Office Automation Assistant

About the Position:

This position is located in Wiesbaden, Germany. Wiesbaden is a city in central western Germany and the second-largest city in Hesse after Frankfurt. It is one of the oldest cities in Europe.

Federal employees in Wiesbaden, Germany are currently entitled to receive a 35% (Percentage is subject to change) Post Allowance (COLA) in addition to the base salary.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

1. Current Competitive Service Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Civilian Employee
2. Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee
3. Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
4. Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment
5. Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment
6. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
7. Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
8. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment
9. Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
10. Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
11. Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
12. Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
13. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: using computers to create documents and generate reports, maintaining personnel files, and managing supplies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service, GS-04.

OR Education: Four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages.

Proficiency Required: This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5-minute sample with three or fewer errors.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Attention to Detail
• Clerical
• Education and Training

Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks may not be promoted more than 2 grades within the preceding 52 weeks.

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