ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

Summary

You will serve as an ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL SPECIALIST in the Contracts Department (02), Technical Acquisition Office (02T) of NAVSURFWARCEN IH DIV. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The NT-04 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to the GS-11 and GS-12.

Duties

• •You will serve as the Lead Approving Official (AO) for the Contracts Department Fleet Card Program and as the Alternate AO for the Government Purchase Card (GPC) Program.
• •You will manage program operations, internal controls, and compliance with applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), DoW, financial-management, and local policy requirements.
• •You will exercise sound judgment in resolving complex program and transaction issues.
• •You will manage the full lifecycle of the Fleet Card Program, including card issuance, maintenance, suspension, cancellation, and cardholder oversight.
• •You will reconcile monthly billing statements, validate supporting documentation, and certify payments, as authorized.
• •You will establish and monitor controls to prevent and identify unauthorized use, spending anomalies, and other program risks, and ensure cardholders maintain required training and certifications
• •You will review and pre-approve micro-purchases to ensure they support valid mission requirements, represent bona fide needs, fall within authorized limits, and have available funding.
• •You will conduct internal reviews, management-control assessments, and file audits of Fleet Card and GPC operations to identify deficiencies, implement corrective actions, and maintain audit readiness.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-03 (GS-9/10 grade equivalency) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: auditing or legally certifying financial or charge card programs (ex: Fleet or GPC) to enforce regulatory compliance and resolve transaction disputes for the purpose of fraud, abuse, and waste prevention. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: Successful completion of Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR Successful completion of 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR Possession of an LL.M., if related that is related to this position being filled.https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ OR A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.