Admininstrative Specialist

Summary You will serve as a ADMININSTRATIVE SPECIALIST in the DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY/SPAWAR SYSTEMS COMMAND of NAVWARSYSCEN PACIFIC SAN DIEGO CA. Responsibilities You will serve as a COR and maintain files with all required documentation, and Identify/prevent unethical conduct and instances of fraud, waste or abuse. You will monitor and report on various non-technical items (e.g., handle security issues, and DD 254s, attend meetings, monitor contract capacity). You will complete Contract Performance Assessment Report System (CPARS) and Informal Contractor Performance Assessments Reports (IPARS) documentation (i.e., inputting the COR assessment into CPARS and IPARS). You will use written and oral communication skills to effectively interface across the division with management and technical personnel. you will provide technical advice to stakeholders for resolving contract discrepancies and performance issues, and give input on processes to ensure business operations are effective and efficient in order to meet mission requirements. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-9 grade level or NO-3 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Performing assignments as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for shore and afloat C4I installations, modernization and administrative support contracts that may be classified up to SECRET security level. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Education Education that can be substituted in place of experience: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related Additional Information This position is in the Science & Technology Reinvention Laboratory (STRL) Human Resource Management System pay band for Department of Defense laboratories. This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. The pay schedule and pay band for all Administrative Specialist/Professional Positions will be NO-1/2/3/4/5/6. This position is eligible for part time, substantial or ad-hoc telework at the discretion of management. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: Military Spouse Preference applicants will receive priority consideration at the Full Performance Level (FPL) and if determined to be Best Qualified at the FPL, and selected, must be placed at the FPL. A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.