General Administrative & Office Support Intern

General Administrative & Office Support Intern

Department: Department of Justice

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $41659 - $60593 Per Year

Job Summary: The Office of the Inspector General is one of the best places to work in the Department of Justice and is one of the premier inspector general offices in federal government. The OIG's Audit Division is seeking highly motivated students for intern position in our Washington, D.C., headquarters offices to assist with research, office administration, performance metric tracking, organizational communications, and other responsibilities.

Major Duties:

• This excepted service position is being filled under the provisions of the Pathways Internship Program, which is designed to provide students enrolled in educational institutions, from high school to graduate level, with paid work opportunities. The program allows students to be exposed to the work of the government through federal internships while pursuing their degrees. The internship also provides federal managers a ready source of student employees and potential permanent employees upon completion of the program requirements. This position is not a routine telework position or summer internship. Selected applicants will be required, per mission requirements, to physically report to the DOJ OIG office location in which they are assigned and can work the duration of their academic career. If selected for this appointment as General Administrative and Office Services Intern with the Audit Division, you will gain access to invaluable work experience as part of a well-respected team that is responsible for conducting reports on, and tracking the resolution of performance, financial, and information security reviews and audits of organizations, programs, and functions within the Department. If you are selected as a General General Administrative & Office Support Intern, your responsibilities would include, but would not be limited to: Identifying data required for use in the management and direction of programs. Coordinating assigned activities in support of program operations. Identifying various resources (e.g., staffing equipment) required to support program operations. Researching and investigating new or improved business and management practices for application to agency programs or operations. Using office automation software to produce a variety of materials, such as spreadsheets, plans, procedures, memoranda, letters, charts, database, travel requests, and presentations from rough drafts. Answering the telephone and greeting visitors, answering questions not requiring significant technical knowledge, and referring technical questions to the appropriate staff member. Performing other administrative and management support assignments. Using word processing software to type letters, memoranda, reports, etc. from handwritten or rough drafts, marked-up copy, and oral instructions into final, error-free copy. Ensuring correct punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and grammar and verifying the format conforms to OIG regulations, style manuals, and office procedures. Assembling data and using database or spreadsheet software to enter, revise, sort, or calculate and retrieve data for standard reports. Assisting in establishing and maintaining an extensive high- volume suspense tracking system. Receiving and reviewing incoming mail, reports, and other documents for distribution to appropriate staff according to established procedures and knowledge of organization. Maintaining existing office files and establishing new filing systems, as needed.

Qualifications: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: - Your performance and conduct - The needs and interests of the agency; - Whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and - Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period OR trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Basic Qualifications Must be at least 16 years of age. Must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a technical or vocational school, 2-year or 4-year college or university, graduate or professional school, at a qualifying educational institution on a half-time or full-time basis. Must be in good academic standing with a cumulative GPA (grade point average) of 3.0 or better (must provide a transcript and proof of enrollment/acceptance letter); these standards will be in effect for the duration of the internship. Must maintain enrollment/continue education throughout the duration of employment under the Pathways Program. Minimum Qualifications: In addition to meeting the Basic Qualifications stated above, you must also meet the minimum qualifications for the appropriate grade level, or applicable general or specialized experience, or a combination of both. To qualify for the GS-4 level, you must have completed 2 full academic years of post-high school education or an Associate Degree (one year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in a college or university; or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school). To meet the minimum qualifications with experience at the GS-4 grade level, you must have 1-year of general experience. General experience is defined as progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates the ability to perform the duties of General Office and Administrative Support Intern. Examples of general experience include: filing materials in alphabetical or chronological order; operating a copier machine; collating and stapling materials; producing a variety of written documents utilizing various word processing software functions; securing information from files and related sources. To meet the minimum qualifications with experience at the GS-5 grade level, you must have 1-year of specialized experience. To qualify for the GS-5 level, you must have completed 4 academic years of post-high school education leading to a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent degree. Specialized experience is defined as progressively responsible clerical office support work that indicates the ability to perform the duties of the position. Examples of specialized experience include: reviewing documents for accuracy and completeness; typing and formatting correspondence and forms; obtaining information from files or general reference sources; taking messages and scheduling appointments; performing routine administrative functions. This vacancy may be used to fill other similar and/or comparable positions throughout the agency within the stated duty station.

How to Apply: The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 03/27/2026 to receive consideration. Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include the initial online assessment and submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: To begin the application process, click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. After submitting an online application, you will be notified whether or not you are required to take additional online assessments through the USA Hire Competency Based Assessment system. This message will be delivered to you via email notification. The email may be routed to your "Spam" or "Junk" folder. If you are asked to take the USA-Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be presented with a unique URL to access the USA Hire system. Access to USA Hire is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Be sure to review all instructions prior to beginning your USA-Hire Assessments. Click here for Computer System Requirements (https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=USA_Hire_System_Requirements) Note, set aside at least 3 hours to take these assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue at a later time, you can reuse the URL sent to you via email and also found in your USAJOBS account under the "Track my application" link for the corresponding application. To update your application, including supporting documentation, at any time during the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account (https://usajobs.gov). There you will find a record of your application, the application status, and an option to Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To verify the status of your application both during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account at https://www.usajobs.gov. On the Home page, scroll down and locate your job application. Once the job has been located, click the "Track this application" link on the right under the application date. The page will refresh to display the Agency's Application Information page where you can scroll down and review any notifications the agency has sent you. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-27