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Position Title
Administrative Officer
Agency
U.S. Marshals Service
Announcement Number
IMP-12751308-25-NZ Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, June 23, 2025 to Monday, June 30, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Are you a current or former Department of Justice federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? To be eligible you must:
  • Meet the definition of 'surplus' or 'displaced' employee, as defined in 330.602;
  • Have a duty station in the local commuting area of the vacancy;
  • Have a performance rating of at least Fully Successful or equivalent;
  • Be applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you're being separated; and
  • Be applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you're being separated.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit the following:
  • RIF separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice
  • Copy of your latest performance rating; and
  • Copy of your most recent SF-50: Notification of Personnel Action showing your position, grade and step, tenure code, and duty location.
See the Career Transition Assistance site on USAJOBS for more information about CTAP. 

Based on the above, are you eligible and would you like to be considered for selection priority under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)?
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2. Are you currently employed as a US Marshals Service civilian employee in the competitive service that holds a career or career-conditional position; and have you never held the full performance level of this position?
 
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 Are you currently employed as a US Marshals Service civilian employee in the competitive service that holds a career or career-conditional position at a lower grade level than the position being announced?

If eligible, submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status.
Your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect career or career-conditional (Tenure 1 or 2) and Your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect your status was in the competitive service (Position Occupied is 1).
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3. Are you currently employed as a US Marshals Service civilian employee in the competitive service that holds a career or career-conditional position at the same grade level as this position or higher with the same or higher promotion potential?

To verify your eligibility as a current or former Federal civilian employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
  • Career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
Status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1)
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Preferences
1. Which of the following best represents your most recent performance appraisal rating? (limit characters)
2. If you selected, "I do not meet any of the performance appraisal ratings as described above", please provide an explanation. If you provided a response of A above, please type N/A. (limit characters)
3. Which of the following best represents your awards history? (Awards include superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increases and other equivalent awards.) (limit characters)
Assessment 1
From the descriptions below, please select the one response that best describes the experience and/or education that you possess which demonstrates your ability to perform the work of this position. Your resume MUST show that you possess the necessary experience and/or education in order to be found qualified. (limit characters)
1. Applicants must have specialized experience in the amounts shown below to be considered for this position. From the descriptions below, choose the letter that best describes the highest level of experience you have that demonstrates your ability to perform in this position. (Note: One year of specialized experience is based on a 40-hour workweek. If you have worked less than 40 hours per week, you must prorate your experience).
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For each task in the following group, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience or training. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Prepare requests for funding increases based on workload and financial data in response to changes in programs, staffing levels, and/or availability of funds.
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3. Run accounting reports to analyze and evaluate obligations and expenditures to track the status of funds and forecast resources requirements.
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4. Review monthly open obligation reports to ensure accurate status of obligations, accruals, and paid transactions.
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5. Monitor the budget to ensure that funds are obligated and paid in a timely and effective manner.
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6. Analyzes and evaluates budgetary, human resources, and/or procurement matters for a program office/organization.
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7. Conducts studies and analyzes findings to measure effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of programs.
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8. Conducts investigations in support of organizational programs, systems, and processes.
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9. Develops spreadsheets as a tool for comparative analysis
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10. Write briefings, presentations, summaries, etc., which include technical information for key officials and stakeholders.
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11. Write correspondence to advocate, defend, clarify, negotiate, and justify recommendations to higher management.
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12. Prepare a variety of reports covering the status of funds, expenses, and obligations.
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13. Compose complex correspondence or other written work, such as manuals, management or technical reports, and contract proposals.
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14. Applies procurement regulations (i.e., federal procurement policy, justice acquisition regulations, etc.) to process procurement actions.
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15. Analyze the procurement requirements of organizations to assess and determine appropriateness of statements of work and specifications
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16. Review audit reports, monthly financial reports, notes deficiencies and procedures and guidance for budgetary operations.
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17. Analyzes employee performance with senior leadership to include performance issues, to meet changing conditions or individual requirement.
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18. Resolve employee grievances, appeals, and minor disciplinary actions with senior leadership.
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19. Plan work, set priorities and prepare schedules for the completion of work.
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20. Provide technical assistance to resolve staff problems.
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21. Develop and implement short- and long-range plans to increase productivity and work quality.
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22. Advise management on recruitment actions, position description development, awards program, and disciplinary matters.
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23. Collaborates on a variety of human resources related actions (i.e., recruitment, workers compensation, performance, personnel actions, etc.) to provide advice and assistance to management and staff.
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24. Analyze projected manpower requirements to determine resources needed to complete operations or projects.
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