Program Support Assistant (OA)

Duties

Summary

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), Office of New Animal Product Evaluation's (ONAPE). ONAPE's major responsibility is to review information submitted by drug sponsors who desire to obtain approval to manufacture and market animal drugs. The incumbent performs a wide variety of administrative tasks associated with maintaining and supporting the work performed in the organization.

Requirements

Qualifications

The position of Program Support Assistant (OA) falls under the 0303 occupational series. To qualify for this position at grade GS-5/6, you must meet all requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 11/18/2024. Basic Requirements A fully qualified typist is required to perform word processing and other office automation duties. 40 words per minute typing speed is required by the incumbent to perform the Office Automation duties. Minimum Qualifications: Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. The specialized experience must demonstrate one year of full-time work experience , or the equivalent if part-time (for example, an employee working 20 hours per week for a 12-month period should be credited with 6 months of experience.) Experience may have been obtained in either the federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations. GS-5: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-04) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector, which includes the following duties: gathering information for evaluation; utilizing a computer and a variety of software applications; and performing administrative office duties. -OR- have successfully completed four years of education above high school level. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. -OR- have a combination of post-high school education and specialized experience that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position. GS-6: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-05) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector, which includes the following duties: utilizing an automated tracking system; researching and compiling data for evaluation; utilizing a computer and a variety of software applications; and performing administrative office duties. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://secure.login.gov/, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Be sure that any uploaded documents you provide in your application are free of document security or compression which might render the document unreadable by our system. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. 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.

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