Program Assistant OA

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.

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.