About the role
Duties
This position is responsible for providing technical support to the contract specialists and purchasing agents by providing a variety of administrative support and clerical procurement support in addition to office automation work.
Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.
Typical work assignments include:
- Assembling, preparing and maintaining contract files.
- Inputting statistical and acquisition data into data processing programs.
- Preparing supporting contractual documentation on procurement actions and extracting procurement data for data calls.
- Reviewing and tracking status of requisitions, contracts, and orders and detecting and correcting discrepancies.
- Utilizing word processing and other types of software (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) to extract information in order to process and produce documents and reports.
Qualifications
Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level in the federal service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience include: screening procurement requests for availability from mandatory sources and preparing purchasing documents; assisting in the post award process, administration and closing out of contracts; assuring contractor compliance with provisions of contracts; utilizing a computer and various word processing and database management programs in the preparation of a variety of documents, correspondence, contracts, forms, memos, reports; compiling and maintaining logs or procurement requests, purchase orders, contract solicitations and awards, and updating as necessary. In addition to the Qualification Requirements stated above, you must be able to type at least 40 words per minute.
National Service Experience (i.e., 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 have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application.
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