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Summary As a Management Assistant at the GS-0344-7, you will be part of Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management. If selected, you will be responsible for performing a variety of duties in managing the office and assisting staff through other administrative and support activities. Responsibilities Provides office and management support that include disseminating office mail, coordinated ordering of supplies, responsible for time and attendance reports, answers telephone calls and greet visitors. Creates copies, edits, calculates, revises, retrieves, stores and prints a wide range of documents in final form from handwritten drafts in compliance with administrative/management guidelines and federal program requirements. Types memorandums, letters, and other correspondence relating to labor/ management relations (e.g., grievance responses, bargaining proposals) that are confidential and safeguard materials. Obtains advance information of management's position regarding the disposition of grievances and other labor relations matters. Attends meeting and take notes where labor-management matters are discussed. Requirements Conditions of Employment Must be a U.S. Citizen or National Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration) Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation May be required to successfully complete a probationary period Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required. This position is eligible for inclusion in the bargaining unit. The union that represents employees in this position is the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 32. Qualifications For the GS 7: You must possess at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-06 grade level or payband in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing all of the following: 1) Organizing and presenting information using a variety of techniques to gather and compile information; AND 2) Providing assistance to senior level management and other personnel; AND 3) Using advanced level office automation software skills to accomplish work (for example, using Microsoft Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word to create advanced reports, presentations, and spreadsheets);AND 4) Preparing and reviewing reports, documents and correspondence of a confidential and non-confidential nature for the purpose of documenting activities. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 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. Note: A full year of experience is considered to be 40 hours of work per week. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must clearly indicate their duties and responsibilities for each position and annotate the number of hours a week spent in each position. This may be reflected on the resume as either hours work or full-time. Education There are no educational requirements for this position. Additional Information Relocation expenses will not be paid. Incentive payments may be considered. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across OPM. Career Transition Assistance Programs: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information visit: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp. Reasonable Accommodation Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended and Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a reasonable accommodation in your online application. Requests for Reasonable Accommodations for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for Reasonable Accommodation must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for Reasonable Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a Reasonable Accommodation, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire