Administrative Officer

Summary

You will serve as an Administrative Officer with the National Park Service. The primary purpose of this position is to manage the complex administrative and business operations of the organization and serve as the principal advisor and management consultant to the Park Superintendent and the organization's management team for administrative matters that often require the incumbent to troubleshoot a wide range of unusual situations.

Duties

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Budget and Financial Management: Responsible for keeping the park's revenues and spending in balance through sound advice and supervision of the staff of the Administrative division. Serves as the primary liaison with the human resources office, coordinating the identification and communication of needs and receipt of HR services from the servicing human resources office. Assures that the Superintendent and Park Supervisors receive sound advice and guidance on position management through collaboration with regional HR Specialists. Responsible for acquiring all goods and services the park requires to accomplish it's mission and programs. Oversees the work of employees in charge of property management and control systems of the park. Serves as a member of the management team and plans, analyzes, and monitors the formulations and development of programs, procedures, operating policies, internal controls and program goals. Oversees the following additional functions: Payroll and Timekeeping; Bills of Collection; Third Party Drafts; Payment of Invoices; Internal Controls and Audits; Travel Services; Planning; Leasing Program; Housing Program; Mail; Central Records Files; Agreements; and Information Management.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/17/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Specialized Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: providing a wide variety of administrative and business services to enable efficient operation of a park or program office; providing supervision and direction to an administrative staff in support of a park or program office; advising on business management processes including budget and financial management; coordinates the procurement and property management, information technology and human resources needs and requirements for a park or program area; and developing and formulating alternative solutions to complex administrative matters. You must include hours per week worked. Volunteer Experience: 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.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.