Administrative Officer

Who May Apply: US Citizens

**ADMINISTRATIVE CAREERS WITH AMERICA (ACWA) ASSESSMENT: This series is covered under the Administrative Careers With America (ACWA) examining program. The position is being recruited at the DE-02 grade level. You must meet the qualification requirements for the position and are required to take and pass the ACWA assessment.**

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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.

DE-02:General Experience: Three years progressively responsible experience, 1 year of which was equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level, which includes: 1) experience analyzing problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions; 2) experience planning and organizing work; AND 3) experience communicating effectively orally and in writing. This definition of general experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (DE-01/GS-04).

OR

Education: Four year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree. (NOTE: Must provide copy of transcript. Failure to provide copy of transcript will result in an ineligible rating).

OR

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 36. Then divide your total number of completed undergraduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 120. Add the two percentages.