Office Manager

You will serve as the Office Manager in a State Plant Health Director's (SPHD) office, and is responsible for the coordination of the overall administrative, organizational, and management processes throughout the state. Areas of oversight include budget/fiscal; grants, interagency agreements, and MOUs; procurement including vehicle/fleet procurement and related account management; purchasing; Time and Attendance; training and orientation; awards; file management; and management of reports.

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. TIME-IN-GRADE: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. FOR THE GS-06 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-05 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: processing transactions, and applying varied guidelines, systems and policies as they evolve. performing a wide variety of problem trouble shooting; developing information, identifying interrelationships and taking actions consistent with objectives of the program. preparing budget estimates and reviewing status of funds reports to determine if projected or expended funds are consistent with the overall budget allocations Note: There is no education substitution for this grade level. 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.