Mission Support Specialist

As a Mission Support Specialist your typical work assignments may include:

• Establishing electronic files and databases composing correspondence and assisting with the preparation of reports and briefings on special projects.
• Preparing requests for personnel actions (also known as SF-52s RPAs or PARs) working closely with Headquarters Human Resources Specialist(s) and Management within the Division.
• Researching and resolving general issues related to employee pay and leave.
• Performing vehicle management including ensuring timely maintenance service repairs supplement equipment and documentation.
• Conducting periodic inventory of equipment and property utilization.
• Establishing files maintains purges and disposes of office records/files in accordance with regulations and procedures.
• Completing routine logistics functions to include supply management inventory management accountable property management facility management and transportation and fleet management/maintenance.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation. Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Incumbent is subject to random drug testing.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities visit: Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see For more information on eligibility requirements see: DEA Employment Eligibility
  
  Applicants must meet the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of the announcement. If you are qualifying based on education or if there are mandatory education requirements listed below you MUST submit a copy of your college transcripts with your application.
  
  Applicants applying for the GS-09 must meet one of the following requirements:
  
  A. Have at least one full year of specialized experience that is at least equivalent to work performed at the GS-07 grade level. Specialized 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 knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.
  
  Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Providing administrative support functions to an office related to the operations of various programs such as administrative human resource liaison internal control logistics fleet personal property (accountable and non-accountable) supply management quality assurance records management and Task Force management; 2) Assisting senior specialists in the preparation and processing of confidential employee matters; 3) Carrying out specified segments of specific projects (e.g. data collection and analysis preparing reports briefings etc.); and 4) Providing advice to staff and customers related to administrative support programs and its procedures.
  
  OR
  
  B. Education: Have a Masters or equivalent graduate degree -or- two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.B. or J.D. if related.
  
  OR
  
  C. Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.
  
  Applicants applying for the GS-11 must meet one of the following requirements:
  
  A. Have at least one full year of qualifying specialized experience that is at least equivalent in difficulty and complexity to work performed at the GS-09 grade level. Specialized 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 knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.
  
  Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Providing administrative support functions to an office related to the operations of various programs such as administrative human resource liaison internal control logistics fleet personal property (accountable and non-accountable) supply management quality assurance records management and Task Force management; 2) Assisting managers in the preparation and processing of confidential employee matters; 3) Carrying out specified segments of specific projects (e.g. data collection and analysis preparing reports briefings etc.); 4) Identifying and recommending solutions to administrative problems; and 5) Providing advice to staff and customers related to administrative support programs and its procedures.
  
  OR
  
  B. Education: Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree -or- three (3) full academic years of graduate level education leading to such a degree; or LL.M. if related.
  
  OR
  
  C. Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.
  
  Additional information on the position qualification requirements are located in the Office of Personnel Managements (OPM) Qualifications Standards Handbook.
  
  Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
  
  Education

  See the qualification section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements.

  
  Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials visit: you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position you must submit an official transcript unofficial transcript or a list including courses grades earned completion dates and quarter and semester hours earned.
  Additional information

  For reasonable accommodation at the Drug Enforcement Administration please contact the Human Resources office listed in this announcement.
  
  Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If an applicant is currently or has been within the last 5 years a political Schedule A Schedule C Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch applicants must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office listed in this announcement.
  
  Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible applicants to this announcement may be referred to similar positions in any Division/Office listed in this announcement. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.
  
  

  Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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