Administrative Support Assistant (Office Automation)

About the Position: This position is located at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Major duties

• Serves as the primary administrative point of contact, coordinating a wide range of support activities across personnel, budget, procurement, and travel.
• Manages office operations by coordinating actions, balancing competing priorities, and recommending practical solutions to ensure timely and effective completion of mission requirements.
• Administers timekeeping and travel support, including processing timecards, preparing travel authorizations and vouchers, and managing travel charge card records.
• Provides direct personnel support by advising staff on procedures for performance appraisals, awards, and training, and serving as a liaison with human resources.
• Manages procurement and budget support functions, including reviewing purchase requests, monitoring obligations, and verifying financial documents for accuracy.
• Develops and finalizes a variety of documents, including reports, correspondence, charts, and statistical summaries, using multiple office automation software applications.
• Reviews and edits all outgoing correspondence and documentation to ensure compliance with standards, correct grammar, clarity, and overall quality

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience (GS-07): One year of specialized experience which includes working in an administrative setting; arranging meeting/conferences; interacting with customers/staff over the phone and in person; utilizing automated healthcare systems to generate a variety of correspondence and reports and/or update data. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Proficiency Required: This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors.