Administrative Specialist

IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THIS POSITION, ALL APPLICANTS MUST POSSESS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

One year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 (ZA-I at NIST) level.Specialized experience is defined as: experience coordinating events, such as booking meeting room space, coordinating AV services and food and beverage services requests. The candidate must have working knowledge of technologies that support events (webpages, online registration systems, conference apps and virtual meeting platforms) with the ability to troubleshoot technical issues, manage timelines for multiple events and projects simultaneously, collaborate with other team members to address client needs, maintain client and customer satisfaction by responding to requests in a timely manner and resolving issues, make recommendations in processes and operations, maintain strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks.

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Master's or equivalent degree

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Two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's or equivalent graduate degree

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An equivalent combination of specialized experience and progressively higher-level graduate education.

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.

The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook.

If requesting reconsideration of your qualification determination, please refer to the following site: Applicant Reconsideration