Lead Administrative Officer

U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command • Fort Greely, AK

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG), with a duty location of Fort Greely, Alaska. The Lead Administrative Officer serves the U.S. Army Arctic Regions Test Center (ARTC), providing and advising on management services essential to the center’s direction and efficient operation. The role maintains a management information database and a technical library used in developing test plans and reports, participates in management meetings to address administrative issues and recommend operational improvements, and establishes procedures for deadlines, progress and recurring reports, and directives. The position leads lower-graded support personnel and ensures the organization’s strategic plan, mission, vision, and values are communicated and incorporated into team strategies, goals, and work products.

The position requires eligibility to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance, a background investigation and credit check, and compliance with applicable overseas employment requirements. Duties involve extended outdoor work at remote or isolated locations in extreme natural environments, with temperatures ranging from -70°F to 140°F and exposure to potentially harmful plants, animals, and insects. A one-year probationary period applies. Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area; selectees may be eligible for foreign-area benefits such as living quarters allowance or government quarters and home leave, subject to eligibility determination.

Requirements

• Three years of progressively responsible general experience, including one year equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level, involving tracking administrative tasks to meet suspense dates, maintaining office records, and answering routine questions about office procedures; or a four-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree; or an eligible combination of education and experience totaling at least 100% of the requirements.
• Ability to obtain and maintain eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• U.S. citizenship; proof of citizenship is required.
• Meet applicable Selective Service registration certification requirements for male applicants born after December 31, 1959.
• Comply with Exceptional Family Member Program requirements and applicable DoD employment-in-foreign-areas and employee-return-rights requirements.
• Pass any required suitability or fitness determination, background investigation, and credit check.
• Meet the position's competency requirements in Administration and Management, Customer Service, Problem Solving, Teamwork, and Written Communication.
• If relying on foreign education, provide documentation that it has been evaluated as equivalent to U.S. accredited education or received full credit at a U.S. accredited institution.
• Complete a one-year probationary period.
• Be able to perform extended outdoor work at remote or isolated locations in extreme natural environments, including exposure to extreme temperatures and potentially harmful plants, animals, and insects.

Responsibilities

• Provide and advise on management services essential to the direction and efficient operation of ARTC.
• Maintain a comprehensive database of management information to support organizational decisions.
• Maintain a technical library essential to developing test plans and reports.
• Participate in management meetings to address administrative issues, resolve problems, and recommend operational improvements.
• Establish internal procedures for deadlines, progress and recurring reports, and directives; develop procedures to improve information flow and address administrative bottlenecks.
• Lead the work of lower-graded support personnel in the directorate.
• Communicate the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values to the team and integrate them into team strategies, goals, and work products.

Benefits

• Potential foreign-area benefits, such as Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) or government quarters and home leave, subject to eligibility determination.
• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager