ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

United States Fleet Forces CommandSigonella Sicily, Italyusajobspublished 09/21/2026

You will serve as an ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT in the ADMINISTRATIVE/ TRAINING DEPT of NAVCOMTELSTA SIGONELLA, Italy. This position is a DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1599f.

Major duties

  • You will establishes and maintains all office files to include US Civilian and Local National (LN).
  • You will receive calls and visitors, arrange travel, coordinate appointments and independently maintain the calendars on behalf of the Commanding Officer and Executive Officer.
  • You will assists with VIP visits and/ or command events drafting.
  • You will manage manages civilian performance evaluations program, including performance plans, mid-year reviews, and annual appraisal evaluations in a timely manner following policy through the cycle to maintain the performance program.
  • You will manage the Time and Attendance civilian program verifying timecards in accordance with established policies and maintaining biweekly and quarterly system reports.
  • You will manages the recruitment program gathering and verify information necessary to prepare civilian Requests for Personnel Action (RPA), Position Description evaluations, incentives, and civilian management requests.
  • You will oversee the civilian Drug-Free Workplace program.

Qualifications

Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies or knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Qualifying experience would be demonstrated by: 1) Analyze programs and recommend improvements on the effective applications of civilian programs to support administrative work of supervisors or senior staff. 2) Operate a computer with Internet browsing, database capabilities and advance word processing software to create and manipulate complex formats. 3) Interpret regulations and procedures pertaining to civilian personnel administration to support program management and personnel work. NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for this position.. This position is within the Work Category Technician & Administrative Support at Work Level Full Performance Work Level II, Series and Grade GG-08. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Department of Defense website: https://dodcio.defense.gov/Cyber-Workforce/CES.aspx

Education

No Educational Requirement. Additional Information Cont. The Cyber Interagency Transfer Authority (CITA) permits movement of CES employees appointed under Section 1599f of Title 10 U.S.C. and excepted service employees appointed under Schedule A, Section 213.3106(b)(11) of Title 5 CFR, into cyber workforce positions in the competitive service and movement of competitive service employees into DoD Cyber Workforce positions within the Military Departments and Defense Agencies. If you are a dual citizen, please identify the countries of citizenship. The NATO Status of Forces Agreement prohibits employment in the U.S. Civilian Component in a host nation of any person who holds dual citizenship of the U.S. and the host nation. For example: A person who holds both Italian and U.S. citizenship may not be employed in the U.S. Civilian Component in Italy; however, that person is not prohibited by the NATO Status of Forces Agreement from employment in the U.S. civilian Component in another NATO host nation of which (s)he does not hold citizenship. Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status. Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below. DoD Components with CES positions apply Veterans' Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement." If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. Examples of these documents include: a DD-214 (Member-4 copy); a Statement of Service (if you are currently active duty) from your unit which states the date you entered on active duty, the date you are separating, character of service, and the campaign medals you have received. Veterans with a service-connected disability rating must submit an official written document from the Department of Veterans Affairs certifying your compensable service-connected disability rating with overall percentage clearly shown.