Management Assistant

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

1. Provides administrative support to the parks leadership team by coordinating schedules meetings correspondence travel and other administrative activities to ensure efficient office operations.
2. Serves as the parks coordinator for the Special Park Uses program by reviewing permit applications coordinating with applicants and park staff preparing permits maintaining program records and ensuring compliance with applicable laws regulations and policies.
3. Researches interprets and applies administrative policies and procedures to resolve issues respond to inquiries and provide guidance to employees partners and the public.
4. Coordinates special projects reports and other administrative initiatives for park leadership by gathering information tracking assignments and ensuring timely completion of actions.
5. Serves as a liaison with internal and external stakeholders by facilitating communication coordinating administrative activities and providing information on park operations and special use permitting.

• 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 possess and maintain a valid drivers license throughout employment.
• You are required to complete training obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.

This probationary or trial 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 or trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications:

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/19/2026-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.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position you must meet the following minimum qualifications:

Experience: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level in the Federal service that provided the knowledge skills and ability to successfully perform the duties of a Management Assistant GS. Specialized experience is defined as experience that demonstrates the ability to independently perform a variety of administrative and program support functions including: coordinating schedules meetings correspondence travel special projects and other administrative activities for senior leadership interpreting and applying policies and procedures to resolve issues administering or supporting a special use permitting or similar program that involved preparing permits maintaining records and ensuring compliance with applicable laws regulations and policies.. You must include hours per week worked on your resume.
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Education: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. if related (Degree must reflect the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work.). You must include transcripts.
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Combination of education and experience as listed above. To combine education and experience you must have education in excess of 2 full years of graduate education. 1/2 year in excess of two years of graduate education would be 50%. Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include hours per week and transcripts.