Job Posting: Administrative Specialist – Library of Congress (Washington, DC)

Administrative Specialist
Job Title: Administrative Specialist
Agency :LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Job Announcement Number:160053

SALARY RANGE: $64,650.00 to $84,044.00 / Per Year
OPEN PERIOD: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 to Wednesday, June 1, 2016
SERIES & GRADE: GS-0301-11
POSITION INFORMATION: Open – Permanent
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 11
DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy in the following location:
Washington , DC, US
WHO MAY APPLY: Anyone may apply – By law, employment at most U.S. Government agencies, including the Library of Congress, is limited to U.S. citizens. However, non-citizens may be hired, provided that other legal requirements are met and the Library determines there are no qualified U.S. citizens available for the position.
SUPERVISORY STATUS: No
USAJOBS Control Number: 438654300

JOB SUMMARY:
About the Agency
This position is located in the Binding and Collections Care Division of the Preservation Directorate, which is responsible for assuring long-term access to the Library’s collections through regularly labeling, binding, repairing and providing custom protective enclosures for new acquisitions, at-risk materials, and fragile and damaged media in all formats. In carrying out this responsibility, the Division plans and manages a budget of over 2 million dollars. The incumbent assists the Chief and division managers in determining resources and priorities in the areas of budget, procurement, equipment, security, and productivity. This involves researching and evaluating ways to improve the effectiveness of work operations, developing purchase requests using the Library’s automated procurement system, including maintaining files for BCCD’s non-personal contracts, conducting financial analysis and reconciliation of BCCD’s non-personal accounts, establishing obligations in the Library’s automated financial system, developing financial reports and detailed budget analysis, and identifying reporting discrepancies and determining corrective action.
This position is located in the Binding and Collections Care Division of the Preservation Directorate.
The position description number for this position is 132420.
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