Administrative Officer

As an Administrative Officer within the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Plans develops and oversees administrative programs policies procedures internal controls and organizational business operations.
• Advises leadership on funding strategies resource allocation fiscal impacts and long-range budget requirements.
• Directs a broad range of administrative functions including human resources acquisitions property management facilities payroll travel agreements and internal audits.
• Performs supervisory duties to oversee administrative and financial functions across the Center.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more visit meet the following requirements: (1) possess a valid State license and (2) possess a safe driving record. If selected you will be required to provide proof of a valid State license & a copy of your driving record.
• You are required to complete training obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.
• A financial disclosure report will be required within 30 days of appointment.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you may be required to serve a 1 year-probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest meet the organization goals and mission of the agency and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the determining if your employment advances the public interest the agency will 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.

Under applicable law the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies in writing that the individuals employment should continue and that their appointment should be the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period such appointments are terminated. 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.

This is a supervisory position that may require completion of a supervisory probationary period.

*Additional Requirements located under qualifications*

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 10/26/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300 Subpart F.

For current Federal employees if hours worked per week are not included on your resume you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees your resume must state either full-time (or 40 hours a week) or part-time with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

Specialized Experience: To qualify for this position at the GS-13 grade level:
To qualify you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: formulating program plans; conducting studies on assembly analysis and interpretation of data; planning organizing completing project assignments requiring coordination of work; and utilizing administrative/financial data systems. You must include hours per week worked.