SECRETARY (OA)

SECRETARY (OA)

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Bremerton, Washington

Salary Range: $56715 - $81648 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as the Department SECRETARY (OA) in the Business & Strategic Planning Office (C1200) of PSNS and IMF. Salary Details: GS-07: $56,715-$73,731 GS-08: $62,809-$81,648

Major Duties:

• You will perform clerical work and administrative duties in support of the work of the department head or senior level management.
• You will use office automation products and systems such as Microsoft Office products, and travel management systems to accomplish secretarial functions.
• You will establish priorities, schedule, reschedule, or refuse appointments without prior approval and must accept or decline invitations to meetings, using initiative and discretion.
• You will arrange meetings and appointments that may involve a wide range of agency activities or other agencies beyond the Department Head's immediate organization.
• You will receive and screen visitors, phone calls and email from shipyard managers, NAVSEA officials, and military visitors for the Department Head, or other entities.
• You will review correspondence or other documents for completeness, clarity of expression, format, adherence to stated departmental and shipyard policy, and grammatical correctness prior to presentation to the Department Head for signature.
• You will compile and issue various weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports.
• You will make arrangements for conferences, and notify attendees of the date, time, place, and subject matter.
• You will input time daily and oversee time and attestation administration to support the department.
• You will establish and maintain files in accordance with the Records Management requirements.
• You will provide basic supply management (ordering and receipt).
• You will perform basic budget tracking (such as expenditures, balances, awards, etc.).
• You will use tact, discretion, and knowledge of departmental policies, programs and organization workflow, and communication lines to accomplish liaison duties between the Department Head and their subordinates and other departmental personnel.

Qualifications: This position requires the ability to type at least 40 words per minute. Your response to the typing skill question on the Occupational Questionnaire will be used in your qualification determination. GS-08: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: providing secretarial support using office automation products and systems to schedule appointments, prepare correspondence and reports, coordinate events, or identify and adjust priorities for the efficient execution of secretarial function. GS-07: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-06 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: performing office support functions using office automation software to maintain and adjust a calendar, draft and edit correspondence, or maintain records for the support of reliable administrative services. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: 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.

How to Apply: Click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your application package: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume. 2. Supporting documentation Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 03/13/2026. Applications received after 03/13/2026 will generally result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed. NOTE: To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account: https://mydon.usajobs.gov/Account/Login select Application Status, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process so please plan appropriately. You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applications to the Contact Information or Agency Information listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents are legible and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-13