Administrative Officer

Summary

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Midwest Region, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Keystone, South Dakota. This position serves as the Chief of Administration/Business Manager for Mount Rushmore National Memorial and is responsible for managing complex administrative and business operations of the organization and serve as principal advisor and management consultant. This announcement has been extended by an additional 7-day period.

Duties

• Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a complex, multi-facetted operation that includes 24-hour law enforcement and dispatch services, multi shift maintenance and interpretive programs and multi-million-dollar concessions operation, that receives 2.5 million visitors annually. Mount Rushmore National Memorial is located three miles west of Keystone, South Dakota, in the Black Hills of southwestern South Dakota. Housing for purchase or rent, schools, medical and dental facilities, churches of most faiths, and shopping are available in Rapid City, 25 miles northeast of Park Headquarters, and in nearby Hill City and Custer. This position manages the complex administrative and business operations for the park. The Administrative Officer performs the full range of administrative functions in support of the park's core functions and services as the principal advisor and management consultant to the Superintendent and Leadership team. The incumbent supports the park divisional operations by performing work or directs work within the following areas: Provides accurate and reliable advice on a wide range of administrative functions as these apply to the park, either as personal advisory service to the Superintendent and Division Chiefs or by directing (or obtaining services of) specialists, technicians and clerical support positions in delivering services to management and employees of the park. Initiates business and administrative studies on the basis of his/her own independent judgment of need, to assess unusual conditions that impact the effectiveness of park operations, develop new programs, improve effectiveness, resolves complex problems, and other management actions that impact the park's mission. Responsible for keeping the park's revenues and spending in balance through authoritative advice and supervision of the staff of the Administration/Business Office dedicated to budget and financial management of day-to-day basis. Oversees collection of donations, concession, park entry, user fees, and other types of fees. Directs or coordinates unique and/or critical management planning activities to include complex and highly sensitive tasks and projects. Serves as the primary liaison with the Servicing Human Resources Office (SHRO), coordinating the identification and communication of needs and receipt of HR services from the SHRO. Responsible for acquiring all goods and services the park requires to accomplish it mission and programs. Responsible for providing information technology, connectivity, communications (local, long distance, cellular and/or satellite telephone, facsimile) and automation advice in support of programs for the park and for directing the work of staff assigned to provide technical support to the park.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship required. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males. Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program. Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service); with few exceptions as outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement who have had a break in service of less than one year, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointments. Time-in-grade does not apply to new excepted service appointments and must be met by the closing date of this announcement. You may be required to travel overnight away from home occasionally. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority. *Additional Requirements located under qualifications*

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.