Program Assistant OA

Summary

This position is located in the Program Staff for the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) in Kansas City, MO. In this position, you will serve as the coordination point for the timely and orderly flow of information and documentation surrounding the implementation, management and evaluation of the granting process that involves a vast array of programs, projects and/or activities.

Responsibilities

Prepares, submits and maintains status of all official personnel documents relating to the appointment of managers selected for programs assigned to the organization.

Gathers and summarizes information on allocations for assigned competitive, special and/or formula grant programs.

Responds to general inquiries and advises potential applicants on correct procedures for submission of proposals for competitive, special and/or formula grant programs.

Collects documentation and information obtained from staff and prepares draft responses to Congressional and state legislature inquiries and other technical requests from private interest groups and the general public.

Receives program-specific information from the Division Director, National Program Leaders, or the designee and reformats the information to be suitable for brochures, handouts, and/or web posting.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. For the GS-05: Specialized experience: is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience must be described for each grade level advertised. The specialized experience requirements for this position are: Qualifying experience for GS-05 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-04 which is directly related to the work of this position, and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience preparing or maintaining status of official documents; tracking information or responding to requests; creating project summary reports; and reformatting information to be suitable for public dissemination. OR Education: 4 years of applicable education above high school level. OR Combination of undergraduate level education and applicable experience. For the GS-06: Specialized Experience: is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience must be described for each grade level advertised. The specialized experience requirements for this position are: Qualifying experience for GS-06 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-05 which is directly related to the work of this position, and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience assisting in arranging travel or preparing travel vouchers; preparing or maintaining status of official documents; tracking information or responding to requests; creating project summary reports; and reformatting information to be suitable for public dissemination. For the GS-07: Specialized experience: is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience must be described for each grade level advertised. The specialized experience requirements for this position are: Qualifying experience for GS-07 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-06 which is directly related to the work of this position, and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience preparing travel arrangements; tracking information or responding to requests; creating project summary reports; reformatting information to be suitable for public dissemination; and gathering and analyzing data from variety of sources. Applicants must be able to type 40 words per minute. 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.

Requirements

You must be a US Citizen or US National. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt. Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. Direct Deposit - Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period unless previous federal service is creditable. During this time your employment will be evaluated, and we may consider: your performance and conduct, the needs and interests of the agency, whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government, and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.