Summary
The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the public health regulatory agency responsible for ensuring the safety of meat, poultry, Siluriformes, and processed eggs. This position is located at the headquarters level of FSIS as a part of a combined resource management activity that can have positions assigned to every major program. The intent is to allow positions to be flexed between programs as requirements allow and to ensure mission requirements are met as needed.
Duties
Analyze staffing levels, travel, materials, and related requirements to provide cost data and information for program planning and evaluation activities.
Advise management officials on financial matters and administer department’s annual budget accounts.
Evaluate budgetary and fiscal data for consistency with estimates, current program operations, and anticipated changes in mission, staffing, and funding.
Maintain proper financial balances and distribute resources within planned limitations to maximize benefits from available resources.
Compile, consolidate, analyze, and synthesize OA requirements into a unified financial plan considering needs and cost trends for travel, supplies, training, and staffing.
Advise management officials on human resources matters by coordinating organizational needs with human resources office requirements.
Review completed position descriptions and work plans for format and uniformity before submission to the human resources office.
Identify and research problems in administrative and clerical support areas, including distribution and changes in employee status.
Education
To qualify for a GS-0341-12 position, you must meet the specialized experience; there is not education substitute for this grade. For definitive requirements, please refer to the OPM Administrative Officer Series (0341) standards
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Attention to Detail Decision Making Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Teamwork Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Your application, including the online Assessment Questionnaire, will be reviewed to determine if you meet (a) minimum qualification requirements and (b) the resume supports the answers provided to the job-specific questions. Your resume must clearly support your responses to all the questions addressing experience and education relevant to this position. Applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements and are determined to be among the best qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. Non-Competitive candidates and applicants under some special hiring authorities need to meet minimum qualifications to be referred. NOTE: If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your rating may be lowered to more accurately reflect the submitted documentation. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Providing inaccurate information on Federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action up to including removal from the Federal service. Clicking the link below will present a preview of the application form; i.e. the online questionnaire. The application form link below will only provide a preview and does not initiate the application process. To initiate the online application process, click the "Apply" button to the right. To preview the application questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13026467