in all of the required competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities) for the position.

• Ability to manage support services programs.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Knowledge of common policies, practices, and procedures of logistics management functions.
• Knowledge of inventory management.
• Knowledge procurement management.